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Thanks, no, I will try that.

Yes, I agree with Pete here ... just stick in soil/potting compost and off you go.

I don't think C. armandii is prone to wilt, and it doesn't look right for that. The stems go black, and you get black, not brown, blotchy marking on foliage too. It could be slugs/snails grazing on the stems, but that may be less likely too, as it tends to happen on types that are cut back in...

Edge of pruned Hebe to left and view of my mini pond is a bit clearer from the steps now.

Hi all, I've had a thriving house plant, that I believe is a calathea for @ 4 years. Its been successfully split twice before. However this time instead of splitting o thought I'd just repot in a larger container and it is literally dying before my eyes. I dont think i disturbed anything, ...

Thank you so much for the reassurance. it may be they are actually getting a wee bit too much sun in that particular spot, I will reconsider. Very grateful

Yes, one of my cuttings was in a pot on the garden table, the wind blew it off and the main stem broke. I stuffed the broken end back in the pot and a few weeks later it was flowering.

Thanks Kevin

This site has details of many cistus when grown in Oregon, and table 3 shows that this variety has one of the longest flowering times, but only two months. Rockrose (Cistus spp. and Halimium spp.) Evaluation for Western OregonI searched Flickr for photos of cistus flowers, and they were all...

I'm only an apprentice Gardner but I've noticed my clematis does this . It will prioritise certain stems over others and then if they get damaged will send up its shoots its held back in reserve. The way it follows the sun each day and raps its tendrils around as well its amazing.

Thank you

Your Camassias look great, lovely shade I once bought pink tulips from Poundland to make an impressive spring container. It was indeed impressive, 29 pink tulips and one yellow

Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and recommendations. I've decided to try a shrubby Salvia in that location which I'm going to move from elsewhere to make room for some sweet peas. I've got a list of other options now though if it fails!

Yes the green things, sorry I wasn’t very clear. Thank you, I’ll see how the treatment goes and if it doesn’t work I’ll dig them up. I was aware when I planted them this may happen so I will replace with pachysandra terminalis to edge the path if it doesn’t.Thanks for your help

I've figured out the problem!! Little slugs are eating the outer layer of the stems!

Thanks everyone! I won't give up on it! That white flower crab spider, which you can just about see on the photo at the top, has been occupying this plant for weeks now. It's been fun!

The early macropetala I have is often not finished until the end of this month - it doesn't start flowering until late April/early May. Lots of those earlier types flower from April through to late May, but I expect it also depends on location. Montanas are in full flower here just now. When I...

It normally takes 6-8 weeks for them to die down after flowering, the leaves go completely brown and can be pulled away without much pressure. In our lawn we just mow around them if we have to mow but we don't mind longer grass.

I tie the plant to the front of the wire but leave enough space in the loop bit for the stems to expand - you don't want to strangle them as they grow. Where the string is tied into a knot I move the knot to the back so it's not rubbing on the plant. I use cheap garden string which rots over a...

A good mulching with organic matter - ideally rotted horse manure or something with a lot of fiber in it will help air get to the roots which will help too. Good luck