Have to agree - Potentilla - the leaves are a'dead give away'.
Hugely impressed with all the work you have put in Kryssy - puts me to shame. Do you have an equable climate down there - friends of mine in the...
We have just moved house and there is a huge Hosta in the front garden that has been completely shredded - almost looks good! I think that they...
Hello Foxy - it sounds as though you have a climber or rambler both of which need support as they can grow to great heights. They are better...
We have had them today and yesterday - must be living in Surrey where we moved to last week !It's the Bagshot sand beds...........
Having had Acanthus in my garden for a few years have now vowed never to plant again. Mine will seed itself every year and if you do not get the...
Hello Peter - it was a method reccomended to me by a keen fuschia grower and it appears to work well for me. If I leave them alone they never seem...
Peter - if you are wanting to re-syart last year's plants in this way it is best to take them out of their pots and trim the roots before...
I just use general fertiliser on mine once a year before they start to grow. They seem to like a drink and the ones in the drier area are less...
I've grown a few myself over the years althogh with mixed success since some are suitable and others not so. No problem in keeping over winter but...
Being a computer failure I cannot join in with this good idea - it is one of my favourite topics as the positioning of plants in the garden causes...
I'm also a member of the RHS as Wisley is only 4/5 miles from home and the gardens are always interesting although not sure if it's good value for...
There's always room for another gardening book Leonora the main problem being the age-old riposte 'it's all been done before'. I must admit that...
Hello L.o.L - No chance of survival for me when we visit the Spain/Portugal and the worst is Canada where we visit the in-laws. The Piritons have...
The story of my life in these pages. For many years I have tried every remedy - I even had to cancel a long awaited holiday 4 years ago because...
Waco's picture of the variegated Hosta shows the same plant which I have grown for the last 20 years at least and only once was it attacked . Is...
Thank you all for the comme nts and advice - have since found more in the front garden and no teaching my wife to pick them off - she is not too...
I too have a Cordyline and a Robinia living side by side - they both look great although I find the bottom growth on the Cordyline a bit of a...
We had a lecture at the Gardening Society last year from a guy who has written the book on pisonous plants ( I think a book on non-poisonous...
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