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Thanks, lol. My beauty star is one of my better looking calatheas, it's positively thriving. Others are doing well but need a few "tweaks" to look as good as that one.It's very rewarding when you finally find out what a plant really likes, and they stop sulking at you and actually get on with...

My Camassias are just starting to go over, hastened by the hot weekend, 27C. They are planted in a border of perennials in my garden in SW France. It gets very hot and dry here in summer and wet in winter. The bed gets watered occasionally by my handyman when I'm in the UK. The soil is clay with...

I’ve been repotting pelargonium cuttings and some of them are in flower. I was planning to start putting them in the cold frame during the day, but I’ve reconsidered after seeing the forecast for next week.Santa Maria Centennial Antique Rose

Oops. That could be an expensive mistake.

Not too late at all @AuntyRach . I often sow them at this time of year. I just sowed some a couple of days ago, and may do some more soon. It'll give you a later display, which many people find useful. Remember that they don't necessarily need lots of sun either. I grow lots of mine in shadier...

Going for easy, reliable plants is always better with the scenario you have. If they do well, and your daughter then enjoys it, she'll experiment and maybe do a bit more research etc as she goes along. My two aren't remotely interested, and I've never tried to make them because it would be like...

I don't know about science, but I am a simpleton when it comes to gardening, as I am in my personal being and prefer natural remedies to chemical.You can just look at my garden and see if anything suffers by my neglect or only occasionally feeding with natural products and I don't grow the...

Down here the camellias and magnolias are taking a hammering. It is such a shame. Everywhere is littered with fallen petals. With an amber warning for more strong winds tomorrow.

Thanks for this. Ive taken the plastic off and given it some water . If all the deliveries go to plan im expecting it will have to go outside next weekend as i dont really like indoor plants

Thanks @Plantminded I'll bear that in mind.

Lol, I would but it's Ramadan and I'm fasting!

Mine go in the shower too @JennyJB with the small ones being done in the bath and left to soak for an hour so I know their compost is throrughly moistened then left to drain comletely so they're not sodden.Taller ones get wheeled into the showe once or twice in winter. Nearly all of them end...

Hi @Kevin Cowans - heucheras often push themselves up out of the ground, and the purples seem to do it most. You can simply dig them up and replant a bit deeper without any problem. It's a good idea to divide them at that point too, if you want more plants and even small pieces can be taken off,...

Should be fine where you have moved it.

HelloI have not Cut it Back too much, just enough to Tidy it.This is how it looks now:Much Better It has New Growth which is always a Good sign.I may be more Drastic Next Year, I will see how it goes.ThanksKevin

Because you said you thought the geraniums might not like it, I wondered whether you were adding it in bulk like rotted farmyard manure (which might possibly rot the crowns if they were buried in it). No problem at all with a sprinkling of pellets, in fact they might flower better for it.

My green roof (2yrs old) is patchy and needs maintenance. I've read the instructions from the installation company, but they are vague. I'm going to add slow release fertiliser, with sedum off cuts plus a 'substrate'- but should this substrate contain vermiculite, perlite or something else? ...

I've never heard of that but yes, that looks to be just what i'm looking for. Just need to find one now! Thank you.

Last summer I gave away a ton of Hardy Geraniums, free. Like minded gardeners came over and got lots for their needed areas.

The trays would be fine outside, but they give a little more protection than just leaving them where they are.