On gravel I use Rock salt borrowed from roadside Winter salt binsShocking ! ;)
We grew Shoofly for a few seasons (for sale), never properly investigated the pest deterant properties but they were always pest free themselves...
Eat dessert first. Splendid idea, that was the only way my mum could persuade me to eat dinner when I was small, (not a problem now).21 years...
Ever been in a situation where you thought that your number was up ? :( (& then discovered that it wasn't) :cool:
Mmmmmm crackling. [img]
Their appeal is multi-layered. :cool:
Are the sad ones together or amongst the happy ones?
Cute little piggies& bacon sandwiches.
'As green fingered as... a Martian with septicaemia' . Stephen Fry. [ 19. October 2005, 12:55 PM: Message edited by: Tortuosa ]
Any chance of a picture? [img]
You were very brave to photograph a plant that was so well guarded. Looks like some form of Euonymus.
Sorry Liz, I havent got a clue, but if it makes you feel any better, I know of commercial growers who have made this sort of mistake on the grand...
Hope it's not too late, but why not all take her out to a big garden centre, let her choose & buy her lunch while you're there. [img]
Right now is about the best time to plant a container grown tree. [img]
I've never actually grown them, but I think you will want 'Musa Basjoo', they do fine down here in the deep South but you might be pushing your...
Laying ground cover matting is definately the way to go if you are starting with empty beds, it's a bit fiddly to lay around estabised plants...
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I would bite the bullet & cut back hard. :eek: It is likely that you would loose it (the larger leaved varieties like 'Yankee Point' can cope...
All good advice above. They can make a fine hedge if you are prepared to put in a lot of work trimming them but for a gap of just 15ft I would be...
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