They do provide inspiration,however contrived. Plus some of the planting, especially Cleve West's, is sublime. I presume you mean parterres?:WINK1:
The Furzey Garden bloke is none other than Chris Beardshaw!:snork:
Silver Surfer has got it dead right. Also known as Japanese snowball bush. I would have thought it could be judiciously pruned after flowering,...
[ATTACH] Comes in pink, white and red Zig, also known as Valerian. Grows wild round here and looks beautiful. I used all three in my Chelsea...
Angie, you can come and help me build the garden if I get there!:WINK1:
Looks like it's going to be on BBC1 and BBC 2 Zig. British commercial stations aren't allowed in. When I did my last garden, the local ITV station...
INTERnational news Mahadahhlia!:snork:
I was up at the show on Monday, working on Jo Thompson's Caravan Club show garden. She had a surfeit of helpers so I had plenty of time to look...
When I lived in Poole we used to sail round the harbour and land on the island for free! Happy days.:)
Talking of routers - I got a gadget to boost our mobile signal which is non-existent in the house. I didn't realise until after I bought it that I...
Like Jenny, I fear the worst if it's allowed to go ahead, unrestricted. Nuclear power is clean and efficient but... it's still not fully...
I've just pulled all the seed heads off the sedge in our (newish) front garden so it doesn't spread any more. I'm steeling myself to dig the whole...
It's bittercress and a weed I'm afraid. Pull it up now, don't let it spread!:phew:
It's stopped raining now - so the washing's out! Saw not only a Little Egret on the way to the Coop at Winchelsea Beach, but Swallows and Swifts...
Thanks Mike. The Secret Seeds site has advice on growing from seed and it seems to be similar to yours. I've put the seeds in the fridge for the...
Seeds arrived today. Any tips for growing Echium pininana/ E. wildpretii pininana?
If it's chopped down low now, it should bush out, even at this late stage. They're generally very vigorous.
Thanks Bilbo, I've just placed an order with them. Included some Goji berries, Erigeron Karvinskianus and Echium whcih I've wanted to try for some...
It sound like a brilliant idea Nick! And you've got all the right components to make a start. If you need more inspiration (although you've...
The trouble is, the bug might get rid of the knotweed but then, if it works, we might need something to get rid of the bug!:catapult:
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