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Thanks. actually here in India, the winters are not that cold. Might go down to about 17-18 deg c that's it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I would just keep the compost slightly moist otherwise the bulbs may dry out too much , frost free over winter will help for the 1st year , keep a eye out for slugs lurking at the bottom of the pot.Spruce

the only thing I would suggest is a thick mulch around the bottom of the plant with bark chippings , so if we do have a bad winter and the top growth is killed, you should get re growth from the base of the plant.Spruce

Thank you all for your advice and opinions. I garden in Cradley Heath in the West Midlands, the spot where I'd like to put them is west facing, gets a lot of sun in summer and the soil is fairly free draining. I'll risk it for a biscuit, methinks. Thanks again.

It looks like Liatris. It grows from a corm.

Having looked into this a bit more, it seems they like company and that you are better off with several in a cluster. So I will be taking cuttings next weekend.

hi everyone would love some advise on whats best to plant along my perimeter fence to form a natural screen. I have great neighbours but the fence between our gardens is really small 3 foot in height i think. Anyway i would love a bit more privacy. Putting new fence posts and panels in isnt...

More of an oddity really. But the lower petal is noticeably larger in relation to the top two. C.communis was a much larger plant and the flowers stayed open well into the afternoon.

I think that it's a case of them being easily (= cheaply) propagated.I would try it in the bathroom. Despite your best efforts you're not really raising the humidity.

Summer layout:

Indeed,and so it seems, but surely they are the professionals and the client has no/limited skills in that area, and thus I think there should be a duty of care on the Supplier to inform the Client about the likely effects of limited ventilation. If the Client says No to ventilation then that's...

Pretty sure Lavandula 'Toscane' is a stoechas, so -5C is about the limit of what it will take, and it will hate having its feet wet - so clay soil etc. is not good. It will be happy living in a pot though, brought into some protection for the winter - frost free greenhouse / unheated...

Thanks Spruce. They're in full sun but in a mixed bed and have spread so they're competing for space. I'll thin them out and see what happens.

As said elsewhere, it is more likely that these are early showing Muscari. Ours usually start to grow in a few weeks time.

As the original plants obviously grew well enough to fill the`space the conditions can't be that bad. I agree with the pruning though, I think this may be just too much old wood. I'd start again but it does look as though it's worth a go. There are nice quality plants in 1ltr pots in my...

Stephanotis?

Thank you for the suggestions, will put them to the plant choosing committee when she comes in.

I have a rockery in my front garden 8m x 4m which has various shrubs in it. I planted cotoneaster prostratus in it about 20 years ago as ground cover. It certainly works well as far as covering the ground goes and I have to cut it back every now and again. My problem is that grass grows through...

May be a little shallow, I'd try it and add some of those water retaining crystals to a good john Innes based compost to improve your chances of success:

It will stay WhiteUsually when you buy plants they are nearing the end of their time in the current pot size, so I would expect it needs potting on. Turn it upside down, Knock pot off (upwards!), check the roots - if the rootball is not yet pretty busy then gently lower the pot back on and...