Thanks DaveP - sounds lovely - can't wait!!
Hi all. Has anyone out there tried rosa mutabilis? I've just put one in against a South-facing wall and was wondering how high it's likely to get....
Hi Galaxysue,we did a similar thing, lopped off a row of conifers, but planted up close to them a couple of vigorous rambling roses and a...
Thanks for the tip about aconitums lazy gardener - I will sort out some slug defences round them. My mum grows them and they are gorgeous - but I...
Glad it's not just me. Went to a local nursery I've been meaning to try for ages "just for a look".......fatal! Lots of things there I realised I...
Hi Garden Mole,Have you spoken to the owners of the warehouse? I think it's always best to talk to neighbours before planning on any permanent...
ps The ones I had were meconopsis grandis - better than betonicifolia IMO
Hi Daisybelle, I gardened in West Yorkshire up on the pennines for a while, where we had pretty acid soil and lots of WET - they loved it, had...
Hi all, Have a look at www.specialplants.net - really good for unusual ornamental things (but not veggies, sadly). Prices v. reasonable IMO!...
Hi Liston, Have a look at the periwinkles (vinca) - they are evergreen and spread well, rooting as they go. There are plain-leaved and variegated...
Hi again - if you want to try it, I got mine from www.beechesnursery.co.uk Good luck!
Doe look a lot like comfrey. I had the lovely big blue one as groundcover, but ended up using glysophate in the end.....
Try.... Iris foetidissima (evergreen, orange seeds)- periwinkle (vinca)- variegated sorts, pretty blue flowers- spotted/variegated laurel...
Just wondered if anyone has been taking an interest in what is going on down at Hadspen? Website www.thehadspenparabola.com gives details. For...
Hello, and here goes.... 1) Age 2 probably, if making mud pies in the borders counts? Always loved gardens but it was when I first bought own...
The one I've got is Bomarea caldasii. Allegedly a sort of climbing alstromeria thingy - am just going to plant it in my sunniest bed against South...
Try mail order! I can recommend Beeches nursery especially - it is good because you can really plan what you want/need and don't end up with...
Anybody tried Bomarea at all?
Definitely hardy geraniums - easy and amazing flower-power. Two excellent newish hybrids are "Rozanne" (blueish) and "Patricia" (shocking magenta...
Just to say hi - I'm new to all this but despair of feeding my gardening preoccupation in January, so thought I'd give it a whirl.... Its been a...
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