Other Plants

Thanks all for the replies It does appear from the posts that Firethorn flowering/berries is a tad erratic . I'll follow your suggestion Landimad and replace the top 3 inches with a good rich manure mix , the end of next month .

I suspect that if you wash sea sand thoroughly it won't kill any plants. Its not porous so the salt only sticks to the surface and will wash off easily. However what you would then have the equivalent of builder's (or soft) sand that you can buy from a builders merchant. But I wouldn't use...

Has any one grown the Rattlebox Tree? The first of my seeds has germinated and I would welcome all tips and advice.

I'm sure that I read somewhere that Alstros are very unreliable from cuttings. Are those Eucomis leaves Sal? You can slice them up into sections of about 30mm and get more from just the one leaf!

Well, I sowed a pinch on New Years Day and they are germinating like crazy already!

Info does tend to vary depending on where you look. The above is pretty much the same as what I found when I was thinking about growing some................... "Sow the seed in a gritty mix, water, keep warm for 2 or 3 weeks, then chill at 40F (5C) for 3-4 months. When the seedlings come up,...

What about Taxus standishii? During winter it is olive green turnng bright yellow in early spring with red berries. Tall and imposing. I grow Taxus Coppershine too. This has green/white leaves in mid winter that become a coppery orange colour in spring/early summer.....really eye...

We (when I worked for the Parks Dept) used to leave them in for the winter to contrst and give height to the winter bedding Pansies and Polyanthus displays.

Cool Sal I must say that after running the virus check it came out negative, it just made the poot go mad

Thank you JWK , I bought a bag of it at the supermarket , it look pretty easy to root , but as I tasted it actually made out of salt ....I think it need salt to survive and even if grow on the UK costs , It need frost protection . Thank you all , but it will end up in a warm salad or stir fry

I cossetted mine for the first few years but now I find them popping up in unexpected areas of the garden. Not sure if they have seeded or if a stray tuber has been thrown out with the compost.

Hi and Welcome If you mean for a Christmas display ? yes it is to late to get them into flower but not to late to plant up have then for February / March in the house still time to plant them . So carry on as you would of done and as soon as you see about a inch poking through bring them in...

Never grown them Rusty - but with this very cold weather I would certainly keep the pots in a cold frame overwinter.

Clueless I have used that joke for years? Madahhlia, keep it inside for winter. Sand in hole? Erm! I tried that couple years back thinking echinaceas needed very free draining soil but they want good soil. Sunshine yes. In spring incorporate compost of some sort into hole, decent size...

Trouble is, they are big, quite blousey, but very prone to breaking off at the base !

Our garden is very cold, many things which survive elsewhere, just freeze here.

Yeah, I was meaning that too

There is a picture I still regret not taking as I was roaming around the very north tip of Washington State on the Pacific coast side. It was a field of lavender. I saw it from the road down a path and should have turned in. Seemed that in this area lavender does really well.

"Mini Hosta" vs. "Dwarf Hosta" - What's the difference?In 2011, the American Hosta Society standarized the qualifications for mini hostas, effectively eliminating the term "dwarf hosta" as correct terminology. The AHS recognizes mini hostas by leaf size (the leaf must be smaller than 6 square...

I split up some big daisies, Leucanthemum, today and replanted them but the tops had already died off. Just a bit nervous about moving stuff whilst still flowering- just!