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Duplex

On 24/03/2013 in forum

HI My son has just moved into a new duplex witch has a lovely big terrace but is completly bare of any planting . advice sought on suitable evergreen shrubs/plants but most important ones that will not attract to many BEES he is terrified of them


what is this tree?

On 25/02/2013 in forum

Can anyone tell me what this tree is. It still has almost all of its leaves. Last spring I pulled off all the previous years leaves so now wonder if it isn't decidu   ous as I had assumed Is it some sort of Euonymus? Close-up view of a leaf


Suggestions for suitable shrub on a cliff please

On 09/03/2013 in forum

followers, orange-red hips, good for hedges H & S 1-2.5m (3-8ft) Tamarix tetrandra – arching branches, scale like leaves, pink flowers in late spring, good for poor soils, H & S 3m (10ft) Hippophae rhamnoides AGM (sea buckthorn) – bushy deciduous shrub


pansies primrose primulas etc....

On 12/05/2013 in forum

find most type of primroses grow well under decidues trees / summer flowering shrubs  ( exept the ones which need lots of water, I cannot grow Bullimia type - please exuse spellings), when  the primroses have  finished flowering  they die down


Choosing plants for autumn colour

On 21/09/2011 in Gardeners' musings

’re showing their autumn colour, you’ll have the best idea of their potential.Autumn is the ideal time to plant deciduous trees and shrubs. Warm soil and moisture promote good root-development, helping plants to settle in before harsh winter weather. A


Looking for plant suggestions

On 19/04/2013 in forum

Hi, I am looking for suggestions for a shrub that I can grow against a south facing fence. The garden is quite small, but I have a number if shrubs down the length and am looking to fill a gap between two ceanothus plants. I am looking


The winged spindle

On 10/10/2011 in Plants

plants, but Euonymus alatus was probably the first. Hailing from China and Japan, it is slow-growing, and deciduous. The greenish-white flowers appear in spring and, for much of the year, it is a green, innocuous-looking shrub.However, in autumn


Drought damage in the garden

On 26/07/2010 in Gardeners' musings

'm hoping that as this is a deciduous shrub this is simply its way of surviving drought. By losing its leaves it protects itself from dehydration, and when moisture does arrive (as it surely will) a new flush of foliage will grow. For now, though, it


Hydrangea

On 03/12/2012 in forum

Hi everybody,once again advise if you can please,iv taken loads of Hydrangea  cuttings and they are doing ok indoors some single pots some 5or6 in large pots,its the first time iv done this as i want them for shrub wind protection up the allotment


In flower now

On 05/01/2013 in forum

that frosy weather doesn't get everything. Found aconitim in flower, also a lavetera (shrub) which i thought was deciduous but still has leaves, buds and a couple of flowers. Erysimun and erigeron K (small daisy type)


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