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is planted and scattered the seed of yellow Corydalis which grows very well in shady areas. It's a wild plant and is rampant but is very effective and very colourful in problem areas. I have a shady bank under trees - apart from greenery (ferns, hostas etc

Yea, appreciation, at last! I will tell Peter and the boys! I filled my front garden many years ago with shrubs, flowers,dwarf? trees and let it get on with attracting the wildlife and weeds in the few spaces. It teems with birds and insects

well. This was my first attempt. I also managed to grow different squashes, never again, these were in pots and bags, took over the whole place, we had a great amount of foliage and flowers.The raised beds were filled with compost, I wondered if I could

of light sometimes, unless North facing & surrounded by high walls/fences. A lot of shade tolerant plants are spring flowering, but not all. Think about what grows under trees in a dense wood. You could try painting the fence a pale colour to lighten up

tree ferns. one has produced lovely fronds the other 2 nothing. i did all i usually do over winter, wrap them up well with fleece and then hessien. since unwrapping i have watered well and fed. im at a loss as to what to do. no sign of any rotting

I completely agree with the comments about Jack Frost. I myself planted one last year at the foot of my ancient apple tree. This year it is ten times the size and the flowers are just stunning. A real centre piece to the border which includes

I have a eucalyptus tree that is growing in a neighbours garden that is soooo massive it overhangs the end of my garden. The main problem is all the leaves and bark that it drops everywhere all year round. Can anyone tell me if I can compost

for someone I garden for was to tie fleece over various tender tree ferns, some small palms and the odd phormium or two. Not sure whether that was enough for them to make it through this winter... In Sweden they are quite pragmatic and realise that you can

delicate and pretty growing under my Prunus amanogawa tree. My Favourites would Have To Be Alliums and the sword lily. :) I love most plants but especially Roses Peonies,Dicentra Spectabilis Alba, Hellebores,Tete a Tete,Clematis etc etc I absolutely hate

you are? Foxgloves, definitely. Also campanulas, calendulas, and fuchsias. Oh, and all trees are verdant, though not necessarily fruiting. Apart from the slugs...honeysuckle, hemerocallis, hardy geraniums, viticella clematis. Foxgloves terrific until