Thanks for the suggestion Waco - I do not like trying to kill off tree stumps with Roundup/other.Here goes for a 'rockertree'
Therre was a good demonstration of how to take dahlia cuttings on one of the recent tv programmes. You could probably have rooted the original...
Have used Aubretia in similar circumstances but I am not too keen on the limited flowering season and it can take some time to achieve the quality...
My lilies are also sprouting but it looks like some of them are much smaller in diameter (they are third year plantings) - is it worth keeping...
I favour mixing hardy perennials with the more tender ones. Regal Pelargoniums mix with Canna Lilies and some Salvias - also have succeeded with...
Hello CharlieAll I can say is great photographs - lousy subject. Having just done the same thing with one of my Fuschias I fully sympathise but...
There are lots of plants you can use in tubs mixing hardy perennials with the less hardy geraniums/fuschias. I would be happy using the light...
Hello 'Orchid Man' - if you are still looking for wide leaf 'exotic' looking plants you could try some of the Canna Lilies and Hedychiums (Ginger...
A good place to contact is Pantiles at Lyne nr. Chertsey Tel. 01932 874030. They do all sorts of mature trees although they can be very expensive....
You could buy a copy of the RHS Plant Finder book which lists all manner of plants and nurseries who stock them - usually available in Oxfam's...
Had a very nice Photinia bush in Edinburgh and the one in my current garden is just coming into it's best. Dendrobium's right it is at it's best...
The ground elder season is in full swing here so I'm digging out a little every day - sadly just lost another lily which I toppped when digging...
Our local Gardening club has set two competitions so I need advice on: the dahlia with the largest flower head potential and what to grow from a...
The sort of garden which I like... It is not so easy to mix shrubs with perennials in my experience as the shrubs can take up a lot of space as...
No problem - you can still prune a climbing rose and cut back to a good outfacing bud those stems which you do not want.Best of luck........
Normaly speaking the Calla Lily is a repeat flowering perennial and can go outside in the summer. Have seen them outside many times - no problems...
Hello AnneWelcome to the forum - hope all goes well with the greenhouse build - you probably need one with all that rain up there. OUr problem...
Not sure whether No5 is a poppy or Anthemis. No3 is definitely Skimmia and the others I agree with everyone else.
SarahintheGarden A could be a lot of things including Hemerocallis - suggest wait until it flowers and show again. D is Euphorbia and B looks like...
Thanks for all your suggestions re ground elder. I shall just keep on digging out with a little help from 'Round Up' - unfortunately it is in the...
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