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Hanging/trailing plants in full shade - any advice?

a small leafed ivy (white and green variety) and a small leafed fern like maidenhair? Or otherwise a Lysimachia congestiflora "Persian Chocolate" like this one http://www.finegardening by Hogroast2

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11/02/2013 09:25:46

by Hogroast2

Windy roof garden destroying everything

Hello, I live in a flat in London and together with some neighbours we look after the roof garden. It's a big patio 8 floor up with some raised beds and lots of pots surounded by a low wall and some higher fencing at various points with ivy growing by Simon Hearn

09/04/2013 13:52:38

by hypercharleyfarley

Talkback: Plants for bees

to grow ivy, do try it. Insects of ALL kinds love it( birds too) and on a sunny day in our plot the ivy is so popular that one would swear that bees were swarming, the noise they make is so tremendous. What are the best early flowering plants for bees by Lindy

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28/11/2011 18:40:44

by Honey Bee

Talkback: Potato blight

ago the head-gardener from Heligan Vegetable Garden came to give talk, apparently it is impossible to grow main-crop potatoes in Cornwall organically, so maybe if blight has been a problem you just have to compromise and use a suitable spray by Frances M

28/11/2011 18:36:47

by julia

What tree is this?

if this is an obvious question but as stated I'm very much a novice! Thank you It will need attaching to wires or trellis, it doesn't dig into bricks like ivy. Here is an article about it. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/howtogrow/7846747/How-to-grow by Daniel Williams

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02/04/2013 19:31:03

by Lyn

Non-cultivar flowering plants

of a friend has advised against cultivars as they often produce an artificial nectar which deceives the butterflies and bees, and suggested I go for wild plants. My back garden is small and I can only grow in containers because of very poor soil. Many by Barry Williams2

07/05/2013 04:08:05

by patty3

Talkback: Growing Russian vine

of the plants from labels. Does Russian vine smother bindweed, James? A monster of a climber it seems - I'm looking for something to grow up the back of my house but have very limited soil around the edges due to paths etc, it's north facing and rather dull by donutsmrs

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22/05/2012 22:37:03

by blairs

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

Planting aubretia in cracks in sleepers

....type of plants they are. Hi I take it the retaining sleepers or the retaining wall fairygirl has are not retaining anything important ??Would never grow anything in anything structural , eg ivy in walls.Been in the building trade 36 years and know the damage by Dan 2

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13/04/2013 21:41:06

by Fairygirl

Please help me design my garden - part 3

. Will anything grow? Even super hardy shrubs? Ideally I'd like something green that will grow to around 6 foot. Here's a picture if it helps: Any help much appreciated! If you have conifers the first thing you need to do is add lots of enrichment 0 compost by Laura P

05/05/2013 18:51:59

by Laura P

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