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of the endemic rarities they were endangering. They have had to be weeded out ever since. I do agree local plants do well in gardens - the Bristol onion, Allium sphaerocephalon, which grows on the Downs and in the Avon gorge does very well in our gardens

will suffer if the compost dries out in hot weather.May-OctoberMay-October30 minutesCelery leaf, Apium graveolens x2Chives, Allium schoenoprasum x3Mint, Mentha spicata x1Purple shiso, Oerilla frutescens var. purpurascens x3Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis x1

'm going for whites, pale blues and pale pinks, with maybe a stunning dark red/ purple or black plant for contrast and impact. How does the following combination sound? Alliums Aquilegia Verbena Bonariensis Lupins Buddleia A Japanese Maple Feel free

Hi, Has anyone got any advise on growing Bluebells from seed. how long will I have to wait to see them and is it easy?  Thanks They're easy. Sow when they're ripe and dropping off the plant, (or at that time if year if you're buying)  put them

I grow chives as much for their pretty purple flowers as for their culinary use.  Now I find that many of the heads have been eaten away, leaving just a green stem with a nibbled edge. I can't see any sign of anything, I would really appreciate a

Hi all, I've just moved and am going to try and make a cottage style border in my garden, but I'm unsure of the growing nature of the following - Iris', Papavers, Verbena Bonariensis, Gladioli and Alliums. Do these plants require their own

well. This was my first attempt. I also managed to grow different squashes, never again, these were in pots and bags, took over the whole place, we had a great amount of foliage and flowers.The raised beds were filled with compost, I wondered if I could

-flowered dahlias, no matter how good they look in our borders. Bees like clover, dead nettle, bird's foot trefoil and thistles. I like most 'weeds' and am looking forward to my new lawn being colonised by trefoil and dandelions. I'm growing teasel, red clover

, transplant my display of Allium roseum and phacelia from one pot into another, and sort the herb pot out.As much as I love my frogs, I'll be dismantling their grow bag habitat. There's plenty of dense foliage for them to shelter beneath now and, as soon as I

couple of packets of wild flower seeds than this lot. What's drab about hellebores, snowdrops, alliums and sedums? i think this is a lovely piece and shall be growing all of these plants in my small garden! Re: trees for small gardens, I have a crepe