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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

Hi, Please can someone tell me what this is?  I took some cuttings from one in a park so it'd be nice to know what it is and whether it'll survive. Thanks It's a Euphorbia. Looks like Euphorbia x martinii. Be careful when handling it as all

5 years ago and it's one of the only plants I have still to identify.  All help is much appreciated!  Emma Possibly euphorbia lathyris? That's so helpful - and so quick!   Thanks so much If it doesn't flower, where do the seeds come from? The flowers

in open sunny position.   Euphorbia. Thank you Kate1123. I have checked up on more details of this plant.  I shall pass the name onto my friend. They will be delighted to know its name at last. Oh and be careful ....the sap is highly caustic. It will burn

, red rashes where it touched my skin. Including my face. Very painful. What is the plant? I have photos!. Please assist!     I think it's most likely to be one of the euphorbias. Was the sap milky? It does have a reputation for causing nasty skin

. For example, talking about euphorbias....euphorbia rubra in this case I find one plant is reliably perennial whilst another "clone" is less robust and lasts just a couple of seasons. I now propagate from the better pant. Gary, maybe remove the would

their shoots into the soilCut down old stems on spring-flowering euphorbias, taking care not to get the milky sap on your skinGive hanging baskets and patio pots a weekly liquid feedRemove flower heads from flag irises as petals fadePrune back flowered stems

and if it was hardy that would be an added bonus.  There are far too many possibilities to list them all but if you want to stay in the warm gladioli colour range, look at crocosmias, hemerocallis, echinaceas, achilleas and euphorbias - all hardy. How about some

I seem to have become allergic to something in the garden.  I sometimes get a cluster of small blisters (up to 1cm diameter)  eg on the inside of my arm, as if I've brushed against something.  Any ideas?  Looking on line, euphorbia seems

and some euphorbia, or will they eat all it's food? I have gooseberries in the shade and they are fine,they like air to circulate through the branches to stop sawfly and I dig up all the tuff grass so as not to encourage these little gritters and also its