Dear Gardeners,I've been asked by a friend to remedy the problems with this Japanese Maple, possibly Acer palmatum 'Garnet'.In the first photo...
Sincere thanks to both Nikolaus and Noisette for replying. Strangely, I don't recall any fragrance when touching the plant, though perhaps I was...
Dear Gardeners, Last Saturday I visited Hidcote Manor garden in the Cotswolds. Aside from the breathtaking vistas I spotted this planting...
I thought Rhubarb was a fairly 'bomb proof' crop to grow......but this specimen seems to have other ideas. Just two feeble looking stalks and...
Thanks to all of you for your replies. :) Andy.
Dear Gardeners, Over on the Identification Forum I was helped to identify this rather attractive shrub growing in a friend's garden - it's...
Brilliant! Well done Perki and Thank You very much! You've given me the Genus - the best species match I've been able to make is Leucothoe...
Hello fellow gardeners. Today I saw this Pieris-like shrub in a friend's garden. Unfortunately, she doesn't know what it is! The flowers look for...
This evening I noticed these wasp like creatures on a Rose in our garden:-[ATTACH]A Google search suggested these are probably Large Rose...
Too funny! :heehee:Seriously though, is 'the hairdryer' a bona-fide horticultural technique?Thanks to the answers from you guys I've done a...
Thank You all very much. I would never have got that in a million years!!! I'm really grateful for your help.Best Regards,Andy (aka Dogsbody)
Could someone please help me iD this shrub?It resembles the Yew (Taxus) family in terms of leaf shape and the fruit, which look like a brown...
Could someone please help me understand what is going wrong with this Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve'?Affected stems and leaves have this strange...
Hi Pete, Thanks for your answer. I'll keep an eye on the plant over the next few week!
Dear All,We have a Camellia which is currently flowering and is grown in a container (clay pot). Over winter it was (unwisely) left at the end...
Thank You Silver Surfer and Noisette47! I had no idea bracts could persist so long after flowering! Apparently the flowering period is from June...
Dear all, I would appreciate help identifying this shrub with very petite, red/pinkish flowers are dark green gloss leaves. The photo was taken in...
The leaves are very reminiscent of Comfrey......Has it produced flowers at all? If so, do you have a photo or can you describe them?
Going back to Andy_g's original picture, I noticed that the leaves are arranged alternately on the stem, which according to Wikipedia is a trait...
Salvia guaranitica 'Purple Majesty'? Snapdragon type flowers and dark calyx are a very good match. Leaf shape looks about right too. Happy to...
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