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are never just out of reach. Be warned however, that tiny trees do not produce a lot of fruit. Rootstock M27 will support a tree that will grow no bigger than about ten feet. For more information try the Brogdale Horticultural Trust.If you're in a very

three good examples and then shut up (I'm sure you have other things to do with your time.)I grow Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Windspiel' as a hedge - most of the year it is quiet and well behaved but about now it begins to flirt outrageously

chiloense, the water avens (G. rivale), which grows wild by streams or the wood avens (G. urbanum), which grows (and this may come as a bit of a shock) in woodland.I have three particular favourites that, for those of you keen on social pigeonholing, come

coloured, fast growing climber now happily growing up the sides of Mediterranean villas (he also introduced the hydrangea to France).Interestingly, when they reached Tahiti, it was discovered that Commerson's valet - Bonnefoy - was actually a woman called

and would almost certainly treat any of our ants (No.4=) as cocktail snacks.We are unlikely to stumble across the giant Palouse earthworm. Though harmless - and endangered - it can grow to be about a metre long which is enough to give anyone a bit of a shock

and riddled with holes.However, one should not give up growing hostas just because they can be a little troublesome. Did David take one look at Goliath and wander off to the pub? Did Leonidas and his Spartans gaze upon the hordes of advancing Persians

blog to another, as they all have links that take you to yet another strand.One of the most prolific blogs is Vegplotting - the adventures of a very keen gardener and allotmenteer in Chippenham, Wiltshire. For even more hardcore vegetable growing try

and a sprawling midnight-blue sage. A spectacular display.The Korean chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum rubellum) is as tough as old boots. They were originally bred in about 1930 and can take temperatures down to about -20ºC. They grow about a metre tall

. Apricot trees (Prunus ameniaca) grow particularly well there because of the south-western aspect and because, before the invention of the gutter, they got lots of rain - apricots need lots of water to prevent the fruit from splitting.I mention this because

variety which is good for the smaller garden. However, one of the problems about weeping trees is that pretty well nothing will grow underneath the canopy: especially grass.Last is Malus tschonoskii: this is a very upright growing tree that is excellent