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and tulips reappear.Grow bluebells from seedCarol's tips for buying bulbsOnly buy bulbs from a reputable bulb merchant, garden centre or nursery, to ensure they haven't been taken from the wild. When buying from bulb catalogues, place your order early. Plan

to ask the owners how they want their garden to be. Astilbes and candelabra primulas are lovely and like wet soil. Waterlogged is the picture for this year. Come 2013 it could all change again. A few years ago Mediterranean gardens were all the rage. A

with lots of colour that i can add which will tollerate these conditions? Hi Daniel 2323 I have a plot North facing in shade located in N.E.After much experimenting I successfully grow Begonia,s ( plenty of colour ) fuschsia,s nocotiana and senecio Good luck

the right position and soil quality I have a north facing rear garden as has been said as the sun gets higher it gets more sun-most things grow- no problem My side garden is north facing and again gets sun in the summer time once the sun climbs , once

plastic! I like the double ones and they are great for a site that doesn't like sun, where not many flowers will grow. I have a space like that and grow snowdrops, daffs, hostas, astilboides, hellebores, primulas, hemerocallis, chelone, Japanese anemones

also want to start to grow some salads.........can anyone advise me on some summer flowering plants that will do all of this or am I wishful thinking? some evergreen would be good too to give all round interest in the dull cold days of winter

I find I have to lift and divide primulas at least every third year else they disappear altogether. I open to "my public" for the very first time tomorrow so it can bucket down with rain from Wednesday night onwards. Wish me luck everyone, as I do

have ordered for delivery in May will put an end to these wee beasties!! Container growing is becoming ever more popular and it seems that it is container planting that is the attraction. Vine Weevils alive an well in Scotalnd. ESP on primulas we have

plicata in your pot, it is a small slow growing Golden Conifer I have had some for years and they give a year round show for little effort apart from a light trim and a feed now and then. They like a slightly acid soil and the gold turns to bronze

- ' HOT DIP ' them, trust me i have been growing and showing fuchsias for a few moons . Hot Dipping is using jeyes fluid and before you say it, it does not kill the plants - TIP Ssshhhh don't mention vine weevilkiller with-in ear shot of my husband