I think that's where the soil type comes in. Our Calamagrostis are in introduced topsoil over clay (so fairly fertile). They grow and flower well...
Both myself and Mrs LS love the smell of Sarcococca. Ours is growing from a black berry I pinched from a huge specimen in Sheffield Botanical...
Sowed my chillies today. They're now standing on the hood of my fish tank which is a nice constantly warm place.Outside I tidied up an old...
Those chocolate brownies look really nice @CanadianLori :)
I've decided it's probably best not to compost them. Problem is, if I put them in general waste I'll worry about gulls, corvids, rats etc. eating...
Yes we set about looking through the seed box & ordering new ones today. I grow chillies every year but wonder whether I actually need to this...
We're managing so far without using the paid-for green waste collection that was introduced 2 years ago. I'm managing to compost most stuff but if...
Cut back Cornus, Philadelphus & Weigela and shredded it all down.
Cut back my Buddleias this afternoon and shredded all the cuttings. Started a new compost bay. Was going to wait for the first mow but ran out of...
One of the most beautiful tunes in my collection.[MEDIA]
It's produced lots of flowers the past two years but most have been high up and on the neighbour's side of a very tall Berberis between the two...
Cut back Clematis 'Minuet' although it took some finding amongst the tangle of tree & shrubs. Probably the first time I've cut it back in 3 years...
Hellebore 'Anna's Red'[ATTACH]
Oooh, you've just reminded me of the one I've missed. That same variety, and also right up a tree in the front garden. Thankyou.
The Ivy will grow again of course. The belt-and-braces job would be to drill some holes in the living ends of the Ivy stems after you've cut them...
Cut back the Deschampsia and Pannicum grasses then pruned my Rosa moyesii. I suspect though that a couple of the big tall stems I carefully pruned...
Cut back my Calamagrostis grasses and (reluctantly) removed the remaining flower spikes from the Stipa gigantea. I'll leave the Miscanthuses a bit...
Cut back my Clematis viticellas to two strong buds. After the mulching, this is usually the start to my gardening year.
Yep, just checked - 7pm Sunday BBC2
I did the same but on a 25 year-old Jasmine officinale that regularly puts out 10' stems in all directions. I felt a bit guilty cos' everything I...
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