Help needed please

Zanthoxylum laetum.

 

What a great idea

 

Aww thanks for the offer but I'm in the North East so a bit too far lol.

 

Hmmm… maybe sunflowers? They are so cheering…but then… I grow winter squashes - Uchiki Kuri might be my favourite - so that would be a contender too.

 

Do you know I have never grown a sunflower. My girls brought them home from school when they were small but not done them myself.

 

I absolutely love them: I grow different types - from the giants to dwarf multi-headers, plus some of the dark red varieties. They look great - if a bit outlandish; they are pretty self sufficient; the birds love them; and they self seed. And then I shred and compost them in the autumn. I do try to add something back to the soil where they have grown because they must put a fair old toll on the nutrient level I think: that massive fast growing plant has clearly used quite a lot.

I grew a stack last year in milk cartons - and gave them away to every visitor. They’re actually better grown in situ I think but it does work that way too

 

That's it I'm going to grow one now

 

I'm afraid I'm going to be predictable and suggest that you buy this book and make your theme "wildlife-friendliness". There's lots of plants in there for any size of garden and plenty of the 500 recommended plants are super-easy to grow, before you know it your garden will be animated by all sorts of interesting little creatures!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/RSPB-Gardening-Wildlife-Adrian-Thomas/dp/1472938577/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1IDE9UD5VZOJA&keywords=gardening+for+wildlife&qid=1644690176&sprefix=gardening+for+wildlife,aps,169&sr=8-4

PS Add your location to your profile, it'll mean others here can help you better! You don't have to be specific, just a county or region will do.

Nick

 

Thankyou I will certainly go look for that book now