I have tried both, left them outdoors, and have had success and failure in different years. No idea why, I have a hunch that it is wetness rather...
Hi Wahaj,here is my opinion for what its worth:Half Hardy annual = perennialish if it isn't killed by the cold where you are. Not a very...
I bet it would Waco!
There is a Solanum cultivar that is pretty much hardy now, and although it is common and I use it I can't currently remember what it is called. Of...
I guess I should have clarified that I don't really want to propagate at home as I garden all day long, also I am not frequently enough in my...
That IS the best I can do [img] :D
'Lawks love a duk'sounds a lot like a 'My Fair Lady' expression. For some obscure reason it amuses me - hence the shortening.For Gawd's sake...
I suspect MPs by preference drink fresh human blood so it probably doesn't matter if I add that vampires like a tipple as well. heh heh heh [img]...
Yes ;)
And more frequently in the jungles of Central America as well HB. Not going to say the scary part though, in case it gives GCers the 'vapours' :D
Waco, many evergreens are made for those conditions; their winter colourations are a huge plus in the winter. I will try to take some snaps from...
Here's a tip for those contractors (and others)who are kind enough to like my style of pots. In the third pic down on both sides is Skimmia...
Indeed so PeterS. One of my favourite places in the winter is the Kew Gardens grass border and the scented winter border around the visitor centre...
Think a pic might go a long way to resolving this issue Sash! :confused: ;)
Lawks LoL! :eek: :DHB I let them self seed and this does reduce the problem from year to year, unfortunately it also means they don't...
Hi Waco, I think it's mostly because the ones I use are glasshouse raised and just aren't too tough. Any little knock can let the botrytis in, and...
I find they like the hot weather, just can't take damp in my gardens. As a result they've been fantastic this year. They never seem to seed about...
Me too!
Thanks for your kind words. Yup Dendy, the shrub is a Pieris japonica 'Variegata' with a white erica gracilis in front. These latter do brown off,...
Here's another pic of a garden moving into winter.[img]I know there's another beastly Mahonia in it, but it seems to work in this more...
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