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blanketweed in my wildlife pond

I made a wildlife pond last year which has newts, frogs & other pond creatures in it but also alot of blanketweed. It is 20ft by 12ft and has 3 waterlilies, irises,oxygenaters and various shallow marginals. I pull out the blanketweed at intervals by dovetail

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16/07/2012 10:41:40

by dovetail

Success and Failures ...

well in big raised beds. For irises I get them in raised beds and use lots of grit for drainage and have also done them in pots to move around. I can't grow acid loving plants or plants that are borderline hardy. Can't grow evergreen ceonothus by Brumbull

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28/03/2013 19:32:10

by artjak

Talkback: Malvern Spring Gardening Show 2011

Some things stay the same whatever the weather, James. I bought my Echevaria "Peacock" in flower at the Malvern Show some years ago and, true to form , it is flowering now as it has done every year since. My bearded irises are in flower now by Lou

28/11/2011 18:43:34

by lazygardner

Clay

under trees where nothing will grow apart from weeds... ok here are the other plants that we've grown in our slightly improved clay -many many cranesbill, euphorbia, elephant ears, dicentra, ferns in the shade, roses, magnolias, iceplant, aqualegia by Michael Dale2

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25/05/2012 14:48:27

by TJ666

water edging plants

as huge as mannicata) like damp soil as do eupatorium, lysimachia Firecracker and Vesuvius, hydrangeas, miscanthus zebrinus, assorted irises (check for marginal pond varieties), iris sibirica, forms of salix with colourful stems that you cut back in spring by Maderense

03/09/2012 16:36:49

by Maderense

Snails - the French have the right idea

have bounced back though and I am on a mission to grow plants that snails wont eat,. Plants I have grown that haven't been eaten by them are euphorbia, fuscia's, lavender, roses, granny's bonnet, geraniums, jasmine, some grasses, azalias, heathers by raspberry0131

14/09/2012 18:07:37

by Peat Ballan

Daffodils

but an adjacent farmer's field is full of them for sale. They seed easily I think. So it is possible to grow them from seed if you don't mind waiting a few years for flowers? Yes, crocus pop up everywhere in my garden. Perhaps the leaves of the developing by Judith 5

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04/03/2013 18:54:00

by chilli lover

Under tree planting

but not full sun. I would say anything that grows in full sun, just be wary of the amount of moisture available though as the tree will take alot of it. Thanks Dave , could be trial and error then ... Goes from very wet (sloping field behind draining through by Bunny..

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07/03/2013 21:46:56

by smflyman

Talkback: Growing summer bulbs

irises but not as tall as the summer ones and is a lovely soft blue colour. I've come to the conclusion the only quiet time in the garden is when it is under snow! When is the best time to plant dahlias and is it a good idea to start Dahlias off first by HONEYBUG1

28/11/2011 18:43:04

by bulbs

Talkback: Growing spring bulbs

in a quiet spot and see if they'll grow at all. It all depends how they've been stored, whether the bulbs have dried out, or started to decay. If they appear sound then do give them the benefit of the doubt and plant them. And do post feedback later by Alice

28/11/2011 18:38:10

by morphette

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