Thank you so much for all the replies. I'll try to take the pots out as carefully as possible with advice above, and take cuttings as a back up...
Two years ago I grew rosemary from cuttings in little pots and during winter to protect them I buried 5-6 pots outside in the garden. But I didn't...
Hi all,Foxes have been digging holes and urinating next to my rose shrub and plants all year. Most of the leaves have fallen from the plants...
Hi all,I've just realised that a fox or the winds this week have snapped a small rose bush plant at its base, with a bit still hanging on.The...
Hi all,I went out to tidy up my dad's garden (very much needed!) and noticed all of our roses bushes have started budding and there's quite a...
(I haven't spotted/heard the parakeets yet this year.)
Hello again!I thought it would be good to post about the progress I made with some photos. I had a lot of fun (and stress!) last year getting...
Hello and thank you @Victoria! Sorry I missed your post before. I've replied to you properly in the intro thread I started last year. I haven't...
I want to be ruthless!!Thanks for the advice, I cut them down to 20-30cm yesterday. (couldn't bring myself to go all the way. ) Looking forward...
Pretty much all of the stems are diseased, so I'm going to have cut off all green stems leaving just the thick brown brown wood - is that right?...
I quite like it as a big shrub, but I've made some extra cuts to bring the height down down quite a bit.I'm worried if I cut off too much the...
It might be worth simplifying my question and attaching just one photo of how the rose bush looks now. What type of rose is this and how much...
Whoa, that's a lot! I keep forgetting you have to be pretty ruthless when gardening.Okay, I feel better about taking a lot off it now.
Thanks @flounder, I'll give it a go.(UGH THE SMELL!!!)
Hi all,I've been in the garden this week for the first time since winter and I saw my fushia Bush looking pretty dead and gone. I've read it...
Sorry, I didn't mean transplant it to a completely different place. Just try and reposition it where it is to make it more upright and balanced....
Whoops! Sorry, I didn't upload a current photo. So as you can see I've chopped it to a quarter of its former height (good to know that was the...
Hi again,I'm case you haven't read my other post, my mother planted some rose bushes 28 years ago. I've been looking after them for the last...
Hi all,My mum planted our rose bushes 28 years ago, and they're still going strong. I've been looking after them (not so well) since she passed...
Okay, have put some holes in the bags now, fingers crossed!
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