I grow in soil beds in the GH too. Agree re reducing the need to water. I probably water every 3-4 days at most, it’s usually when I notice them...
You’ll probably welcome having more than one waterbutt if the greenhouse is a new addition to the garden. We have four x 75 gallon butts which are...
I get lots of weeds in my pots and like @BB3 says, at least they’re my weeds/wildflowers so familiar and easy to remove or keep as wanted.I...
Mine have just started to set in the last week. I think that’s not far off normal timing for mine, I didn’t sow the seed until early April (in a...
The only thing full about mine are the slugs :cry3:
Bay should be fine, am not familiar with flamingo trees but as a willow I suspect they like lots of moisture so might struggle in a container
I hadn’t realised that Lobelia is now on the naff list. I love it, but I only use it in pots. Am also a convert to (some) begonia partly I can get...
It’s too small for a tree. I would suggest 60 x 100 as the smallest. Tree or shrub roots aren’t going to do any damage unless too near a building...
Oh, misread and thought you ere planting in the existing planter. 60 x60 is too small for a tree, any chance you could plant it in the ground?...
In what way were they too high maintenance? Am only asking as that might help inform our recommendations. Was it the leaf drop?Just be aware...
I would wait until your shed is removed and then you can see exactly where you need the privacy, you could also then post some photos which will...
Oh, thank you. We saw one of those in our garden onTuesday and I forgot to look it up
Violas will keep flowering for months if you deadhead them
Grey and gloomy here again today. We had 40mm of rain between 3pm-ish and 9.30am this morning and still raining on and off although drizzle rather...
I’ve grown Hakonechloa in very dry full shade under a huge cherry laurel @lizzie27 . It did fine. Not as full and luscious as it would be in damp...
I know you’ve said you don’t want electric but we have Bosch cordless hedge trimmers (plus lawn mower, hedge blower etc) and they are excellent....
If you would be leaving your some/all of the hedging/topiary large and unclipped enough to flower and for birds to nest then yew has as many...
I like them and think they give good architectural structure all year round. Not every plant can be the star of the show, they give a good...
Yew makes good topiary and can also be used for low hedges
Mine are just coming into flower. I think that’s about usual timing for ours as I didn’t sow seeds until the beginning of April and all done in a...
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