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shade / partial shade, well-drained, slightly alkaline. Thanks in advance for suggestions. Flo x   Flo - some scented plants would be nice - a Sarcacocca maybe?Skimmias are low growing,too . What about some herbs? I will keep thinking Pam LL x Lavenders

flowers for sustenance, and flowers need bees for pollination. But it's important the flowers you grow provide the food bees need.Most double flowers are of little use, because they're too elaborate. Some are bred without male and female parts, while

just make do with baubles on a synthetic conifer swag on the mantelpiece. I bring in the prunings from the Rosemary and the Juniper horizontalis (?) for the scent. On the other hand............. There is a big business in growing christmas tree

for little hands and easy to grow. I have three in a big pot next to a seat and I love touching it too! Evergreen and lovely scented flowers.As hollie suggests - herbs. Thyme and rosemary are both evergreen and easy to keep and have great scent. Flowers

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also root really easily from cuttings. Verdun, re the pinks. When can I do this? I never have much luck with cuttings. I shall have to have another try Any idea for Rosemary?   Rosemary, so they say, is actually easier to grow from cuttings than from

Where can I buy seeds or plants ? I have seven already , must get the other three: angelica , caraway and fennel. I'm including a herb garden into my new plot and will take this info onboard. Don't think I'll grow the nettles deliberately

. Foxglove14. Heather15. Honeysuckle16. Lavender17. Poppy18. Pussy willow19. Raspberry20. Red Campion21. Rosemary22. Scabious23. Sea Holly24. Sunflower25. Teasel26. Thistles27. Viper's bugloss28. WisteriaI'm growing 21 of the above plants in my garden

which are the best wildflowers to grow in pots as i have only a countyard garden I have some dwarf cornflower (I think they're called 'midget blue') that seem to be coming along well in pots; they're not strictly wildflowers but the bees love 'em

of cold winters and warm, sometimes dry summers.   I have been growing lavenders from seed since the spring (Hidcote, Munstead & Elegance Sky) and rosemary, and my plan is to use these as between and underplanting for some rosa rugosa.  I will probably go