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    Of course, a photo would help, eh? image.jpg
     
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      Magnolia
      Magnolias are trees or shrubs with astonishing goblet- or star-shaped flowers that are admired icons of spring and summer. Evergreen magnolias are particularly good for wall-training.

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      Quick facts
      Common name Magnolia
      Botanical name Magnolia
      Group Shrub or tree
      Flowering time Spring, summer
      Planting time Autumn, winter and spring
      Height and spread 2-15m (6½-50ft) by 3-10m (10-33ft)
      Aspect Sun or part shade, sheltered
      Hardiness Fully hardy but flower buds may be frosted
      Difficulty Moderate

      Cultivation notes


      Deciduous magnolias usually flower in spring before leaf emergence. Magnolia grandiflora (bull bay), the most commonly grown evergreen, flowers in flushes from summer until early autumn. In warm summers these can be followed by striking knobbly seedpods from which bright red seeds emerge in autumn.

      Site and conditions
      Site in full sun to give the best growth and flowering. Magnolias thrive in any fertile, moist garden soil that is not dry and alkaline:

      • For dry, alkaline soils consider Magnolia grandiflora and M. delavayi. On moist, alkaline soils try M. kobus, M. × loebneri, M. seiboldii, M. stellata and M. wilsonii. Magnolia grandiflora andM. virginiana will tolerate wet soils
      • Some later flowering deciduous species, such as M. wilsonii and M. sieboldii, will enjoy light dappled shade
      • A sheltered site is important. M. grandiflora and M. delavayi grow best on a warm wall and may not survive in regions where the temperature drops below -5°C (23°F). Frosts can damage flowers in spring and evergreen foliage in autumn
      • Magnolia grandiflora is not especially 'windfirm' and may need staking when planted in the open, even when quite mature
      • Magnolias, especially evergreen ones, are commonly grown against walls. Despite this, reports of damage to buildings by magnolias are uncommon
      • Plant as for other trees
      • Magnolias can be grown in containers
       
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        The pots look far too large for so small seedlings as they are slow growers, you may not get a true (divided ) leaf for a year or two. I wouldn't add any fertiliser but a weak liquid feed later in May, giving them time to settle down.
         
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          An awesome post @ARMANDII :pathd: i thinks you deserve a gold star for helpful-ness:star: :thumbsup:
           
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                Thank you very much @ARMANDII for this very helpful info. Hope you're having a good day x
                 
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                    You're than welcome, Lynda, but it's what the GC Gang is all about!!:coffee::snork:
                     
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                      Whats the hose like? Considering getting one, fed up of kinks in my hose!
                       
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                        Hiya - I have never been so happy with a hose in my entire life! It's very light and expands to 75ft then shrinks again when you turn the tap off. Comes with the gun thing on the end with 8 options, I'm delighted. I bought it on EBay, here : http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=311178983377
                        It was £12. If you don't have an EBay account, happy to sort it out for you this end and have it posted directly to you. Hope this helps x
                         
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                          Took delivery of 45 bare root Strawberry plants...25 Honeoye and 20 Elegance,Some seeds,Beetroot Solo,Sweetcorn 'Supersweet' ,Bangkok cues ,French Beans 'Cobra' and 9 Caladium bulbs:dancy::blue thumb:
                           
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                            On my way through B&Q getting a big bag of Verve MPC I got the last six Strawberry plug plants for 25p each reduced down from a £1, four of 'Elan' & two of 'Loran' well pleased I'll pot them up in a week or so to 9cm pots and then plant them out together into a big pot away from the evil snails.

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                              I've almost bought something in the last ten years - but managed to come to my senses. :old: :heehee:. But I do buy compost.
                               
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