Catalpa bungi? [img]
Ok here goes - Canna in early morning sun. Quality not great as don't have a very sophisticated digital (The other way seems quite pre-historic...
Hi Taney If you are going to use evergreen shrubs it is better to plant plants rather than grow from seeds unless you are very, very very patient...
Hi 'fraid I disagree with you Fran, I think it is possible to have an evergreen garden that provides sustainable year round interest, as many of...
Looks like a hibiscus to me too
Hi JJ, Aw shucks thanks! I did get to go (good old ebay) & next year I will get my tickets in plenty of time (once bitten etc. etc.) I keep...
http://www.answers.com/topic/henry-austin-dobson No mention of him being a gardener though!? The Pierides are muses, although I think he'd already...
Hi Pete its Dactylorhiza fuchsii - spotted orchid - lucky you! :D
Wicked Nathan! I let my nipper have a go & he put me to shame :rolleyes:
Hi Spike Good work! keep it up! Tip for the rat stuff - pop it in the compost bin, to rot down first, and keep an eye on the those blackberry...
Hi Glad you like it! Got this through a "round robin" email, Have some mates who send stuff like this round, if I get any more interactive ones,...
If you have a few min's to spare try this site (a bit addictive though - or is it just me thats sad)...
Hi Steve Its usual to prune back winter jasmine quite hard staright after flowering, probably too late now, may lose next years flowers, but if...
Hi Jay - a few suggestions below - hope it helps [img] Jasminium beesianum - (semi evergreen) pink flowers, Jasminum parkeri - rockery plant,...
Hi Fiwi The plant you're thinking of is Cotinus coggygria probably "Royal Purple" or "Grace". It is a deciduous shrub. Most red leaved plants...
Don't forget to have at least 1 side sloping so that little critters can get in & out (could use a bit of butyl liner with soil & have bog garden...
hi Poppy I'm not a hedge expert, but when I cut 'em, I go from the top down when using hand shears & from bottom up when using a hedge trimmer....
I do a lot of research for my course Nathan, + I garden organically in my job, so like to keep up with stuff (I was supposed to be having 1/2 an...
Hi Mike From the plants you have already chosen, it seems to be a shady area (?) Ajuga reptans makes good ground cover, or ferns (Dryopteris,...
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