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Climbing plants advice

The white summer jasmine suggested by Budy Lizzie is wonderful - and you could grow some clematis through it - what about a pink Duchess of Albany http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/clematis-duchess-of-albany/classid.918/ 

and a purple c. viticella etoile violette http://www.sarahraven.com/shop/clematis-viticella-etoile-violette.html .  The fact that they're not evergreen would be hidden by the leaves of the jasmine. 

Plants for either side of front door?

Oooh!!!  We have a stylish late 60s/early 70s  St Ives School influenced box 

Lollipop bays are lovely but expensive and everyone has one (or even two) - if you want to show that you've really considered the architectural style of your home go for Phormium (New Zealand flax) - lots of colours to choose from, in a cube or a wide inverted cone-shaped bowl 

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V stylish. V contemporary 

Sorry about the link - I've tried to make it behave, but it has it's own view about these things 

Plants for either side of front door?

Are we talking about plants in tubs (if so have you an idea of size tub) or are you going to plant in the ground?  How much space around them do you have?

Do you want something with some height?  

What would suit your house - something formal or more cottagey, or contemporary?

can i plant sprouting doffidil bulbs now?

Plant them quite deep, they may not flower this year so don't worry if that happens, but feed them and keep them well watered until the leaves die down.  In the wild daffodils are happy in damp waterside meadows and need plenty of moisture at their roots.  Do not cut the leaves off and do not plait or tie them up.  They'll flower well the following year or I'm a Dutch person 

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Frozen seeds?

Obelixx, as you said, sometimes we have to do things twice 

Sorry! ................... I'll get my coat ........................... 

Windchimes

Do you know, I think they would - because our house is lower down (we're on a terraced hill) I don't think they realise how close the chimes are to our bedroom window - when next I see her and the opportunity arises I'll mention it.  

Perhaps they'll move it to the other side of the house, the house that side is higher up and consequentally further above their garden.

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Good morning folks   Another inch of flippin' snow ovefnight - when will it end? 

It's getting very boring now.   I wanted to get on with things in the garden 'cos we're going away at the end of May and if we're leaving them to the tender mercy of a neighbour for a week, they're going to need to be fairly sturdy or I shall WORRY!!! 

Wisteria not flowering why?

Hi, did you buy this wisteria as a named plant from a nursery, or did you get it from a friend or a plant stall or similar?   Wisteria do take a while to get to maturity  but those grown from seed rather than cuttings can take for ever to flower!  

As it's in a container, make sure it gets plenty of water in the late summer, as that's when the flower buds are forming.  

What sort of fertiliser has it been getting? - something with plenty of potash in it might nudge it into action - I'd sprinkle some sulphate of potash around it, or you could use a rose or tomato fertiliser.

And I'm a bit confused by your description of the pruning - you say you pruned it near to the ground one year?  What happened then?  Have you pruned it since?

Wisteria needs pruning twice a year to encourage the formation of the side shoots that bear the flowers http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?PID=242 I know it says do it after flowering, but just go by the time of the year if it hasn't flowered.

Good luck 

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