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shade loving plants and grasses

, As Lindsay says, Mme Alfred is a great and vigorous climbing rose (mine's trained on a north fence and in heavy but free-draining soil and diesvery well). I also have 2 raised flower beds along the same north fence and have snail-resilient hostas (sum by Jason Wright

01/05/2013 22:06:49

by Jess is in the Garden

Talkback: Glory be!

that has flowered for 2 years running. I covered the crown with a good layer of straw and peat, and a big pot. Do you think it will bloom again this year or have I been foolhardy and lost the plant? I can't see any new shoots yet. I also grow canna lilies by Lorrie Flannery

28/11/2011 18:30:00

by Bobbin

2 plants for large pot

/water etc from your aga. You could even tuck some little bulbs such as muscari in deep down in there too (under the bedding) for some spring colour, without the usua worry of it legging it off around the garden ... Just a thought. I've used this approach by artjak

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12/04/2013 00:14:29

by Woodgreen wonderboy

Talkback: Gardening in the rain

. Perhaps we could do a duet. I agree with laid back our gardens need a rest like the rest of us. It will soon be spring and even with this dreadful weather there are some bulbs coming to life in my garden, I live in the North Pennines so it can't all be bad by willow

28/11/2011 18:30:31

by John- Stockport

How to cover a slope with ivy cuttings

times. Another possibility might be rockery bulbs planted here and there. if you buy spring bulbs now you may still find some that are reduced to 50p a pack, as I did. They wouldn't flower this year, probably, but would recover from the late planting and flower by DONS1979

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21/02/2013 19:43:39

by chilli lover

shade loving ground cover

terrace. It has to compete with geranium macrorhizum - another good ground cover - and self seeded forget-me-nots. The three look fabulous in spring with the flower heads on but I do cut back the flowers on the elder to stop it seeding. What doesn't look by Tigger Tom

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03/06/2012 09:35:56

by auntie betty

What did you do in your garden today?

by the front door... I bought 8 of the box ball plants from Tesco yesterday seeing as they have them on offer - 2 x plants for £20. Love the patio arrangement LF. The box balls show off the bulbs beautifully. I can't compete with that. I cleared a by LeadFarmer

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04/05/2013 20:43:44

by AndytheScientist

Talkback: 'Grow Your Own' Week

family have lovely flowers, make great annual climbers and don't need protection. I inter-plant peas and sweetpeas together and a lot of the lettuces are ornamental (if you can keep the slugs off!)I have put spring bulbs in round the fruit area and carrot by Jools

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28/11/2011 18:40:37

by Russ

Talkback: Garden jobs for spring

magnificent display of crocuses. A bad winter has meant that the spring flowers will all be flowering together - some tete-a-tete daffodils are already flowering, as well as pulmonaria and aconites and what a season it is for bloom and no blind bulbs. LAURA by JaneM

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28/11/2011 18:40:26

by Oohmyback

Climber to cover large wall

by red hips in autumn which are good for birds. Combine this with a clematis montana for spring flowers and a scented honeysuckle for summer flowers and you have an extended season of interest. All offer nectar for insects and thus food for birds by Dom

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04/08/2012 22:20:30

by blairs

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