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, pieris, alliums, lavender, lupins, hydrangeas, daphne, euphorbia, hellebores, daffodils, centaurea,  .... A good guide is anything toxic to humans. I plant a sacrificial offering and if it is still standing after six months I plant lots more! Does anyone

ground cover and Japanese anemones will give you late colour into autumn.   Aquilegias for late spring colour, bergenias for foliage ineterst and late winter/early spring flowers, campanulas, knapweed, euphorbias if you like acid colours, hellebores

such a planting scheme I think... Euphorbia mellifera - easily obtainable in Cornwall, would be another choice evergreen, and I wouldn't ignore ground cover conifers either, one like Juniper 'Blue Carpet' for instance... Have a look at some

wondered about Monty taking cuttings in September. I did likewise and mosts stuck OK. the earlier I can take them the better, as it leaves more time for them to put out a few roots before winter. On last week's GW the euphorbia expert said his top tip

Limelight....this suckered everywhere and it took 3 years to finally eradicate it. Euphorbia Fireflow too is a thug for me. I carefully look into every plant before I plant it now. What other "desirables" have become thugs? Helianthus lemon Queen is a bit

  love them so much Lavender for scent Pelargoniums for coping with the dry conditions Dahlias for the outrageous flowers Euphorbias great foliage Violas for winter colour.   Hellebores, for lovely classy blooms in winter and spring. Quince tree (proper

Euphorbia pulcheirima (Poinsettia) I have had it for five years and each winter it flowers. The problem is it is growing wild and i want to prune it. Can anyone please tell me how to prune it and when. My wife has two phalaenopsis they are beautiful but keep

before us but it's so upsetting to have new plants dug up and eaten or destroyed.I now surround all new plants with wire until they are well established.I also find that rabbits don't like euphorbias so I've planted quite a lot of these. It's become trial

, the winners are buddleia, alliums, lambs' ears, hellebores, euphorbia, daffodils, muscari, iris, rosemary and heather. Trying to suffocate any animal by putting it in a bag in the bin is illegal.  It should be humanely dispatched, or left alone. It is a

violets, forget me nots, brunneria,  lily of the valley. lamium, lysimachia(creeping jenny, but get the yellow one not the green as it is invasive), periwinkle, aquilegia, asters, euphorbia, violas, skimmia.........and many more like or tolerate shade. All