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, a place of contemplation.  The grass under the tree, with table and chairs, does not grow much. So what can we do about the bare ground? My first thought is to put paving of some sort down ,leaving a clear circle of soil round the catalpa trunk. I

Hi all, Last year we moved into to a "tumble down" cottage so the auctioneer called it (after we bought it) !! Which has a 1/2 acre of garden/orchard with tree lines for borders and fields to all sides. The trees have ivy growing all over them which

I was thinking of growing this in a large tub,mainly because i'm not sure where it's going to end up permanently.Does anyone have one and will it survive ? I should think it would go a year or two in a tub Klink, more if you look after it. I keep

was expecting something a little more exciting for small gardens. Paulownia is tremendous, spectacular growth in a season. I have one in my very narrow and long garden. It grows to 12 feet with dinner plate size oviate leaves. It then gets cut down to the base

, erythroniums, frittillary- if moist enough. Plants - heucheras, japanese anemones, hardy geraniums- lots to chose from, Vinca minor, Solomons seal, epimediums- if dry shade, ajugas for ground cover, yes various ivies, lamiums. Grasses - I've got an evergreen

dry? The shrubs will take a considerable amount of water! When I gardened on london clay the hostas stayed in big pots - far too many slugs! Here they grow with hardy fuchias and epimediums, though the fuchsias are somewhat reduced this year by awful

of growing a patch of comfrey to make fertiliser or addd to the compost heap. Phlox spreads too much, not to mention epimedium. I could go on..... Phlox and epimediums are lovely, though, and you can easily dig 'em out! And no one would be without mint

be doing that again Am growing begonias from tubers for the first time this year, would love any advice on how to get the best from them. I am a novice, but a keen gardener and I too am about to pot some begonia tubers for the first time. Any advice? Also

dark, narrow strip along a walled area I think a combination of Asarum europaeum (evergreen and low-growing), Polystichum setiferum (evergreen), Geranium, Hosta, Helleborus niger would look lovely. Epimediums would be a possibility and also Campanula

. Thanks Alina W, This sounds just the sort of thing , I will try the ajuga  and if this works with not letting anything grow through it then maybe their are  other  plants that  I can go for so I get a good mix I shall scour the gardening pages. Ground