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hi, can anyone help me, my delphinium has snapped in the wind, is there anyway i can save it ie rooting powder, i also have some foxglove seed, im not sure how deep to plant them. many thanks   Foxglove seeds are sown on the surface. Delphinium

Sprinkle granular fertiliser round roses, shrubs and along the base of hedgesSow sweet peas into deep potsTransplant evergreen shrubs and conifers to new sitesPlace grow-through plant supports over tall-growing perennials, like delphiniums

grass, ground elder, bindweed and other problem weedsPlace plant supports over clumps of tall-growing perennials such as lupins and delphiniums

. Perhaps I'll sow some seeds for next year, but also buy some plants for this year.  Thanks geoff I haven't the room for great big delphiniums but I usually grow a dwarf variety  delphinium chinensis blue butterfly (as an annual) from seed. It flowers

Hi, I took some delphinium cuttings a couple of months ago. They have been quite successful and have put on some nice leaf & root growth. They are about 8inches tall and are just starting to produce some flower buds. My question is should I pinch

the old piping in a skip. Im all for cheap, Your flowers and veg can be a 'Slug Free Domain' Delighted to hear you can grow delphiniums in pots,as I have got some free seed and as my soil is poor and sandy,I'm thinking about hiding the pots amongst

Take cuttings from delphiniums using strong young shoots, and root them in free-draining compostWash off greenfly from shoot tips with soapy waterFeed rhododendrons, azaleas, pieris and camellias with ericaceous (acidic) plant foodSeveral shrubs

Use secateurs to remove suckers growing from the stems of standard rosesTie tall border plants like delphiniums to their supportsFinish planting out dahlias, cannas and summer beddingCut back dead and dying foliage on spring bulbsDeadhead camellias

I love my lupins and delphiniums in summer. Is there a better sight in June and July than fat lupin spikes and tall blue delphiniums? Last year I had 2 good crops delphiniums plus late flowers. But, delphiniums have to be blue....pale or dark

to grow and if they possibly can they will.  Provided the root loss was not too huge they shoud do well.  Ideally you should remove their  flower heads, I know this sounds dreadful, especially in the case of delphiniums, but it is alot to expect of any