7-7.5 is great I wouldnt do anything to alter that, pleany of organic matter to condition the soil and your away!
Im sure loads of people will disagree....but I dont bother.....lifes to short, and I do have some support there was a piece in RHS garden magazine...
As we all know daffodills are the toughest of bulbs, however this year some varieties seem to have been set back by the cold more than other...
yeah Olearea not familiar with that variety, although have sen it around I think....thanks for the thread pewe that looks like a pretty useful...
I think its Osmathus hetephyllus although the leaves are maybe a bit big? if it is will tolerate fairly hard prune, but a plant that big should...
agree with alice above, its a pretty tough plant and should bounce back well from even severe damage.
1 bramble? 2 angelica ? 3 sedum?
dont think i was right ...to wavy an edge for elagnus I think....looks familiar maybe Osmanthus of some kind????? ill have another go when I get a...
I mentioned this in a post recently, I have seen lots of this over the last couple of years and none previously definatly on the increase. If it...
see what happens in the spring....but my guess is it wont recover too well. Ceanothus are beautiful but fussy, they dont like pots, they dont...
close up of the leaf would be great ...might be Eleagnus ebbingii
Nemesia are lovely and theres lots of choice now, they flower for months, right through winter too in a sheltered spot.
It all depends what you want to do....for the least work do as sugggested by hbc above and choose tough plants that cope well with poor soils. Or...
Dahlias are good fun from seed, i like the dark leaved forms like bishops children. Cosmos bipinnatus is good for giving some height, colius for...
different for all seeds eg onions keep for years and years parsnips only a couple a best. I did find a site that gave viability in years...
Yeah the red leaves are considered a feature of the plant....it does as you say need a good feed in spring (osmocote/fish blood and bone pelleted...
spot on Marley...it is very annoying trying to negotiate a wheelbarrow around narrow paths....plaease learn from my mistake Eddie sacrifice the space!
just spent a very long day with Mrs Plantman removing glass from our 6 x 10 greenhouse, moving it 2ft, then cleaning and replacing glass....it...
totally agree with above, tough as old boots. I think your right about the reason for lack of flowers, congested clumps get tired, part of the...
fully agre with your last line, but I think we have more power than we think, money talks so a little thought as to where you spend your pennys...
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