I experimented with alpines a few years ago, in the ground and in a trough. I used a 50/50 mix of bought topsoil and horticultural grit in both...
I thought the third episode of MD's British Gardens was better than the first two, less hurried and with more insight from the owners/gardeners....
New series of “This Farming Life” BBC 2, 8.00 pm - 9.00 pm, started Sunday 26 Jan, and on iPlayer. More good humoured hardworking families....
I grow Geranium sanguineum here @machtucker which is a deep magenta pink and goes well with purple. There are several varieties of it, all...
I also like G. Azure Rush but you may then have too many similar colours. Also thinking about winter interest, what about a Heuchera, repeated,...
I spent four hours today working in a rather cold and soggy garden, but at least it was sunny and no rain or wind. I planted a Euphorbia...
That’s normal winter colour in colder parts of the country, probably made worse by being potbound. The red leaves should green up in spring. When...
Strong gusts now of 54 mph, reducing to 20 mph by 4.00pm, 8C and sunny. Lots of leaf litter and 8 foot bamboo canes almost touching the ground at...
I have more casualties with houseplants than plants in the garden. Were your ferns bought as houseplants @Jungle Jane or could they be given a new...
That’s puzzled me @shiney. What did you try, climbing up the feeder pole? :thud::phew: :biggrin:.
I’ve ordered some solar lighting. Is that being optimistic or delusional :biggrin:?
It's raining here, grey sky, 6C but feels like 2C and a light wind. Gusts of over 40 mph due by 2.00 am tomorrow, rising to 55 mph by 10.00 am,...
If you also cut the healthy cane on the right at the same time you would retain the visual balance @OwdPotter. I'd be concerned about the split...
I mentioned this series in an earlier post here @Busy-Lizzie. Having since watched the second episode I'm feeling a bit travel weary with all the...
It says "We've started teaching ChatBotanist everything we know (which is a lot!)". Still a lot to learn it seems :biggrin:. The Grow App...
It does sound quite variable then @noisette47. Burncoose Nurseries in the link above is in Redruth, Cornwall, which doesn’t get severe frosts. I...
I’ve only ever seen one here, using the fence at the back as a route to my neighbour’s garden but never actually in my garden. I don’t have bird...
It’s classified as H3 by Burncoose too, a well respected grower and seller. Probably best to err on the side of caution though if you’re a seller...
Not just tulip bulbs and bird food :biggrin:. This is interesting:What Do Squirrels Eat? What to Feed Grey Squirrels | Ark Wildlife UK
The RHS gives Rhaphiobotrya "Coppertone" a hardiness rating of H3, down to minus 5C (same as a tree fern).It grows well at Burncoose in the UK:...
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