Lovely photos @simone_in_wiltshire :blue thumb:. I thought you might be interested to know that after a slow start, my tree fern is preparing for...
Catherine, a bee friendly rose, starting to open.[ATTACH]
If you want lots of flowers and colour just for the summer, visit a garden centre and select what you like from their display of plants for...
Should I remove that drought planting and replace it with bog plants? :biggrin:
Canna Pretoria in this morning's sun.[ATTACH]Honeysuckle flower buds emerging.[ATTACH]Tree fern fronds unfurling.[ATTACH][ATTACH]
Today I admitted defeat and removed a Clematis that has been struggling since it arrived several weeks ago. No time for messing about, I replaced...
Not a chain @Butterfly6, a local family owned business.B&Q have some, I’ve just checked online :).
I got some from one of my local GC's a couple of weeks ago, in the usual blue plus mixed colours. Rather a long trek for you though @Butterfly6...
Looks suspiciously like the Campanula that won't leave my garden :biggrin:.
Perhaps a bigger pot with fresh soil based compost would also help. As it is close to the fence, your plant is likely to be in a rain shadow and...
Dryopteris erythrosora, with its fresh copper fronds.[ATTACH]This is a self sown Aquilegia, which I've allowed to stay.[ATTACH]Alpine...
Amethyst Star Rose.[ATTACH]
Have you considered removing more of the grass to create a decent sized border @GardenJoy? You wouldn't notice the shallow problem area as the...
That does look more concerning. Have you watered? One of my recently planted roses wilts every afternoon in the current heat and sun. Maybe...
Some more orange for you @Victoria, Geum Scarlet Tempest.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My first rose to open, Amethyst Star.10.00 am.[ATTACH]11.00 am.[ATTACH]
I’m not a rose expert but I think you have identified the causes yourself. Even established plants can suffer with lack of rain at this time of...
Lavender is another option, often planted with roses.
If you’re travelling north on the M6, try Biddulph Grange near Congleton, Staffordshire, a fascinating Victorian garden managed by the National...
That could encourage illegal delivery drivers :biggrin:.
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