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On 18/12/2012 in forum

's quite attractive too.  As I assume it is composed of activated charcoal (at least in part) I would imagine it does not cause any harm. Does anyone have any experience of using this for growing plants or use it for anything else around the garden or home


Wild Flower Planting

On 17/04/2013 in forum

, just search for wild flower seeds I think I've seen packets of cottage garden-type annuals sold in clour themed packs in poundland and the like - obvs not the right thing, but maybe they have wildflower varients too.


blackspot

On 09/06/2013 in forum

reckon I have lost a good two thirds of them already, and I live in a 'Rose Cottage', so it's a great pain!I am in my seventies and could not manage to  replace all the soil in order to plant new ones. Can anyone suggest some really resistant roses, if I


Nemesia and petunia hanging basket

On 22/07/2011 in Pots & containers: Hanging baskets

.Summer hanging basket inspiration and adviceMake a pelargonium, begonia and sutera hanging basketPot up a hanging basket with geraniums and verbenaCreate a cottage garden look with a display of begonia, marguerite, plectranthus and verbenaPlant up an edible herb


clay soil so little choice of plants

On 23/02/2013 in forum

something, i eto each plant and slowly it will improve. hi renu i also have clay soil but in spring garden full of aquilegias anemonies real old cottage plants lots of plants will grow in your soil i just dig out a big clod of clay and fill the hole up


Damnation to double flowers

On 08/03/2013 in forum

are preaching to the choir. i have a cottage garden and today saw a huge bumble bee go into some rocks on my bank and not come out i hope they will nest there will keep an eye on them. I think everybody on the forum knows about the decline of our bees and most


any suggestions

On 06/08/2012 in forum

in these conditions.  If you don't know what their plants are called, try asking - a good way to meet them and make new friends.   You could go to Dove cottage nurseries and gardens near Shibden Hall in Halifax or York Gate gardens near Leeds for some ideas. Both make


Plant Suggestions please

On 27/02/2013 in forum

We are renovating our front garden. At one side we have a new 3' picket fence that is approx. 60' long. There will be grass running up to it, but at the house end the grass will taper down to nothing as it runs up to the side gate. I would like


Broadcasting poppy seeds into the border

On 19/05/2012 in forum

mum calls it a mess but i say its a cottage garden. Each to his own i guess I did this a couple of weeks ago but I think only one or two have germinated. Not sure if it was due to the bad weather or the seeds, which came from a seed swap and collected


weed, plant or veggie?

On 15/05/2012 in forum

Aquilegia. A pretty cottage garden flower. Looks just like an Aquilegia to me. A self-seeding flower that will pop up most places & flower the following year. Very pretty cottage garden type of spring flower, but not nec one that you may want in your veg


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