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Please help me design my garden - part 1

the back of the border. Collect the seeds at the end of the season, put them in an envelope and sow them in a tray next Spring. You have some more plants and some to swap with friends. Perhaps friends might be splitting perennials and will give you some by Laura P

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05/05/2013 15:56:15

by Mummy Muddy Paws

Talkback: The no-dig method

these vacant areas with cardboard until the spring. The covering will protect the soil from erosion during the winter months and the worms will pull the mulch into the soil during this time. No weed seeds will germinate and no air born seeds can penetrate by Baloo66

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09/01/2012 20:01:42

by peteballan

Talkback: Rich pickings

these are much more difficult to dig up and eradicate, and it appears that the rotavating cut them up into tiny pieces that all sprouted.My advice would be to just dig it over and cover until next spring, if you break the beds into reachable widths, say 2-3foot by Lauren W

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28/11/2011 18:29:56

by John mk2

Welcome to the plants forum

the hardiness of Trachelospermum, though, as the weather's quite benign here in Essex (usually) and I never saw it much in Oxfordshire. I'm planning on planting one come the spring. My perreniall sweet pea dies back in winter, and of course, the tender climbers by Daniel Haynes

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24/07/2012 07:30:27

by weejenny

Seeds are up

Wooohoooo. My first seeds have germinated. Mugwort. Only took about 6 days. Spring is on its way Hey great news, have no idea what Mugwort is, but that's really quick It might be January but we are heading into Spring, the days are getting longer by Sam Glendinning

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09/01/2013 21:03:43

by Sam Glendinning

Poetry Thread

walls; I love the green shoots thrusting gently Breaking the dormant cold of winter Springing forth like resurrection. Here, poised at the turning of winter to spring, I dream of the bounty to come, The plants tumbling and billowing Flowering by Palaisglide

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02/04/2013 23:17:15

by Palaisglide

Talkback: It's sloe gin time

the same story across the country. It seems that the late frosts during the spring of 2008 killed off lots of blossom on the Blackthorn bushes, which in turn has really reduced the Sloe crop. Some of my local bushes which were absoloutely heaving with Sloes by Sue Batho

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28/11/2011 18:30:13

by Janie

Talkback: Exotic plants in winter

like giant leeks but come march time new leaves will suddenly appear again. during spring and summer you should get a new leaf every week from a basjoo, which is why it aint worth trying to protect and save the leaves from the previous year.....just let by jason

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28/11/2011 18:37:56

by Anonymous

Talkback: The first bumblebee of the year

place at the right time. Spring has left in a hurry this week. I've seen a few bumble bees at Myerscough College, near Preston, on the heathers in the borders. They are much hardier than the honey bee and can forage in lower temperatures as well by Dancer

28/11/2011 18:38:14

by bufftail

Talkback: Perfect hostas

but the weather dropped very quickly in the autumn so I decided to leave them til this spring, getting them out the old pots was tricky I nibbled away with a small trowel around the edge of the pots then turning them on there sides and getting my hand down the gap by lorrie-koolkats

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28/11/2011 18:38:40

by jenjon

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