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Talkback: The first bumblebee of the year

On 28/11/2011 in forum

hi i have loads and loads of bumblebees out the front of my house for weeks.i was wondering where there nest was.they have been busy taking the pollen from the heather,crocuses i also have a very large wissteria in flower growing up the house


Talkback: Top 10 plants for a dream garden

On 07/03/2013 in forum

Downie, the blackbids leave the fruit on the tree until the ground freezes, this is obviously their emergency reserve, I grow a lot of different lavenders from seed, other bird/insect magnets are oregano, rosemary and ecchium blue bedder,all have a


Good Morning - 21 March

On 21/03/2013 in forum

weatehr I usually use it to grow a few potatoes but it'll drain too fast now.  Bummer. Rosa - cleaning for me too before I get out there.  Just learne dthat chappy is coming round this pm to sign the contracts for our damp proofing and the floor is covered


Hosta or Weed?

On 04/05/2012 in forum

Hi, sorry newbie gardener and not sure if this is a hosta or whether it is a weed as it seems to be overtaking the garden and I have quite a few of them spread around now. Any help qppreciated. Foxglove-will be in flower soon. Was there a prize? Wow


What's it like in your garden?

On 05/05/2012 in forum

.  The cotoneasterwas in full flower by 9th May last year but this year it is nowhere near flowering. This will be the third year I have kept visual records of my borders to capture the beauty of the plants I choose to grow and also to help me make


Waterlogged area

On 26/05/2012 in forum

have to be careful about willow roots getting into pipes.  I bought mine from World of Willow. I was hoping to plant some veg in it but thought  about rhubarb Try some celeriac - they love water and taste good too.  I gave up growing them when my water


Windy Back Garden......Help needed please.

On 21/06/2012 in forum

is clay based but i have mixed alot of soil and all round compost into it. I have thought of lavender as it grows well round here so do hebes. I can't remember what euphorbias look like and I like the sound of the cistus rose will look that one up as i


Advice for a novice

On 31/07/2012 in forum

you want something permanent? or something to fill in the gap before planting for summer? It is a bit late to put permanent planting into pots, though there are such things as hostas which you can plant now, probably better to wait until spring


plants for part shade/ full shade

On 09/04/2013 in forum

yellow grass, a carex I think, growing really well in a dry shade similar situation. It does depend on why it's shade/what's causing it. Under deciduous trees lots of the spring bulbs pop up, flower then die back as the tree canopy above closes up


Ideas appreciated for shrubs to create structure in my new garden

On 26/04/2013 in forum

greens.   Prunus cistena crimson dwarf is a real stunner.  Pinky white flowers on red foliage. I grow couple of half standards.  The foliage colour lasts all summer. A good, similar size and shape is salix .....too late to try the name but it


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