Trees

Anthony, you could try Tamarisk or Griselinia.:thumb:

My parents had a problem with subsidence and the insurance company sent round somebody to look at the plant life. They took out anything they could get their hand on! They don't tend to like trees, best let them know asap, they will send round somebody and hire a tree surgeon if necessary.

"it turns out I have a tree and shrub specialist centre not too far away from me so I'm off there at the weekend"Sweepstake on the number of additional impulse-purchase plants anyone? :D

Julie, it`s going to cost about 2 quid for a box of S of A. Well worth trying. :thumb:

Sorry pagen only just seen this.Is it a multi-stemmed or single trunk type mountain ash (Rowan)?This will make a big difference where you plant it in your garden. I grew one from a berry and nurtured it in pots and finally planted it, eventually I had to cut it down with a chain saw,...

About 20 years, Pete. It is about 10 meters high, I think. Our son cut some of the lower branches off a year or two ago. These pics were taken last year. Must still look if the one I took today looks better, but I'll do that tomorrow.

To that list I would add snowdrops, winter aconite, and anemone blanda. Many years ago my parents lived in Bromley and had six of the Bromley oaks growing at the bottom of the garden. Not much grew there in the summer, as the canopy was very dense - unlike yours where light is much better -...

sorry forgot to add i have checked for canker, no shot holed leaves or sticky mess, and the fruit shows no sign of the fungal blossom blight. i need some expert advice really i suppose. but thanks any way

Free to Good Home I am forever pulling these up like weeds in my garden. If anyone would like a baby Walnut tree I am quiet happy to pop them in the post if you PM your address I have let one grow at the end of the garden and it had nuts on after about 5 years.We didn't get any the...

Thanks a lot for the information, I will work from there and see what happens. Crazy Colin

Ask avice from your Town Hall, ask for the Building Consultancy department.Problems can occur with really huge trees as they say there is as much below as there is above. Smaller trees would not harm foundations and conifers are shallow rooting but watch for willows etc although wont damage...

Thanks guys, yes I'd go with Solanum. Thanks again. Not gonna take seeds or cuttings, don't want a tree, but a fellow worker took some cuttings from it the other day.

I have got three avocado stones sitting in a row in a pot of Holy basil that I grow on the windowsill. So far they have nto done much but then they have only been sat there for 2 weeks. I will bury them in the soil a bit deeper then I have, keep it moist and see if anything appears. There...

I will just have to wait and see. Thankyou.

Thanks for the reply. The trunk is still green though some of the branches look dead at the ends. Should I trim down to the live bit or leave it alone.

bumblebee, lovely to see you here:D

I think Metasequoia glyptostroboides will be a very good choice. It's a beautiful tree and grows best on boggy terrain .

by the way i ment i purchased a pot slightly larger, but not too large sorry.Also, my grandfather recently purchased an AMAZING small coral bark japanese maple from tescos for £5, and he planted it straightinto the garden and has grew wonderfully ever since.

thanks everyone for replying and thankyou very much to Lady Of Leisure for the tips on bonsai! i may very well try again one day.THANKS!

Nothing sad about that at all. In fact, the realisation that something you've tried to grow from seed, has actually begun to grow is as sweet a feeling you can get.Nice selection of plants/herbs. :thumb: