It's been variable here, with the longer established/ less pruned ones further advanced; 'Royal Bumble' has some flower buds already.I was...
Maybe turn it into an alpine house? For that it would need good ventilation year round, and possibly shading in the summer. Alpines are lovely...
You can wait a bit and see what happens, but I fear that an Italian cypress is always going to struggle with the wuthering winds and cold winters...
You've done nothing wrong, but seeds are germinating. I think they may be sycamore seeds, which can distribute themselves very widely. Be easier...
Another small pittosporum worth looking at is Tom Thumb - again, that has a nice rounded shape and its colouring is striking - with the light...
The timescale's certainly an issue. How about trying one of those mixtures of annual wildflowers? E.g. this one.Suggested because I'm in South...
When I posted a photo of my sarococca further up, I mentioned that its scent reminds me of traditional silver polish. Pleasant enough, if not in...
If you're not concerned about winter interest, how about a hardy salvia? The small-leaved varieties in particular (like Hot Lips) are always an...
I planted a few purple crocuses around the dwarf palm in a lead urn on my patio a couple of years ago - not much space or soil but they seem to...
My patio slabs are old ones, concrete with a riven surface - still in good condition though. I usually wash them (water + detergent + stiff yard...
Bloody cranesbill maybe? Geranium sanguineum. A tough, pretty little plant - easy to divide once established, to create more plants.
Bengal Crimson (a rose), Pride of Madeira (Echium candicans) and the Shirley poppy (papaver rhoeas). Shirley is not that far away from me in S...
Two impulse purchases at the Hilliers Garden Centre at Syon Park yesterday - from the remaindered section as you can see:[ATTACH][ATTACH]...
The sun's out this morning so I thought I would get a few pics of plants still in flower, before the anticipated cold snap this week.Hydrangea...
Just to add, I tried seeds a couple of of years ago, sowing those into a tray of gritty compost (as recommended on the packet) but found...
Yes, that looks like it - thank you so much! I'd wondered about mahonias, looking at the flowers, but had never seen one with divided leaves like...
A patch of these attractive low-growing evergreen shrubs has been planted within a new area of public landscaping near me - can anyone ID them...
That first one is Dead Man's Fingers - coming up in good time for Halloween!:yikes:
Looks like couch grass - you will find lots of information on how to remove it, or embrace it instead for its biodiversity benefits, on the link.
Winter aconite? Low-growing and yellow, at least....It might be worth trying a dwarf daffodil, like Tete a Tete - these don't blow over, in my...
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