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Ericaceous soil

also have very heavy clay soil, but grow hydrangeas, rhododendrons, acers, pieris and camellias all in pots of ericaceous compost. A fortnightly watering with an ericaceous feed, from about March through to September, keeps them all in good health. I by rosiella

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20/01/2012 01:13:30

by whitevanwoman

crinodendron recovery

/IMAG0514.jpg it looks like there is couch grass growing in that pot too? any advice on what to do with it? ...are you growing it in ericaceous compost? it needs acidic conditions, like Rhododendrons and suchlike... if memory serves me right, i think by djjjuk

16/04/2013 14:09:49

by djjjuk

Talkback: How to grow early potatoes

Help! when is it best time to move a rhododendron been in about a year I would plant them all about the same time, as it's the growing time that's different between the three, isn't it? 1st, 2nd earlies, then maincrop take successively longer than by isedarken

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02/04/2012 19:04:09

by Lindsay Cook

Talkback: Self-seeding plants

I Never plant aquilegia just let them self sow and its so nice to guess what colours they will be Snapdragons were always good in our old garden. And foxgloves.. they're the only ones I've noticed. Wilting RhododendronsI bought a couple by aromarach

28/11/2011 18:38:47

by Cass

CAMELLIA

I have a white camellia that has been growing in a pot for several years; it's now too large/heavy to move around. I'd like to plant it in the garden - your advice please, on the best location. There are two areas with enough room, one quite by pinkpeony

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27/07/2012 17:20:59

by FloBear

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

Advice for a novice

such as the small hollies are good, christmas box, any of the smaller euonymous, golden laurel - lots of choices for pots, worth looking around some good web sites for what is on offer now. The reality is that you can grow anything in a pot as long as you by Stewart Forward

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31/07/2012 20:56:07

by quercus_rubur

using ash from wood and brickettes in the garden

the briquette ash though as it may contain traces of heavy metals which are not good for plants or animals, including us. Plants to avoid using the wood ash on include (but are not limited to): Acer, Azalea, Camelia, Heather, Rhododendron, Blueberry, Cranberry by twinkletoes2

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07/04/2013 16:33:01

by Mummy Muddy Paws

Flowering plants that like shade

of the fence dividing my garden and next doors, i have put in ferns, foxgloves, (busy lizzies in the summer) and the odd rhododendron bush there as well, however i would like a bit more colour down this side of the garden so its balanced out, the soil becomes by Danielm2323

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06/01/2013 10:55:25

by ThaiGer

Talkback: Exotic colour in April

directly.However, you can use the forum at bbc.co.uk/gardening to post comments about the programme, as many viewers do.I hope this helps. Elsie, Yes rhododendrons can grow well in containers. I'd choose a dwarf and compact variety, like Rhododendron by DogWhisperer

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28/11/2011 18:38:34

by carabella

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