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Yes I agree I overdid the pellets... .I think more copper next year!

Leave enough of the stem to be able to pull on it once they're thoroughly dried. Say 1' /30cm. That way, you thoroughly remove any potential material that might rot over the winter and damage the crown. I find that, once dried, waggling it backwards and forwards (or side to side) snaps it off...

It's a lovely shrub, especially when in flower. I would water it.

There are some cold places in California I think they probably range up into Oregon and up the West coast strip. But yes can be slightly tender and some varieties are hardier than others, maybe the ones with the bigger leaves are less hardy in general.But I think concha is probably the darkest...

Thanks everyone for your feedback and comments, very helpful indeed

Just ordered some

That's fasciation in your pix @Fritillary , which happens to various plants, and foxgloves often have it. There's no real reasoning to it, and no one seems to know exactly how or why it happens, but many people think it's simply buds fusing together due to certain weather conditions, especially...

Yes one of mine was given a severe haircut by the nursery, before I bought it and they kept it in a shady spot until it started to reshoot.

Hi, no, feeding when it's actually flowering won't prolong the flowers. The idea is to feed the bulb (the leaves do that too, so don't cut them off until they've withered) so it gets bigger and stronger and forms a good flower head next year.

Here is Luis (Figo) yesterday with new leaves ...Hmm, could have placed him with a better background. He lives on this North-facing windowsill (squat pot to the right) ...

Hi there,I thought I'd update on this as I was surprised to see this Lithodora seems to be sprouting new growth from soil level (see attached) so I have cut back all the woody stems. Will have to see how it develops but thought it had had it. Glad to not have to pull it up just yet.

Pruning at the wrong time, is probably the most common reason that most shrubs don't flower.

Thanks, no, I will try that.

Yes, I agree with Pete here ... just stick in soil/potting compost and off you go.

I don't think C. armandii is prone to wilt, and it doesn't look right for that. The stems go black, and you get black, not brown, blotchy marking on foliage too. It could be slugs/snails grazing on the stems, but that may be less likely too, as it tends to happen on types that are cut back in...

Edge of pruned Hebe to left and view of my mini pond is a bit clearer from the steps now.

Hi all, I've had a thriving house plant, that I believe is a calathea for @ 4 years. Its been successfully split twice before. However this time instead of splitting o thought I'd just repot in a larger container and it is literally dying before my eyes. I dont think i disturbed anything, ...

Thank you so much for the reassurance. it may be they are actually getting a wee bit too much sun in that particular spot, I will reconsider. Very grateful

Yes, one of my cuttings was in a pot on the garden table, the wind blew it off and the main stem broke. I stuffed the broken end back in the pot and a few weeks later it was flowering.

Thanks Kevin