These are Heuchera x brizoides ' pluie de fue'. They seem to be in abundance in the garden centres here so not sure if that makes them...
Thanks, fingers crossed they'll be fine. They've just received a huge amount to water all at once from the storms rumbling through. They are much...
These are a few things on the go in my garden in SW France. I've just planted a couple of oleanders by the front door today....
Thanks for the info, I think they'll have to be moved at its very exposed and blustery there. I'm in an acidic soil area so hopefully they'll be...
Hello there :-) Nice to see more expats are here. Yes, I've been given good advice so it was well worth joining up.Sent from my Nexus 4 using...
Yeah, I got replies! Phew. :-) As a fairly new gardener (and a newbie to forums too) I'm still tempted to haul things out the ground when they're...
Ah, shelter you say? We're on a hill and whilst I have lovely views the wind can come through and a fair lick and both those bushes are on the...
Hi there,I should have mentioned I'm in France (about 2 hours drive from Bordeaux as it happens) and we've used "bouillie bordelaise" on the...
Hi there, it's good to know I can call on good advice. I've actually started a thread in the 'pests, diseases and cures" portion of the forum but...
Hello, or should I say Bonjour? :-D I've got iris in the garden but not daylilies so I might give them a go. Thanks for the tip.Sent from my...
Hi there. I love the variety of colour in the iris you find grown here, so vivid. My French husband's grandfather was up at 5am every summer...
Hi there,Thanks for the welcome. :-) I'm half an hour away from Cognac, and an hour away from the coast, so not surprising the village is...
I live in Charente-Maritime, so right next door to your friends. :-) My husband's grandparents live in Angouleme and until recently he kept a...
Hello,I'm a newbie looking for advice. I bought two Nandina Domestica 'Fire Power' last November and they've been fine all winter. A few weeks...
Hello,I'm a Scot enjoying living in France but feeling overwhelmed by my new big garden and as my French is only conversational I'm after a...
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