Thanks everybody; yes the stems are square. No scent worth speaking of, even if I crush a leaf or a flower. If it is a salvia that is good news,...
This arrived at the front of my border this summer; is it a weed? Or it might have come from the remains of a 'wildflower seed mix' I was given...
I was impressed by the quality of some zantedischias and dahlias I ordered from Bulbi earlier this year. This is a Dutch wholesaler with a UK...
Maybe add something they dislike the smell of, but which won't harm them, inside the greenhouse, a few days before you deep clean? A bowl of...
It is a dwarf fan palm, chaemerops humilis. It looks perfectly healthy to me; while its individual leaves are evergreen they don't last for ever...
The white one looks to me like White Flower Carpet, which I have here. A amazingly tough little rose with a very long flowering season - April...
I am on a water meter so rarely if ever get out the hose. I do have a water butt, that is almost empty right now, and keep water from washing...
Nicotiana mutabilis near the house and the honeysuckle at the end of the garden (serotina, I think) both smell wonderful here in the evenings.I...
It sounds like they are trying to naturalise, how well they will do at that will depend on your local conditions I guess ... personally I would...
I used to have a Ferdinard Pichard, the first flush of flowers was lovely but repeat flowering very poor.I do like red + white roses and several...
Yes, that looks to me as if it has a good chance of recovery. Tell her to keep up the care regime and also replant it in a larger pot asap, it's...
It's been variable here, with the longer established/ less pruned ones further advanced; 'Royal Bumble' has some flower buds already.I was...
Maybe turn it into an alpine house? For that it would need good ventilation year round, and possibly shading in the summer. Alpines are lovely...
You can wait a bit and see what happens, but I fear that an Italian cypress is always going to struggle with the wuthering winds and cold winters...
You've done nothing wrong, but seeds are germinating. I think they may be sycamore seeds, which can distribute themselves very widely. Be easier...
Another small pittosporum worth looking at is Tom Thumb - again, that has a nice rounded shape and its colouring is striking - with the light...
The timescale's certainly an issue. How about trying one of those mixtures of annual wildflowers? E.g. this one.Suggested because I'm in South...
When I posted a photo of my sarococca further up, I mentioned that its scent reminds me of traditional silver polish. Pleasant enough, if not in...
If you're not concerned about winter interest, how about a hardy salvia? The small-leaved varieties in particular (like Hot Lips) are always an...
I planted a few purple crocuses around the dwarf palm in a lead urn on my patio a couple of years ago - not much space or soil but they seem to...
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