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NNE facing and clay soil- help!

On 19/01/2013 in forum

Yes, clay soil and NNE facing... Many plants do well: helebores, ferns, geranium, phlox, globe thistle, euphorbia; some do okay: astrantia, roses, geums. I need some suggestions. Have you grown plants successfully in similar conditions? If it helps


free plants

On 23/04/2013 in forum

hi, i have just had some plant plugs delivered, i just paid the postage on them they are, nepeta mussini, digitalis, coreopos sunray and geum mrs bradshaw, i have potted them up, my question is, will they flower this year. many thanks They may do


more weed IDs ...

On 07/05/2013 in forum

pic is blurred, on the main pic its the the one bottom right. by the way, im sure the left bottom one is horsetail, correct if wrong ... ? Think you're right about the horsetail djjjuk, And it's probably a wild geum, wood avens perhaps, with it. Seeds


The strange case of the wilting wisteria

On 30/06/2009 in Plants

Some of you might remember that I wrote about geums a few weeks ago. Sometimes those of you out there are kind enough to respond to my ramblings with comments of your own. They are mostly charming and occasionally include various garden questions


Wilding the Chelsea Flower Show

On 23/05/2011 in Gardeners' musings

of nectar and pollen on offer.My favourite was the RBC New Wild Garden, designed by Nigel Dunnet, where there wasn't a weed in sight. Instead, urban dry stone walls incorporating insect habitats were surrounded by penstemons, geums, thrift, salvia, geraniums


what to plant

On 10/06/2012 in forum

? I have various clumps of Alliums that have wandered about themselves. They are growing through clumps of Monarda, a Hardy Fuchsia, Geums, Dlephiniums and Echinacea, so when they begin to look tatty I snip them off just above the other plant. Thanks


Only Three

On 23/03/2013 in forum

If everybody was only allowed to have three plants what would you choose mine would be in order 1 Fuchsia 2 Clematis 3 Primrose. Hellebores, Salvias and geraniums Salvias, Verbena Bons and Geums. Dahlias, Clematis and delphiniums   Clematis, Dahlia


Orange flowers

On 09/09/2012 in forum

I grow loads of blue perennials and shrubs but I want more orange flowers. Ideas please. I have echinacea tiki torch, marmalade and summer sun, have orange dahlias, crocosmia and couple of annuals. Geums, varieties of heleniums, roses


Suggestions for planting in a sunny, boggy site.

On 18/02/2013 in forum

(grown in a pot so as not to get out of control) if you have a big enough garden willow as it will drink up that soggy ground (I had one and it did just that but alas i had to small a garden). Jo - I have similar conditions and I find that Geums do very


Ground Elder

On 03/08/2012 in forum

home grown lupins, rose campion and geum through it and although it looked pretty in July, I feel the ground elder is now in danger of swamping even these plants . Please, please, how do I kill it? Weedkiller, and we're coming up to the ideal time. Make


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