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I have sown some Larkspur little rocket in trays indoors and it's already sprouting nicely, is it possible to transplant the thinnings into pots?

yes the heater will not go under the staging but now with all the answers i have found that the staging as a slight tilt backwards this as meant that the frontpots looked dry but a few at the back was still stood in water i have now removed all the trays and will water individually dm

No, do not divide. I have two types. Love the smell. I just prune any "reaching for the sky branches" and they are lovely each year.

Yes, good idea. I'll also ask the owners at East Ruston what they grow, next time I'm up there.

I have a couple of books on Tulipomania in Holland in the 1630's. Its a fascinating insight into human behaviour. It was all caused by Holland, who had 50% of the world's merchant shipping and trade at the time, and so had a massive increase in the money supply - which invariably leads to a...

Thanks for you answers.I can see now why they flower same year as planting or overwinter. Good one on tip about pinching out tips.

But they'll be attached at some point to the new growth. Best to chop them out rather than invite further die back...

I'm guessing you'll need a couple for polination?

My 'Sundance' was buried under a snow drift for two and a half weeks but isn't showing any signs of frostbite.

Worth checking Seagrave during the Winter, often 50% off at that time ...

Spreads well and roots as it goes if allowed to wander along the ground. Not fully evergreen here, but it has survived the horrendous winters over the last 3 years.

Looking forward to seeing their display later Philip - should be good if they are about the same height Jenny

Mine stay out all winter

I have grown the Echinacea Purpurea - very prone to snails - and they got eaten the first year and never returned - but then I do have a lot of snails that live in the overgrown next door garden and visit mine nightly to munch what they can S

Cracking find Sal!

yes, Carpobrotus spp also known as Hottentot Fig.

Hoping its not to late to grow them.......brought a packet of T&M Thunbergia Salmon Shades and sowing tomorrow after soaking in water overnight............never grown these before and was thinking of planting them in a 4" soil pipe (horizontal) about 6 feet long and letting them cascade down...

Fatsia "Red Spider's Web" then, eh ?!!

I presume in our PC world that GCs don't refer to Sans as 'Mother in Laws Tongues' any more.

Maybe totally irrelevant to Intersectional Peonies, but Peonies in general tend to take a long time to flower I brought a small herbaceous root stock about 6 years ago and I might have planted it a bit deeper then it should have been.........anyway this took 3 - 4 years to flower but when it...