Carole Baxter is originally from Kent. She moved up here after she got her degree in the south of England.
Apologies @Lynton Naiff - I thought the photo showed footings for a wall, or maybe that's because I assumed they'd be building one! As the others...
Same situation here - every year. I only started growing them again a few years ago, and within a few weeks, I remembered why I'd stopped growing...
Hi @Fran IOM - sorry you've been struggling. Hope you're doing better now. The wee clem will do well for you. :smile: I know what you mean about...
Definitely an interloper, which is quite common in bought plants at this time of year. If that was mine, I'd empty the pot and separate the...
Hopefully they'll be filling in the gaps behind the wall - next to the root system, or have they done that already? That could be the thing that...
Fair enough @katecat58 - maybe they're struggling to sell them due to the usual high prices!
I agree - it's certainly possible for them to struggle a bit with a lot of sun- especially in a pot, and also depending on the variety....
Our climate, here where I am, is very similar to NI, although we're a bit further north. It seems to need a bit more sun. The one I have in a...
It isn't the buying of them - it's what you do with them afterwards that matters, even when they're mature specimens at least a couple of years...
As opposed to the woman who lived near me @AnniD . I was wondering what the noise was one night - about 10.30pm. I looked out the window, and it...
Cynical? You @Plantminded ? Surely not? I'm exactly the same....:biggrin:
I'm not keen on the variegated ones, but the Gold Knight one is quite nice @Howard Stone . I can see why you'd like the Stone Cottage one [ ;) ]...
I can't smell anything now unless my face is right next to the flower, so I don't choose plants for their scent. Having said that, I always grow...
My white peony is just opening too @Penny_Forthem. P. Duchesse de Nemours. It's not got too many stems unfortunately, as I had to alter the bed...
Yes - you can certainly get mowers with rollers, but many of them are the heavier duty ones @Jungle Jane. That reminded me that I had a hand push...
There are lots and lots of varieties, but if you only had one managing the winter, just make sure you plant it in a well draining site. They can...
Interesting about the leeches. I'm afraid I don't look that closely at the goings on in the bottom of my ponds! I agree that you just need to be...
It's always the way @Februarysgirl - info on any plant isn't 100% accurate because there are too many factors which affect them. I think that's...
I was aware of the problem with it in NI @CostasK but it's like anything - your own climate and conditions can make a difference to how quickly,...
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