Im touched guys :blue thumb::blue thumb::blue thumb:Im 40 today. To cushion the blow, the wife has only gone and paid for a few days in Rome to...
Its my birthday today. I always count this date of the start of the new gardening summer. I received a lovely gift of 3 nights in Rome, taking in...
Everything seems to be growing well this spring. The Hellebores have lasted a lot longer than usual and still doing their bit at the moment....
Chopped back more of the Lavatera today. I've been reading up on them and they respond to a chop. I also bought another one to go in a spot in the...
Ive tried that. I tried the angle stake from all directions and all directions lean the tree over further.
Ive tried that type of staking and it does not straighten the trunck, infact it makes it worse. This was the only way to keep it upright.I know...
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Patience me ?? Nah :rolleyespink:
The baby tree came with the cane. Basically it was keeping the trunk dead straight. I planted, left the cane in and also staked it with a 2x2...
Will staking other than the bamboo cane help it to straighten ? Just the trunk at the bottom.
My Silver Birch is bent. Very irritating and not sure how i can rectify it. It was planted a year ago and doing well, so 6 months ago took out the...
Its interesting, the box up near the patio, the dryer end of the garden is budding up waiing to burst with fresh leaf but the box up the wetter...
Damn, im on holiday :frown:
Ok Shiney, i will have a look. The pool is only a foot deep at its deepest point. Looking at it. The plastic pond moulded liner has little exit...
I bought a Euonymus japonicus "Ovatus Aureus" today. The last Photinia came out as its always looked sick in this garden. Nice bit of green and...
Looking at that picture, you can see the Box. Doesn't look that healthy although not dying, never thriving. They are in a raised bed around this...
Yes i thought about the "ramp" idea. How will i incorporate it though thats the question. G
Looks a bit clinical at the mo but im hoping the plants will grow to cover the edges. Give it a year. No wild life at the moment apart from a...
Planted up the "pool" today. Here are the plants that i bought:In the Pool: Hippuris Vulgaris Pontederia cordata Iris pseudacorusAround the...
Yes Monarda love the clay and damp so maybe your sandy stuff is not to there liking.G
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