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Talkback: Escallonia

Hi Kate we have two Escallonia growing along the fence with tubular flowers mixed in with dogwood and cotinus and a flowering cherry and pyracantha and cotoneaster all growing happy together ,they have been in about 7 years and are well over grown by oldchippy

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10/03/2012 21:57:55

by Dragonflyblue

variagated dogwood tree

Hi, moved into a house with an established garden 18months ago, there was a very overgrown what I think is a variagated dogwood which I ended up pruning right back to the soil almost. It now seems to be growing quite well except that some by Joan 3

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30/07/2012 19:09:53

by christopher2

Dogwood Cuttings

/108.html Gardengirl, I grow several varieties of dogwood ....those grown for their coloured wood ......and cut back to the ground every year. Then I feed and stand back. Keep well watered, if possible. You should get 6' straight coloured stems by Jammy2

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07/01/2013 21:53:25

by Verdun

BUSHES

is 25 meters. Hello tommysmith, It may not be to your taste, but Photinia x fraseri is known for fast growth. I've also found dogwoods such as Cornus sanguinea, to grow very quickly. They are supposed to prefer moist soil, but even in my dry, free by tommysmith

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25/05/2012 01:51:36

by Katie Blue

What plants/Bushes go well with Malus 'red jade'?

, we got plenty of fruit but how much crab apple jelly can one eat.You could try Dogwood "Cornus" they come in quite a few colours, they will be all leaf in summer but when the leaves drop you have wonderfully coloured stems all winter, then you chop by Kirsty d

24/05/2012 15:59:01

by Palaisglide

Problem Plants

out this weekend. I'm sure it's something obvious but I'd like a second opinion! This is a dogwood which started out looking great but over the last couple of days has gone to look really sad! This is a fuschia I overwintered. I by ShropshireLass

30/05/2013 23:40:30

by BobTheGardener

Need help/advice for taking and growing cuttings of neighbours acer tree please

is helpful. i must say this is by far the prettiest tree i have ever seen and i am desperate to get my own growing! any help would be brill, thanks chaps. I couldn't find an acer called 'full moon' (there is a flowering dogwood though), but there are several by davielovesgravy

22/05/2013 20:45:57

by BobTheGardener

Trees, plants or shurbs to plant on Soakaway ?

but worried about the roots greeting into the French drains, have also just purchased red dogwood as have read they can help.Any ideas? Any tree will be thirsty but will obviously have quite a lot of root. As I posted on another thread, I know someone who had by Mario Theodorou

16/03/2013 20:43:14

by nutcutlet

How to plant a triangular border?

of growing anything! There's quite a lot of clay underneath the top soil we put in. I have some heucheras and geranium and they seem to be fine but I will look into the bigger plants you mentioned for a bit of structure.Thank you! Sounds ideal for dogwoods by clarerees

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10/03/2013 20:42:57

by Verdun

How should I prune this

Any advice please as to how I can prune this Dogwood standard ( I think it is) I would prune each branch back to within a few buds leaving the main stem intact.. New strong shoots should grow and look as it does now. I would do it now or soon by Bev Pounsett-Krynauw

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24/02/2013 19:10:13

by Bev Pounsett-Krynauw

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