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Talkback: Escallonia

Hi Kate we have two Escallonia growing along the fence with tubular flowers mixed in with dogwood and cotinus and a flowering cherry and pyracantha and cotoneaster all growing happy together ,they have been in about 7 years and are well over grown by oldchippy

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10/03/2012 21:57:55

by Dragonflyblue

Talkback: Earwigs

, can you tell me what this is and is it any good for earwigs. I have earwigs in my greenhouse. Are they really a problem? Im a very novice gardner and dont really know which holes are caused by what. I have found that washing up liquid mixed with water by lennypearce

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09/07/2012 08:11:02

by Gardening Grandma

Talkback: Verbena bonariensis

My borage loves to escape from the veg patch to the borders, as do English marigolds. Valerian and buddlia do almost too much. But I love plants for free, not just because of my Scots ancestry but it means the plants are right at home with me. I by SuzieC

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28/11/2011 18:41:09

by learneCoony

Talkback: My five favourite dahlias

of the country.DahliaLover: Good for you. The big headed Dahlias work well in mixed planting where the surrounding plants and a bit of subtle staking keep them in place.iloveflowerbeetles: Thank you for commenting, enjoy your plants. I'm coming to this thread a by Gardenbabe

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28/11/2011 18:41:19

by I Love Dahlias

Talkback: Hybrid musk roses

with the added bonus of their perfume. But the price! perhaps next year when I've paid for my potager build. I have a number of hybrid musk roses in my mixed borders - they associate so well with perennials because of their informal growth habit, which is loose by sandra

28/11/2011 18:44:11

by Anonymous

Feathers in Compost?

Yes feathers are fine to use in the compost head so long as they are well mixed in with other organic matter. Thanks guys. I'll compost them very slowly then. I've done this, and yes, does take some time to break down. Bloke persuaded me to cut his by Sandra 2

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20/06/2012 22:14:55

by pansy2

Edging for bed

those I wouldn't have room for sleepers as its the side o bed bordering neighbour and already have brooms in there. Dragged OH up the garden and he tells me we have some old roof tiles and flags we could use , he will dig a trench to secure them by bunnysgarden

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12/02/2013 19:56:20

by Joe_the_Gardener

Lavender hedge!!

Dear All, Last summer we had the front of our house landscaped, and as part of it we had a small border dug around a bay window for planting some low-lying shrubs etc. The contractor filled it with soil from another part of the garden. I thought by MattCUK76

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10/03/2013 11:10:24

by gardenning granny

Alstroemeria (Peruvian Lily)

border. To overcome this I dug them up to replant behind perennials that disguise this gap. Alstroemerias do spread so best where they can't "bully" their neighbours. The varieties I grew didnt seed .i grew hybrids...but still a bit thuggish Think I by Rosa carriola

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31/03/2013 12:59:08

by happymarion

shade loving plants and grasses

..hydrangea, skimmia and sarcoccoca. am sure others will pile in with other suggestions but you can make a very classy border there Jason PS: also worth digging over your clay soil, removing any debris, stones etc, maybe even a few centimetres off the top by Jason Wright

01/05/2013 22:06:49

by Jess is in the Garden

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