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Snap dragons

I grew loads of snapdragons from seed this year and they have been one of the star performers of my garden, the bumble bees loved them. I know that most people grow them as annuals but on the packet they are described as half hardy perennials by jackie frost

02/12/2012 21:42:33

by nutcutlet

HELP !!!!!what about ground cover plants- does it work?

off . I also wondered ......if I plant ground cover plants ?- the idea to fill and carpet any spaces which are left that look attractive with plants . I have also tried the covering material but with a half established garden it was more trouble by lucky3

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08/06/2012 19:17:33

by weejenny

ideas for a container on a SW facing wall

interest, hardy, fool proof and with very little shelter. I was hoping for a camelia or rhodo, (something I presume won't grow well in my neutral soil) Any ideas? Thanks I am a little confused, are you looking for a climber. Are you planning on using by debanslow

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07/06/2012 07:57:14

by debanslow

coverup climber wanted

it needs a heated greenhouse in the winter Yeah, should've said, officially its half hardy - didn't assume that meant it was not wanted, being in a pot. Depending on where you live, you could leave it out and just insulate the pot a bit, or may not even by debanslow

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12/06/2012 17:49:37

by auntie betty

What to sow in January

-anything that needs heat to germinate is probably a half-hardy annual-the clue is in the title-and wont be planted out until Mid-May at the earliest-so that is why you don't need to start now Patience is a virtue after all Having said all that-what flowers are we by nodlisab

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04/01/2013 13:16:17

by ThaiGer

Talkback: Growing chillies from seed

to encourage fruit to set. Overwintering: Chilli plants are perennials and are generally more productive in their second year than their first although most people grow them as half-hardy annuals. It is worth overwintering them if you have the space on a by Denzle43

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03/03/2012 13:08:47

by logmia

garden dilema!

now last month i sprung into action mulched the soil weeded, now its ready for the planting obviously i cant at the moment with this dreadfull weather unless i want to plant a few hardy perenials. i have oriental poppys some astilbes's three infant red by green fingerd will

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22/04/2012 20:52:23

by Eddie J

just made my 1st ever hanging baskets

outside in a flower bed now, but they flower in early summer and won't carry on through summer to autumn like petunias and other half hardy annuals. They might survive inside a cold frame or plastic greenhouse (or conventional greenhouse), if covered by nivlac

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10/03/2013 09:45:49

by Bev Pounsett-Krynauw

Our own A to Z of our Gardening

. . Lovely snap dragons, my dad used to plant them in the front garden. I still use them and particularly like the dark reds. I'll have a go at Aquilegia: Aquilegia are an unfussy, hardy and long-lived perennial that thrives in most soils and aspects by Bev Pounsett-Krynauw

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07/04/2013 22:23:05

by Verdun

Talkback: Preparing for drought in the garden

to mid spring. The rest of the year the problem is usually too much water! I live half way up a mountain, and the results of drought are quite frightening. Last year, a spate of mountain fires did a great deal of damage to areas of Scientific interest by happymarion

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14/03/2012 10:39:45

by Emma Crawforth

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