Recent Posts

Think I may have found it!! Adromischus halesowensis

I’ve certainly considered donating my body to ‘science’. Along with fellow students, I benefited from someone having provided the cadaver we worked on in our anatomy classes. My younger siblings were quite horrified at the idea, and had lots of questions when I got home from college in the...

Lovely examples! We have big patches of meadowsweet under the powerlines here, id forgotten about that.

I'm trying out these from Lee Valley - just to see if they do draw moisture as needed.They are only $2.50 per above unit. So 1.5 of your pounds. I bought 5 just to experiment.I'm doing something wrong in trying to post the pic so here is the link if anyone is interested.

The garden looks quite wonderful. It's very different from my own garden, which has more flowing lines, but I like that we're not all the same. I would go along with exuberant borders that spill over the paths and thus soften them, rather than a formal approach with topiary leading to the...

I think you're right @CostasK, the dry soil doesn't really suit them here. I grew a couple in containers once but decided not to keep them after they'd finished flowering. It's tough for plants living here .

Hello allI Hope you are Well.It is a Nice Day, so, I have been out for an Hour or so This Morning.I have given the Lawns, Front and Back, their First Cut of the Year, they were both looking scruffy, much better now though.This is how they look now:Hopefully, now they have been...

A climber might be best in that location @Danny1978, a shrub would compete with your Cherry trees which will fill the space above the fence as they mature. If you own the fence, you could consider painting it. A dark colour helps to make it fade into the background and make the plants in front...

Yes, it does look pretty bad. You wouldn’t believe how lush it was only 2 years ago… thank you for sharing!

Hello allThanks for the Replies.I will Cut them Back now to New Growth lower down the Stems which is what I have always done previously.ThanksKevin

I have a north facing border planted with variegated euonymus (against a wall), bergenia, fuchsia, pulmonaria, hellebores and ferns. I also have hydrangea Annabelle but after 10 years has gotten quite large - 1.5m x 1.5m so may be too big for that area.