Hi, I have an acer waiting to be planted. It is around 10ft tall and as it will be planted in an area that can get windy I would want to reduce...
Hi all, I am preparing a spot for 3 roses I have. They are D. Austin shrub roses, Crocus. I thought it best to plant the 3 of them in a group in...
Hi all, I'm planning a border at the moment and fancied using a tall grass as a focal point. I have 3 grasses in mind at the moment and was...
Hi, I have a few melon seeds that have started to grow in my greenhouse. I am assuming these will like it warm from now on. But how warm ? Would a...
Hi, like everyone else I'm feeling the pinch and having to make more of an effort to make money last the month. I have bought a fair quota of...
Hi, I trimmed our leyandi hadge last year sometime during summer and it is only just starting to recover ! Most of it is still brown but there is...
Hi folks, I've just planted 7 Cornus (dogwoods), alba elegantissimo, alba aurea and flaviramea. I've planted them in a semi circle to mark the...
Hi, I've got strawberries putting up new growth at the moment and something if putting holes in leaves, both old and new !? They look a right mess...
Hi, my wife has mentioned that she likes hosta's and would like to see some in the garden. I have no experience with hosta's so was wondering if...
... since I last posted. BUT, I've still been popping in now and again as this is still a great place to learn and see and hear about other's...
Hi all, do any of you have collections of certain and specific plants ? Any plant collectors out there ?Gazania
Hi all, of course every plant I seem to like are the expensive ones ! And the garden centres around here are quite expensive. Where I used to...
Hi all, I'm returning with my pic of my attempt to grow moss. As advised, I blended some moss with cream. (wife was out Xmas shopping) I painted...
Hi all, is there a part of the forum that discusses bonsai ?I'm looking for suppliers of good quality pots e.t.c. too.Gazania
Hi all, are there any seeds I can be planting now in December ?Gazania
Hi all, does anyone know if you can grow mosses from seed ? Or are they just propagated ?Gazania
Hi all, I have just bought a couple of these grasses in pots. I will plant them out in the spring. Do you cut the old growth down now or leave...
Hi all, I still have a bit of a blank canvas of a garden at the moment. I guess spring will be a good time to really get started. But still...
Hi all, I bought my mum a couple of Helichrysum plants this spring and they have looked wonderful, flowering all summer with their papery...
Hi all, I posted in the past about planting trees in my garden which is very windy, especially this time of year here in N.Wales. The problem is...
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