Thank you. And yes, I already drilled 5 holes in the bottom. May not have needed that many but I felt it was a big pot. Probably only needed one.
The compost that's already in the barrel - a multi purpose compost - would suffice then? (Once I remove my attempts at growing carrots and lettuce...
I actually have this plastic barrel pot (see pic) which I've been trying (and failing) to grow food in over the last month or so.The barrel pot...
Quite possibly. I did notice but haven't got around to doing anything about that yet.It's been in a B&M Garden Centre for a long time.
I'm not sure, bar putting it in the middle of my back garden lawn, where I can plant it in the ground. And if it goes there it will get lots of...
Some pics below for those interested. I will think about where it could be planted, but in the meantime I am enjoying it just outside my kitchen...
Quite pleased. Stumbled across a 5'8 inch (in a planter) Camellia today. Price tag of £169.99. I managed to buy it for £69.99.The planter is...
No one has said anything to me. Someone online mentioned that Cherry Laurels were poisonous and so I googled it and the Google search backed up...
Thank you. That's my hope. That if there are problem slabs that I will be able to somehow jack them up and pop a stone underneath or something and...
That's pretty much how I've done it in my front garden. Just cut away the turf and stamped on the soil and tried to level it all out and paved on...
Does anyone have any experience of how paving slabs under planters will get along when they are placed directly on the soil?I stamped and...
You won't believe what I'm about to say given the fact I started this thread not long ago. But I was in my living room last week and I literally...
Yes, the containers are 160cms long x 38 cms high and 40cms deep. I have three Cherry Laurels in two of those.I also have two cherry laurels in...
The type of planters I have bought are plastic ones which can be purchased from B&Q for £81 but are also sold by VidaXL for £65. They are...
Someone on a forum did mention that children using the public path which runs alongside my garden and Cherry Laurels may end up eating the...
Hi all,I recently bought a Cordyline Charlie Boy from B&Q. I've planted it in the soil in my shady front garden.It's 3m 15cms from the house....
Swapping them would be very expensive and a couple of days of work. Just wish I'd known to think of toxicity before buying them. Not something...
Hi all,I have planted 8 grown Cherry Laurels in my front garden. They are 7 ft high and form a screen to a public footpath which runs parallel...
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