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    Privet Propagation Puzzle?

    Hi louisI don't know if you have managed to get your privet cuttings to take yet, but they propagate easily from semi-ripe cuttings at this...
    Post by: SidSpider, Aug 2, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    How do I take cuttings?

    I just thought I'd provide you with a photo of a cutting I just made as guide.[img]
    Post by: SidSpider, Aug 2, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    How do I take cuttings?

    Hi ballinranBoth of these plants should root easily from cuttings.I used to work on a plant nusery and we would grow a few thousand of the...
    Post by: SidSpider, Aug 1, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    A yummy selection of annoying questions - like the left over nutty Roses

    Hi WhileyI'll have a go at answering your questions or at least some of them.As to your 1st question about the honeysuckle, yes it is...
    Post by: SidSpider, Aug 1, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Compost bin

    Screwed up newspaper and torn up corrugated cardboard can also be mixed in with the green material. This will help let some air into materials...
    Post by: SidSpider, Aug 1, 2008 in forum: Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling
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    Nettles.

    Hi JanetThe Savon Noir is, as midnightrose said, a soap that is made with vegetable oil. A UK equivalent is Castile Soap, which is made from...
    Post by: SidSpider, Aug 1, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    cuttings

    Hi kristenMost cuttings require warmth and moistire to get them going. I'm presuming you are growing them in the house on a window sill I know...
    Post by: SidSpider, Aug 1, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    What's your weather like?

    Raining here to, and has been all day .Paul
    Post by: SidSpider, Aug 1, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    lupinus arboreus

    HiWe used to grow these on the nursery I used to work on. Lupinus arboreus is the Latin name.Another worker used to sow the seeds but I don't...
    Post by: SidSpider, Mar 4, 2008 in forum: Propagation This Month
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    Help ,How to Get Rid Of Brambles

    Roundup is probably your best bet. But cut the brambles back to ground level first, and apply the Roundup to the soft, fresh, new growth that...
    Post by: SidSpider, Mar 4, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Evergreen climber

    Hi dazIf your not to bothered about flowers, how about a varigated Ivy such as Hedera Canariensis 'Gloire De Marengo' or Hedera colchica...
    Post by: SidSpider, Mar 4, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Planting on a slope

    Hi ListonI agree with the other posts. Cotoneaster are hardy and cover an area completely. The white flowers in summer and then the orange or...
    Post by: SidSpider, Mar 4, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Hello from S.Wales

    Thanks for the repliesI do have a small yard with a few pots in. The only problem is I've recently acquired a dog who looks on plants as an...
    Post by: SidSpider, Jan 29, 2008 in forum: New Members Introduction
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    Front & Back Garden makeover

    I'm new to the forum. I've been reading the posts for a while but only joined yesterday. Any way here is my contribution.Like some of the other...
    Post by: SidSpider, Jan 29, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Wedding flower

    Aren't there some annual forms of carnations that would be ok.One I saw not long ago online while looking for black flowering plants, is 'Black...
    Post by: SidSpider, Jan 29, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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