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Would Ceonothus Zanzibar be suitable for growing against a sunny sheltered wall? It needs a sunny sheltered position so that would be ideal. Don't plant right against the wall as it tends to be rather dry close to walls and it will need to bush out by butterflybrain

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04/01/2013 15:33:11

by butterflybrain

Deer proof plants and shrubs

Deer eat almost everything I plant including thorny roses. Apart from looking in other people's gardens to see what they grow I would like any information on suitable plants and shrubs please. Owning 10 country acres includes all the wildlife. One by patgee

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13/05/2012 20:43:46

by kaydeross

Floppy Rose

it's a young plant, will it grow up and start acting like a proper rose or will I have to prop it up somehow? It's description on David Austin's website says that it has a long arching growth habit and can be used as a groundcover rose - I would by lilly3

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05/07/2012 08:25:30

by Botticelliwoman

Black spot on red robin bush

really know much about problem solving. It still producing new growth. I would be grateful for any info on the problem. What area of your garden you grow this bush? Full sun, in shadow, what plants around the photinia? Normaly the spots come from some by elizabeth cooley

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20/02/2013 22:04:46

by moorey

Training climbing rose

I planted two climbing roses by my front (low) fence last year. They are doing really well, but it is now time to start training them to grow against the railings. They are growing strong and well mostly away from the fence (they get full sunlight by Lucelastic

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17/02/2013 14:02:23

by Lucelastic

chicken pelleted manure

? It is a cheap fertilizer- quite high in nitrogen so might not be ideal for all plants-especially flowering ones when something more balanced is required- but fine for veg when leafy growth is wanted Just depends on what you use it for or what you grow by peter privett

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21/11/2012 13:00:03

by flowering rose

Friday picture thread

is a "he" then Shropshire lass? Can't grow roses down here so bit envious This is a lovely idea ShLass. I've managed to get a card reader at last for my camera and took a couple today of my new little Pasque flowers so I might try and put them on by ShropshireLass

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19/04/2013 20:20:21

by Woodgreen wonderboy

Wild rose

I have a wild rose on one side planted by previous owner of land. Do I prune it down for thicker growth , leave it ? I hate the prickly stems but lovely flowers and hips . I'd prune the older growth out. wild roses are very large plants with long by bunnysgarden

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03/02/2013 11:26:41

by bunnysgarden

In flower now

Just looking around my very young garden at whats in flower now and I still have a delphinium in bloom, a shirley poppy, roses, argyranthemum, snap dragons, wild carrot and lavender. I have primroses, wallflowers, winter honeysuckle, pansies by Muvs Dashwood

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05/01/2013 17:58:50

by Rosa carriola

Getting rid of Blackberries

I have an unwanted blackberry plant growing in my garden. I'm not sure how it arrived, but it's right next to an old rose bush and almost in the middle of some emerging bulbs and flowers. For the last couple of years, I've tried pulling it up by Tomsk

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22/05/2013 00:05:51

by Mummy Muddy Paws

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