oh dear, that second picture gives me shivers... why do they do that with their own excrement... is it just to make me cringe as i squash them?
agreed... beautiful thing
have one of these South African trees as a houseplant in a 3 1/2 inch pot. wasn't sure if it would make it through the winter but i started...
HiI grow 3 different kalanchoe - K. diagremontiana, K. 'Mirabella' syn. 'Prebella' and an unknown species (?) a bit like fedtschenkoiwould...
agree with a shrubby potentilla for the white flowered one - i know of two with white flowers, 'Abbotswood' and 'McKay's White'
think its a willowherb, epilobium.....
have just spotted my first copulating couple.... we have a lot of rosemary and lavender at work, but maybe not for much longer, does anyone know...
oh yuck :(mealy bugs are really a pain to get rid of. I have used the meths method but found it only gets rid of them for a short time, you...
Hi Susanna,don't panic :) as long as its not pot bound then it should be fine if you keep it watered and give it the occasional feed. if you...
hi bilbo,thats pretty big but its worth a try planting seeing as it was free. we are always moving large shrubs at work and it works more...
thanks all - i have decided to just stick them in a pot outside and try not to let anyone throw them away for a few years.... i've got about 8000...
thanks all - will try some of your suggestions :)
paid a visit to dibleys, the specialist streptocarpus nursery, last week. its quite a drive to get there, its pretty remote along some B roads...
thats true... mother in laws tongue might actually look quite good... and i think i can get some cuttings from somewhere, which helps as my boss...
this is a toughie.... we have a display area at work known as "the coffin" for its unfailing ability to kill plants. It is a very hot, very dry,...
i have to say i wondered why he didn't just leave them in the ground and dig them up as young plants... he looked like he thought he was giving me...
Hi Joan,3/4 of an acre... lucky you!!a lot of the fargesias - such as robusta, murielae, nitida - are really hardy and shouldn't have much...
any one know the simplest way to get these going from seed?i do most of the propagation at work and this morning my boss proudly gave me a bag...
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