How about mesembryanthemum- Livingstone daisy. It loves a hot dry spot and can have amazing flowers.Hope this is of some help
HiI have a trachelospermum ( plain green one) sited in a good spot on neutral to acid soil. I have only had it a year and is about two foot...
This is an interesting...I dont use my border soil at all. Instead I have weed control fabric down followed by gravel. (8X6 greenhouse) I use...
Why not a griselina - variegated type. relatively quick to grow and makes a good hedgeOr escallonia Choysia Hope this helps
Thanks If i cut into the old wood do you think that it will regrow? It is bare for the first approx 18 inches!
I have an Abelia Grandiflora which is about five years old and becoming rather leggy at the base. It has also suffered a bit of frost damage. I...
HiLooks like a magnolia stellata to me - lovely at this time of year
Mornin.... oh boy it was cold last night and I have been caught on the hop with the low temps! Saturday night I was concerned about the cold...
wow thanks everyone! some great ideas there.I think i shall try microwaving and see what happens. I will keep you posted!
MMM.......sounds very interesting!Maybe I will try microwaving some for varying times and putting a seedling in each....I read somewhere...
Has anyone tried to sterilize compost? - and how do you do it?My OH looks after the compost heap ( and lawn, for his sins!) and I have to...
Hi My local garden centre gave me some toprose that had got damp - and it was not in the box. Never one to refuse an offering i accepted it and...
Hi there - I am glad you are happy with your buy. Watch out for severe frosts though.Dont know where you are, but we have them for sale at our...
OK! thanks. Will do it tomorrow
Thanks all!.... OK - so its secateurs at the ready and chop it back to 24 inches then........
Hi and thanks! But I am a little confused. The main shoot is really quite thick,rigid and old ( and long!) would it be ok to cut that? as I see...
Hi again!Well I have pruned the rose - but am very tempted to cut the main stem back to promote more side shoots lower down. from where I am...
Hi all I was given a pretty good sized Isoplexis canarienses plant last autumn, measuring about 2 ft and in a good sized pot.Went on holidays...
Yes you could have another one! there are loads of different colours.......... lol
I wouldnt use a golden hop - they can become invasive. How about a passion flower - or even a trachelospermum jasminoedes.It is an evergreen with...
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