Other Plants

Thank you! I like the idea of Hoya very much. If I observe the temperatures this winter and get the plant in spring it will hopefully have time to acclimatise over next summer... (you never know up here )I also like Stephanotis but have never grown it. Does anyone have experience?

I shall start feeding mine again now to keep it going until it settles into a regular flowering routine. It is the dark red type, carrying 4 or 5 flower heads per stem. It looks great when in flower but pretty boring when resting bald and when in leaf. The bulb is huge. I have kept it on a South...

Some of them look fine, but we'd need to know what they are. I'd certainly not expect early clems to look perfect at this time of year, but usually - good grower/suppliers are growing their clems undercover, so they tend to be pruned back to a reasonable height [for ease of packaging and...

It should still flower in spring. Some of the cultivated ones are slightly less tough though, so it might depend on the variety you have as to how it fares. I had a no show this year with the dark red one I have, but the white one was fine, and the lilac ones are always hard to kill - they're...

Hope it works for you @ClematisDbee

Trying to squeeze other hedging plants into spaces between cherry laurels in a container just risks compromising all the plants. Different in the ground, with a well prepped site and suitable conditions for them all to thrive.

Oh, that's a shame. Never mind. I'm sure you'll see something else you like even more.

Cordylines can recover if their roots haven't been frozen and killed @Cardiff Garden, depending on the variety and hardiness rating. The new shoots will appear either from the base of the trunk or higher up if the trunk has been cut to remove any damage. You can either leave the plant in the...

I have a good few Calatheas and they have you pulling your hair out. Some of mine are thriving, some just won't to give me a break no matter what I do.It's simple for me now with Calatheas. If they don't play ball they go in the compost bin, and I'll try another variety.They're all jungle...

Not something I've ever done, or wanted to do, for placing a pot there - only for a path, but I would always remove the turf before putting a slab down. Apart from the appearance, it's easier to get it level. You can push a few bits of stone/wood etc to get it right if you don't want to mortar ...

OK thanks Pete.

@Obelix-Vendée Thanks so much. I will definitely take a close look at the structure when it's lost its leaves and see if that's feasible. I'm just a bit worried that there's no way to unwrap the thick hardened trunk from around the pergola - in which case it would be a lot of butchery to get it...

I'm not surprised @On the Levels - they're so pricey! I'm just debating what mix to put in the raised bed. It's 80cm tall (ish) and so I plan to put a lot of old stones in the bottom to improve drainage. However there are different views on the compost. Some say peat, leafmould and loam with...

I found that to be a problem with jiffy pots if I didn't remove the mesh before planting out. I have often grown on newly purchased plants, where ever from, in a larger pot in a mix of garden soil and potting compost until I see them growing away and roots popping out the drainage holes.

I've tried and failed propagating this using cuttings and layering. I'd be very interested if it works using a really gritty mix. I have managed to split big clumps into smaller chunks and found that works provided you take chunks with plenty of roots.I like them but they are slug magnets...

Thank you both for the advice, an inspection and cut back is now on my to do list. Thank you

@Songbird me too!

If it's a Group 2 and gets cut back in spring, it'll behave like Group 3 though. Group 2s usually don't get pruned, other than a light trim after the initial flowering to encourage a later, 2nd flush, or a cut back when they outgrow a space too much.Location and conditions also dictate...

Apologies @Fof - I managed to miss that bit of your post somehow! I'll blame it on my fried brain - or what's left of it

On inspection looks like a bug - will treat it as if Mealybugs. Thanks