Saw this and thought I'd pass it along.In Country Living magazine, David Austin is doing a range of 7 old roses at £7.50 each inc p&P,...
Hi thereI've got a four year old James Grieve that has taken a turn for the worse. It came into leaf well and has loads of blossom, but the...
Oh that made me laugh! Can we speak our own impenetrable language as well?
Verbena bonariensis does, if you need a bit of height.
That is a wonderful plant! Is it very tender? It looks it.
Lovely pictures! So glad you posted these as I'm off to Vancouver Island next week. Think I'll pop there amd have a look at the autumn leaves....
That's very kind of you, PuffyWillow. Can I PM you my address?And welcome, by the way. With such generosity I'm sure you will always be...
My monarda was a sore disappointment this year for the opposite reason. It did nothing (it was its second year). My garden is damp with heavy...
Christopher Lloyd was a fantastic writer full stop. I love his books and I refer to them all the time - particularly the The Well Tempered Garden...
Yes - obsessive compulsive disorder. Not a blade of (closely cropped) grass out of place, loads of bare earth with nary a weed seedling in sight....
Hi Harry I got my rhizomes from Ebay in April - I gave some to mum who started it off in a pot. It took almost immediately. I put mine direct...
I have some lychnis coronaria alba, orange crocosmia and lysmachia punctata. If you are interested I can send you some clumps in September. I...
Has anyone grown these? I would love some for my hot bed and Christopher Lloyd recommended them often in his writing, but I don't know how they...
I was over at RHS Harlow Carr this weekend, squelching through the mud and fishing my children out of puddles. Anyway, I got one of these block...
Riccartonii is the shrubby one that can create hedges in the right location. I was on holiday in the Outer Hebrides this year and there was a six...
I joined about 3 years ago. I also live near Harlow Carr, so I visit there quite a bit and I find it inspirational. Plus you get a great morning...
My crambe cordifolia - in flower for the first time and so beautiful - has completely snapped off in the middle, and my sweet peas hawe ripped off...
Hi AnthonyYou've chosen a lovely spot to settle. I love the Solway Firth area. Hope you enjoy GC. Alis
Good Lord! I can see where you are coming from about Halloween - gives me the willies! Where is this native to?
I had exactly this problem with my fatsia earlier this year - I cut the damaged leaves off and treated it with a liquid seaweed and sequestered...
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