Lupins and foxglove are absolutely 100% hardy and if they are big enough get them in the ground and the roots will be nicely established for...
Meconopsis betonicifolia. Himalayan Blue Poppy. Absolutley stunning plant if you can get it to grow but as Waco says they they won't do well on...
This year I would ease up on the watering and let the roots go deeper to find their own moisture. In N. Ireland you shouldn't be bothered by...
I'm having nightmares! Imagine waking up and finding that's grown another foot during the night!Super plant but I doubt if it would do too well...
"Look at the house builders, they don't sit back for a week to wait for things to cure."And look at some of the houses they throw up :DI...
It's my first attempt with them and the bulbs were end of season clearouts so not that dear. They've just been planted up in a mix of loam, garden...
Project is a new greenhouse for one of my customers. They are having a dwarf wall built with a 12ft square greenhouse erected on top. The problem...
Sounds like a root problem. The trees are making new shoots off the old wood but there's nothing to sustain them. Any history of Honey Fungus in...
My guess would be snails. Slugs tend to go for leaves but snails just love to munch on those tender stems. One adult snail can do so much damage...
OK - I'll take the NT's word on it. Never seen a gall that size before :eek:
Hornbeam: That looks more like a burr than an oak apple. They can form naturally or sometimes where a trunk or branch has suffered injury. A large...
It's unlikely to bloom again this year so remove the dead flower to prevent any seed formation and just let the foliage grow. Leaves produce the...
It's a bit late fo sowing sweetpea seeds so probably better to get some nice individual ones from a garden centre. Don't get the ones planted a...
The Gall Wasp lava (Biorhiza pallida) lives inside the gall until mature then it turns into a small wasp so your wee catapillar isn't anything to...
:D Oh well! I've seen worse looking weeds so they can stay in the bit of ground I've just cleared of Grape Hyacinth - Muscari (some hopes!) They...
:D @ Fran Difficult to eradicate isn't the word! Papaver orientalis have very persistent seeds that can lie dormant for over a 100 years. Just...
Thanks again Kandyfloss As you say a beautifull lttle tree and they really do seem to like the combination of a cooler climate and free draining...
Thanks for the help and possible ID Kandyfloss It's quite sheltered and in a lot of shade which could expain why it's so late. I'll have a look...
:D Thanks Pete. Just got to 'S' in my RHS A-Z it's taken me 2 evenings!
I bought a pack of 3" ones. Worked great for sweet peas and sunflowers as the roots can easily force their way though the base and sides but I...
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