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I volunteer at Capel Manor, they have given up on most of their box too. The combined threats of the moth and blight have proved too much for most. As well as the suggestions above check out the RHS website, they have been trialing a number of alternatives. One thing to remember about Ilex...

We have a Sarcococca in our front garden which gets full of flowers and berries. A leaflet dropper once stopped in his tracks when he must have smelt it ( as he passed it) as he he bent down and stuck his head into the plant and had a good old smell.I can’t smell a thing. Perhaps it a good...

Yes, they do the sprouts at that price every Christmas.

You've been very busy, Steve! Those Christmas tree ornaments are lovely; we have a lot of hand-made ones too, but they were mostly created by our children at an early age - not exactly refined, but we still love them.We also have foxes visiting, two vixens, we think, and like yours, they...

Happy Christmas to you too, @Spruce, and to all GC admin and members.

This is what we did with ours:-I'm just about to pressure wash the patio so these are a bit mucky

I got my parents a little miss figgy fig tree last year so if it grows well i will take a cutting , i got my medlar tree yesterday took nearly 2 weeks to arrive bare root sealed in a big green bag , just considering now do i put it with other apple trees or ither side of garden beside the rown...

The shops always have arrangements of plants in baskets or whatever, trimmed up with ribbons/bows/general glittery tat, and they seem to sell well. I fear most of them will barely last longer than a bunch of flowers though.