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Talkback: Planting bulbs in lawns

On 28/11/2011 in forum

as well. They are a glorious sight in the spring. I have finished planting my daffs, crocuses and tulips but still have alliums and anemones to plant as well as scillas,pushkinias,etc in alpine troughs. my friend gave me some fritillaria uva-vulva which


Our own A to Z of our Gardening

On 07/04/2013 in forum

've got walls a plenty. Please can we have Acer and Agapanthus  Alliums! I love that organic meadow up there, if only we saw more of those... also those Asarina's, I used to grow them up an arch - pink ones but I like the blue very much.. here is a little


Talkback: Planting spring bulbs

On 28/11/2011 in forum

'm still not sure. I already have a lot of alliums in my garden. But I think that they don't bloom very long. I also like crocosmia lucifer but they grow so strong that I think I already have more than a hundred bulbs. Can you recommend a summer blooming


Plants for small gardens

On 20/10/2011 in Plant features: Structural

, and reaches a height and spread of 90 x 8cm.Allium sphaerocephalonSedum spectabile has flat, tightly-packed heads of pink flowers over blue-green rosettes of succulent foliage in autumn. It thrives in poor soil and grows to a height and spread of 45cm


Gardening mistakes

On 01/09/2010 in Plants

called Panicum 'Rehbraun', planted with Cosmos 'Dazzler' and the fabulous Tithonia rotundifolia (pictured, top) that are bushy and wonderful, but I completely forgot to plant anything for spring: no tulips, no alliums, no nothing. As a result I had


Small front garden planting

On 28/04/2013 in forum

image - will try again once posted   Low maintenance evergreens include: phormium, bergenia, heuchera, euonymous (some), carex, cotoneaster (some), flat-growing junipers, choisya, lavender, euphorbia (some), aucuba japonica, prunus (some), ajuga, festuca


Can anybody give me answers to what these plants are please???

On 30/04/2013 in forum

they grow into rather big trees! The 9th pic seems to have forget-me-nots (the little blue flowers) in amongst it-the strappy leaves could be lily turf which is like a big Muscari (grape hyacinth) or it could be an Allium of some kind (onion-but probably


The A to Z of TV Gardening

On 09/01/2013 in forum

letter B all the beans which are good to grow, beetroot I never manage to grow this very well. Will probably watch on iplayer good that way.  FAB indeed Just watched it . Was very useful, though can't see myself grafting apples! Just need inspiration


Talkback: Most loved plants

On 28/11/2011 in forum

delicate and pretty growing under my Prunus amanogawa tree. My Favourites would Have To Be Alliums and the sword lily. :) I love most plants but especially Roses Peonies,Dicentra Spectabilis Alba, Hellebores,Tete a Tete,Clematis etc etc I absolutely hate


Talkback: Designing a new garden

On 28/11/2011 in forum

of colours in New Zealand Flax, which can rise above the lower growing plants for structure. Alliums come in all heights. 'Euphorbia characias wulfenii' is easy to grow and eyecatching. Softer edges can be induced by grasses. I tend to also look


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