They grow back from bits of root so some people find them difficult to remove. It tells you something when the recommended means of propagation is...
Here's a thought - is there a code or anything printed on the label? That might give a clue. However in the UK at least, variety name is optional...
There are so many red varieties, it's hard to say. My Mirage "Cherry Red" is a deeper red than that. "Royal Bumble" is a popular bright red one...
Yesterday was mostly cloudy but dry, cool and windy, I could almost feel the plants drying up in the wind. Then about 8pm or so it started raining...
Today I cut the grass, and then turned the contents of compost bin 2 into the empty bin 3, and bin 1 into bin 2. Knackered now!
There is a white form, V. chiaxii album (also has a purple fuzzy centre) - I have some. I grew them from seed several years ago and the ones I...
You lucky people getting 600-700mm of rain or more in a (typical) year. Our long-term (30 year) averages since 1961 are in the range 560 to 580mm....
Another vote for Weigela "Bristol Ruby" or similar variety
The way many biennials work (including wild-type foxgloves for me) is that they flower in late spring/early summer, seed ripens and is shed around...
A bit of rain overnight after the wind dropped, sunny intervals forecast for today.
Sounds like nettle stings to me, particularly because you felt the sting straight away. I find that antihistamine cream helps (I keep some in the...
I do the same as @Dovefromabove , scatter the seeds around where I'd like plants to grow. Sometimes it works, sometimes not but there are...
I cut mine back from time to time when the stems get badly floppy and it grows back in no time, so I think yours will too. I also root cuttings in...
We had a couple of unexpected but welcome heavy showers this morning - hopefully this afternoon I'll be able to get some mulch on where the...
Your garden looks great @PassTheFox , well done!
I grow mine in pots lined up along the side of the garage wall which is south-facing, and I stop them when they get to the top, which is maybe...
Rain forecast here too. I'm off work so just pondering whether to go outside and start a gardening job. If I do, it'll rain, but if I don't sod's...
The annual forget-me-not removal is almost over, and I've planted out some of the plants that were waiting to fill the spaces. Now having a cuppa...
Removing leaves on tomatoes - I always start removing leaves (mostly lower ones that are turning yellow, and any that are really shading out the...
Forecast mostly cloudy but dry today, 19C, plenty warm enough for me! Cooler for the rest of the week apparently. We haven't had significant rain...
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