Hormbeam got it right in one! Ivy leaved toadflax, (Cymbalaria muralis) Very pretty little 'weed' that I always leave alone. It will cling to...
Citrus are trees rosietu and can take up to 15 years before they flower although I've had pink grapefruits flower within a year of planting seeds....
I promised myself a small trailer last autumn and after much humming, hawing, prevarication and general undecidedness after dead ends on e-bay I'm...
This late on you might do better to buy (shock horror! :eek: ) some seedlings ready for transplanting. When a man needs a pot of thick steaming...
Ah! Apparently there is also a class of Orchid (Oncidiums) that are reffered to as Dancing Ladies - but I think you would know the difference!...
Hi slugbug and a warm welcome to Philip as well!Here's a link to a good article about the Venus Fly Trap - but don't worry if you don't...
Yep, it was the only candidate I could find.The National Auricula and Primula Society: Primula Sieboldii - Dancing Ladies
You are very fortunate to have them in your garden, great perdators of slugs! Little aticle from the Beeb about them hereI grew up around slow...
DavieM:I'll be taking some vine cuttings later in the year if you are interested.The vine is a red grape and has lived in an unheated...
They look delicious; hope you kept any seeds rosietu! I've several pips soaking at the moment. All of them are swolen and a couple look as if they...
You'll be safe enough with the Speyside Heather Centre I would have thought. The dyed ones really look awfull and have foliage in tints of red...
I agree with Palustris, Old plants can get a very woody centre and they also trap weed seeds which can germinate in the thatch. They are pretty...
If you have kids you can encorage them to do a bit of ant spotting.Just drop a few spots of honey on or near an ant run; the message will be...
Acres of hill heather (Calluna vulgaris) are burnt off over autumn and winter to regenerate growth for the following years. I'm not an expert but...
Lilac smels of ... er ... lilac whist Buddleia smells like very rich fresh honey (which is why it attracts bees and butterflys so much)Buddlia...
Lift it out the ground and examine the roots to see if you have chafer grub or vine weevil. From what you describe I suspect a root infestation of...
"Summertime - and the livin's easy! ..."Yep, it's that time of year and having provided nice well drained soil to forage about in your raised...
Ah! The dreaded chafer grub! Like a larger version of a vine weevil but with legs. I have lost a lot of plants to these twin evils. Nematodes seem...
Pelargoniums, fibrous rooted begonias and fuschias always look like that just before the roots start to appear. I haven't tried Kiwi before but my...
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