I remember now. Dracunculus Vulgaris.I tried to grow them last year, but nothing happened, then I read about planting palm seeds and how they...
I planted a few seeds recently and the phormiums have germinated, but so has another seed. It was one of those "I can't be bothered to label it,...
I don't eat veggys, but when I grew it last year, I picked only young leaves and my family tried it raw in salads and cooked as a veggy. Thumbs...
I haven't seen any real damage around here. Two friends have lost their greenhouses in Devon and Co. Durham which is very sad.
I planted ivy to grow up the front of my house. Big mistake, it found its way into the loft ant out between the tiles. I found it's way into the...
Vinca minor would be good, or sempervivums.
That Stapelia is superb. Where would one find one of those?
Mine are Can-can which are frilly and flowered all winter last year.
You're doing better than me. I'm really struggling with my cymbidium.
I bought 64 tiny plants to put into the winter troughs like last year. With this autumn being so warm the encumbant geraniums have lasted too...
For years I was scared off from buying orchids, because they were supposed to be so demanding. I bought a phalaenopsis from a death row shelf,...
Just call it a paph.
Prune it any way you want. It'll grow back next year with no trouble, 4-6 feet a year is not unusual.I bought mine in 1975 for 75p in...
Sorry Dend, I can be certain it is not.
The first flower is fully open and the second (seen just behind it) is just a few days behind. This is my favourite orchid at the moment, but I...
Well, it's so exciting. [img] [img] [img]Six months ago I bought an orchid from a death row shelf for �£2. The label helpfully...
My aim has to be to provide a garden which both humans and animals can enjoy. There is a log pile under the aucuba, and under the shrubbery ivy...
Since moving the lemon bush into the greenhouse there has been an explosion of blossom, and new buds are appearing every day. The greenhouse...
I've sown some phormium seeds, and they are germinating now.I thought winter sowing them would give them a good start when I plant them out in...
Having little or no nutrients is a ggod idea for young plants as they have to grow a better root system to search out the nutrients they require.
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