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Topiary Alternative

On 05/11/2012 in forum

know why they die? I should have thought box would be quite happy there. Agree about the artificial stuff. The green's not very realistic to start with and doesn't improve with time. My first thought was to grow a  shade tolerant clematis up an obelisk


potato varieties

On 31/12/2012 in forum

://www.potatoday.org/ I like Manna first early did well for me when I grew them this year and Kestral second early. Use old egg boxes for chitting potatoes. I've grown Anya potatoes which are expensive in shops. I also grow in potato bags. We love Ulster Prince....a first


veg

On 21/04/2013 in forum

hi I have never growing veg before i am going to chance it i was thinking of the likes of broad beans ect but will have to be growing in pots on bamboo is that a good idea ground space is nill thankyou Broad beans don't need canes.  They don't climb


Talkback: How to grow courgettes

On 24/11/2011 in forum

just join as a registered member, Tried to view a video about growing courgettes, but all i got was a blank box were video should be, not a very good start, any ideas why margaret and happy briIn order to watch the videos on this website you need


Around the garden job checklist - week 36

On 23/11/2011 in Around the garden checklists

Lay new turf and re-sow bare patches of lawnPot up colchicums into decorative containers for bringing into the housePut up bug boxes to provide places for beneficial insects to hibernateCut attractive seed heads for indoor arrangementsSpread netting


Begonia tubers

On 14/04/2013 in forum

I thought I had purchased plug plants but they are bulbs. The last time I order Begonia tubers less than half germinated. The instructions say to plant in shallow boxes containing a mixture of loam/ leaf mould/sand. Can I buy a mixture like this


Rosemary beetle

On 18/10/2011 in Problems: Veg & herbs

.rosemary, lavender, sage, Russian sage, thymelate-summer, autumnAdvice on growing herbsTaking rosemary cuttingsDealing with cuckoo spit on herbsPicking herbsAdvice on growing medicinal herbsVideo demonstration of planting herbs in a window boxVideo advice on how


Talkback: Hedges and topiary

On 28/11/2011 in forum

I have several hedges in my garden which i need to remove, i have cut them down but the main roots are so deep i cannot get them out no matter haw far i dig. I intend to make the area where the hedges were in to planter boxes & use them as raied


can I plant now?

On 11/12/2012 in forum

(small box hedge). Any advice would be appreciated. I would be very nervous to plant anything now. My soil is waterlogged and with the icy conditions forecast next week it would be very harsh conditions for most plants. Have you bought the box? From


California Blue Bells

On 10/05/2013 in forum

be greatly apreciated. Do you know their botanical name because that might help us to give advice. Hi punkdoc, it says on the box that they are phacelia companularia, hope that helps. The Phacelia that I know are not invasive, have beautiful flowers


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