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Thats fine I can keep them in the greenhouse my others haven't flowered this year but I probably sowed them too late.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 2

Hi All As the title states when is the best time to take cuttings, any tip or tricks compost etc as I need about 10 of each. Spruce

Yes, they can grow quite easily. Just be aware that if you plant them in the garden, they can grow very quickly once they are well established and can become quite large.

Sue, Pamsdish, for this type of plant you layer stems. Pin down any stem close to the ground. The stem will root from any leaf axil in touch with the ground.

Make a sausage of compost around them with some cling film (for an "air layer") ?

I've been trying to grow the hardy species ecklonis and jucundum from seed for a couple of years and wouldn't recommend it! If you've got access to established plants then cuttings are a doddle...

Please wanted for the walled garden restoration project of Glamis Castle. Is there anyone who would like to donate. Pm if you would .

Hold on, Val...........why not grow them as Sheal is. Sowing them as plugs could cure that impatience of yours!!

Tipped out the bags of lily scales in order to pot them up yesterday. Should have done it a while back as the roots were a bit matted ... I bought 5 lilies of each variety, and from each I took a couple of scales (could perhaps have taken more ...). I've potted up between 7 and 15 pots for...

Sounds about right to me, they should be 4 to 6" long. Lavatera are good confidence builders, they root quite easily. You could try salvia and sambucus too.

Aha! This thread reminds me .... I need to send a certain someone a PM!

Yes, I think they will germinate better if left "cool". I sow mine in the Winter, leave them in the unheated conservatory so they get plenty of cool / cold, and then as Winter draws to a close they germinate. I have had a couple of packets that have not germinated at all, but as all had...

Right, I need to get round to sorting this passiflora today - its not looking happy at all in the kitchen now, with a load of leaves having dropped off leaving only bare stem; what is best for this - sink it as deep as possible in the bigger pot and hope that it spurs on some growth, or cut it...

I think your memory isn't too bad ... the major part of that fencing was done a few years ago. Four panels were not too bad and were covered in ivy, so were left alone at that time. Their time has now come

Many thanks Silver Surfer and everyone else, I'm planning it out and sourcing the plants I'll post a piccy when it's done.

Hi Eric thick gloves is a must and long handled lopers before you even start If me I would take out all the dead wood and 50% of the OLD growth and leave all the new growth from last year if you can this type of rose grows denser by suckering so its doing what it should if growing where you...

Don't let them dry out in there..!!

Thank you!It's a nice afternoon so I'll get onto it!!

Hi goosegog I have put some parsnip seeds in the ground but germinated them indoors so I hope that helps, at least the cold easterly wind has gone. I will sow courgette squash tomato and cucumber after the weekend Good luck Dave