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Talkback: Six plants for a new garden
Hello, James, I'm a longtime visitor, first time commenter. Were I forced to leave my corner of Katy and taken somewhere as unfamiliar as Fulton (what in the blue blazes is a Surface to Air Recovery System?) to start a new garden, I would plant by emma t
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28/11/2011 18:37:15
by RAVEN
Talkback: Planting snowdrops
will be thrilled if they flower next year. Definetly in the green. We planted 100 hundred bulbs 2 years ago and not one came up, i was given some in the green last year and they flowered profously this year. I have had a ballerina plum tree along side 2 apple by happymarion
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16/04/2012 21:29:18
by Hollie- Hock
Quick growing rhododendron or azalea - is there such a thing?
....they usually won't be large for many years.  I would plant them mid to front. They are easy to transplant later anyway. I know they are expensive but I would choose carefully.....decide on projected protential size, whether ??ou want deciduous or evergreen by happycottontail
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21/05/2013 22:38:50
by lucky3
Pot bound Acer Dissectum 'Viridis'
of shade from unremitting sunlight so it's also worth choosing its permanent site well. I'm sure there will be other responses! Figrat's right - you can plant a pot-grown specimen at any time. If yours is potbound, plant it out as soon as you can by lilwead
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24/05/2012 10:27:34
by lilwead
Unsightly pipe work - Recomendations?
you'd need a pretty substantial pot and would need to be vigilant with feeding and watering. Better idea might be to buy or make a large 'raised bed' of timber if you don't want to plant directly into the ground- (you can still put a base on it as long by ittim
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02/05/2013 22:31:29
by judy garrick
Hellebore's
I went into my local B+M store today and low and behold in the garden section outside I found some Helleborus Niger so as they were reduced from £2.99 to £2.25 (not a lot I know)  I got them,  it says on the plant section of GW to put them in a by Rainjustlearning
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30/03/2013 11:37:27
by nutcutlet
What to plant around vegetablble patch?
choices of plants that it has to be a personal preference.  When I had my first garden, over 40 years ago, I went down to the local library and spent many happy hours looking at gardening books and choosing plants which looked nice.  Had lots of disasters by Tina_i_am
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14/06/2012 09:45:10
by gardengirl6
Help
Hello, I'm new to planting veg. So far I am growing- Pea's, Carrots, Potatoes, Onions and Tomatoes. What else is good to plant in May and what is the best way to grow it (apart from in the ground)? Thanks for your help Carl Start sowing french by Carl Martin-Harris
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06/05/2012 21:41:44
by Zoomer44
Hydrangea
and then probably fade to pink as the flowers age.   Hydrangeas do need plenty of moisture to do well so if you do grow it in a pot you'll need to water, and feed, regularly through the growing season.   Even the best quality planting composts only have food by Chris9
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23/04/2012 12:48:04
by Gold1locks
Planting a hedge - help!
of it at the entrance to my last house       Not only that, they do have a habit of turning brown and as a result look a mess. A conifer hedge; I definitely won't choose to plant. Another vote against the conifer from me. Unless it's yew.  If you want evergreeen by mandy reigate
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14/06/2013 00:24:48
by BrummieBen