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Flowers garden job checklist - week 12

On 23/11/2011 in Flowers checklists

Sprinkle granular fertiliser round roses, shrubs and along the base of hedgesSow sweet peas into deep potsTransplant evergreen shrubs and conifers to new sitesPlace grow-through plant supports over tall-growing perennials, like delphiniums


shrub

On 28/03/2013 in forum

what is your favorite shrub? i am after a every green shrub which flowers in the summer and grews no more than 1 metre high by 1 metre wide. any ideas! Azalea lutea, adore the scent. Bought a orange version too, forgotten name, hoping it has


Around the garden job checklist - week 4

On 23/11/2011 in Around the garden checklists

Keep window bird feeders topped up with seed to attract bluetits and sparrowsWash out flowerpots and seed traysMove patio pots to sheltered sites during cold periodsIf snow falls, knock it off the branches of evergreen shrubs and conifers to prevent


Flowers checklist

On 23/11/2011 in Flowers checklists

Cut back overgrown honeysucklePick berried winter shrubs, flowers and evergreen leaves for seasonal decorations indoorsPlant bare-rooted hedging, roses, trees and shrubsPick faded flowers and yellowing leaves from pansies and winter bedding


Small urban garden......

On 30/04/2013 in forum

.... Do they encroach into the garden too much ?  Hiya beccrow What height do you want these trees to be?  What size plot do you have ? Maybe evergreen shrubs? Evergreen trees are going to eat up your space much more than pleached trees - can you post some


suggestions welcome

On 01/05/2013 in forum

Hi there, can someone give me some surgestioins please....... quick easy growing shrubs,  flowering, or scented or niether, evergreen or not To get a good answer there are things that we need to know - shade/part shade/ sun ; type of soil


Tree/shrub suggestion

On 27/10/2012 in forum

've done very well. Another shrub I have is a dwarf rhododedron which is in acid compost. It has huge flowers in late spring and is evergreen the rest of the time. I forgot to say that I underplant my potted roses with annuals in summer (like lobelias


Talkback: How to create a year-round pot display

On 09/04/2012 in forum

can you use habatious plants to make a good display for a patio using tubs James, Yes you can, but you will only have a display during the summer, as the nature of these plants is to die down in the winter.    Try some small evergreen shrubs


Viburnam gone brown

On 16/04/2012 in forum

All my viburnam and japonica shrubs have gone brown.  Please help!! It's most likely a sign of cold.  Many evergreen viburnums round here are looking very brown, as they have after the last 3 or 4 winters here.  They usually recover by June so


Flowers garden job checklist - week 44

On 23/11/2011 in Flowers checklists

Plant tulip bulbs in groups to make drifts of spring colourAfter first frosts, lift and store dahlia tubers or leave in the ground but mulch heavilyPlant evergreen shrubs and conifers, including new hedgesLift tender cannas to avoid frost damage


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