Dovefromabove

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The first Gardeners' World

Posted: 08/03/2013 at 21:15

Suggestions for suitable shrub on a cliff please

Posted: 08/03/2013 at 20:06

If you're interested in roses for this site, I suggest you consider some of the Burnett roses (rosa pimpinellifolia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_pimpinellifolia. These are tough little roses which in their wild forms live in pretty tough conditions.

Peter Beales sell several from this group, including my favourite Burnett Double White. http://www.classicroses.co.uk/productindex.php?type=rose&prodfinderformroseFamily=pimpinellifolias

Weekend Ahead ..... ?

Posted: 08/03/2013 at 17:37

Oh dear, Norwich grinds to a halt when it snows http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzI5MehBc8o

Weekend Ahead ..... ?

Posted: 08/03/2013 at 17:14

Oh 'eck - I've not seen the forecast - are we due for any ???

Suggestions for suitable shrub on a cliff please

Posted: 08/03/2013 at 09:09

My best advice would be to look around and see what grows in similar conditions in the wild where you are, then try planting a cultivated/improved version.

azalea has lost its leaves!!

Posted: 08/03/2013 at 06:59

I agree with Verdun - don't worry, they'll grow new ones soon. It might be an idea to re-pot them ths spring so they've got lots of nutrients to grow new leaves with.

The little growths will be lichen - totally harmless and indicative of good air quality - it grows on slow-growing twigs and does no harm - look at it under a magnifying glass - it's absolutely beautiful

modern farmer revives old irish famine variety

Posted: 08/03/2013 at 06:53

Doh! You guessed

badgers in gardens

Posted: 08/03/2013 at 06:51

thegreatgardener wrote (see)

you need to fence them out of the area and put down metal fence in soil arount boarder of fence to keep them from digging under. if this does not work you will need to use live animal traps to catch them and relocate them. As for grub I spray castor oil mix to make them taste bad to badgers.

You need to have a licence to trap badgers in the UK!!!

And do I understand you to mean that you dig up the chafer grubs and spray them with caster oil????