Everything will also grow outwards as well as 'sideways', so is that a problem? Deutzia is another good shrub, as is Philadelphus - especially the...
I agree about that pot...and then he added Aeoniums as well! I currently have that dahlia - just one tuber that I managed to overwinter. It's...
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I have a few little fairies around the garden which my daughter bought, but they get a bit covered up. The username just came out of nowhere, as I...
Those arisaemas are stunning @NigelJ . So unusual - but you have many unusual plants :)Her ladyship, C. Niobe has finally graced me with her...
Yes - some can be fine, and others won't do so well @Pete8 . There was a bright pink one here when I moved in, and I was undecided about it. It...
Yes - we definitely like different plants @Busy-Lizzie - I also don't like roses which you love! It's always about suiting the plot and climate...
The early white Spirea [S. arguta] has a naturally arching habit. Not evergreen though. If you improve the soil to get decent drainage, Phormiums...
V. bonariensis doesn't easily seed here due to the climate. I occasionally get a few seedlings if they have the protection of another plant or...
You can usually cut them back quite hard without any problem, and you can also take some stems right back each year, over a few years, to overhaul...
I wonder why you though that @Victoria ! My last house was semi rural, but this one is on the edge of a small town. I used to live round the...
Sorry - this site is loading so badly for me nowadays. I'd agree re the bamboo, and I'm not sure a black one would have been any good, given the...
Indeed @CanadianLori . Scum doesn't even begin to describe them. I hope they dish out suitable punishments if they get them. I can't get my head...
Looks like one of the cantabrigienses, but there are lots of varieties.
A container, and that small space would be very difficult for Camellias unfortunately. Short term, it would be ok. There really isn't a lot of...
Yes - looking again, it could be that @Silver surfer. They can be every bit as problematic. The same applies though, re weedkiller. Very...
They spread very easily, as per @Michael Hewett describes. Before you decide what to do - cut that off, because that's the fruiting body, which...
It's a fair old transformation @Plantminded . You must be very, very pleased with it all. :) My garden is about the same age as yours, as we moved...
The J. skyrocket variety is quite a common one @JCT , as is J. scopulorum, but most of the upright types are quite slow growing, and if you fork...
It's always good when you have a decent local outlet @Sheal , whether it's a nursery or a GC. I tend to use the big nursery which is a 40 minute...
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