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Hi, I don't have much room and I like to grow plants from seed.  Would people recommend I get a small greenhouse or a coldframe?  The only smallish greenhouses seem to be those ones in the plastic 'jackets' and they always seem to break - the zip

. I sprinkle around the fruit and am currently saving a bucket as I read it is  good to dig in a bucket in to a new herb bed which I hope to make this yera. I have also put some around clematis and delphiniums, but that was recommended to do

bird!!! Will invest in the copper, though, for the really vulnerable plants. Might even be worth growing Delphiniums again! I give them to my Chickens.  They love them as a bit of a treat.  Do you know anyone with Hens that would appreciate them? Like

Last summer i planted phlox, delphiniums and ecinacea. The phlox has come back and is about 6 inches tall however, the others have not sprouted at all. The phlox was in a container the others in the ground. I think they might be dead. I would

into the soil, then adding 2 tablespoonsful of flour and filling it up with water. A great slug trap she says. I've done one today near my delphiniums. I'll let you know if it works. That sounds like glue to me -perhaps they will have a sticky end

nearby, then you do have a problem. Perhaps some kind of physical barrier is needed. Growing vulnerable plants in pots or tubs is another solution. Personally I feel that thinking that hand-picking will make one iota of difference to the slug

spring. Consider though what you want form this area, do you want to fill it with perennials or could it be filled with a mix of annuals also. how about growing some of your own food here mixed in with the shrubs, standard fruit bushes can make good focal

(ok, rolling it up!)   Thanks for the replies, very much appreciated. The plants are all hardy perennials, 5 each of  - Geum, Delphinium, Foxglove, Echinacea, 2 types Lavender, Penstemon, Scabiosa, Silene, Poppy, Gaillarda and Heuchera - not bad

half of them do well, you'll still have got your money's worth. For the longer term, you want to look out for herbaceous perennials that will come up every year - things like lupins, chrysanthemums, peonies, delphiniums, spreading geraniums (not the red

is only approx 45ft and roots could cause problems.....is the laurel a good alternative? I would need something evergreen and fast growing...thanks in advance. Hi Louise, laurel is a possibility, but not the fastest growing to that height. It also is best