blairs

How do I take and grow cuttings of Smoke Tree (royal Purple) please?

Verdun wrote (see)

I too take cuttings as blairs does.....August/sep time...but in pots left outside in shade. For me, they are easy and root quickly. I cover cuttings with polythene bag for few weeks. Then overwinter, less polythene, in greenhouse. In spring they are raring to go

Ah, you overwinter in a greenhouse. I have left mine out and that seems to be too much for the new roots and the cuttings are dead by spring. I shall try that next year!

Overgrown back garden

I would stain the fence first as it is looking like it needs a coat first.

Second, as above has said, if you want to add borders then plan them now.

Lawn - I would rake over the whole lawn taking all the thatch out. I would then go over it with a garden fork and aerate the whole lawn then get some sand mixed with compost and throw that in the hole created. Leave the lawn for a few weeks. By that itme it will be March and you can throw some grass seed where it needs it.

How do I take and grow cuttings of Smoke Tree (royal Purple) please?

I have propagated both by semi-ripe cuttings. You take a 6-8 inch cutting with this years growth on it and bury the bottom 4 inch or so in the soil. The highest chance of getting them to root is in a propagator with bottom heat, out of direct sunshine, kept watered but not too much. A coldframe does work with the above conditions but takes months to root and they sometimes leaf without roots and then die quickly.

the pope

nutcutlet wrote (see)

I wonder if, as a species, we'll ever grow out of superstition and stop looking outside of ourselves to blame, thank or worship.

You been reading Larkin?

http://www.artofeurope.com/larkin/lar5.htm

the pope

The Church of England also has its many, many sex scandals:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=church+of+england+sex+abuse&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-USofficial&client=firefox-a.

Groups of muslim immigrants groom and rape white girls (actually all over Europe as cases are showing) for years and years, with left wing apologists covering up for them.

It all shows that no religion is immune.

The God awful Rowan Williams was so non Christian and militant left that he invited muslims to churches and said Sharia law should be allowed in the UK - what sort of leader does that? A very poor one who should have been shot down years before.

Aldi plants

It is a shame nutcutlet as they do seem to get a good variety of plants at times. it is about the only thing I ever buy from them. Their bareoot hedge plants are very good and great value.

Aldi plants

I suggest getting the plants from Aldi early as the staff never seem to look after them.

I would avoid the Lavender standard as it is not going to last long. Olive does fine in full sun. The rest need indoors over winter and probably most of spring and autumn, for example the Chinotto and Lemon. Not really worth it!

My castor oil plant

Do you mean Fatsia japonica or Ricinus? The former is false castor and is hardy and the latter castor and is not hardy at all.

Fatsia are hardy but need well draining soil in winter. Theleaves wilt when frosted but recover.

If it has mould then you would see it going black.

Infill for raised beds

It depends on what you are growing. If the plants do not need 60cm of soil then filling with rubble will add drainage and lessens the amount of soil required overall.

Beachgrove Garden

It is Beechgrove not beachgrove!

Agave Seed Germination

Not GWM getting advertised discount @ Crocus

tetrapanax papyrifer seed germination