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Talkback: Planting spring bulbs

On 28/11/2011 in forum

. The daffs will grow first then the tulips after so my display will last longer. ive been out yesterday buying loads and loads of bulbs from the garden centre ready to plants,,,as ive now got a extra piece of land to add to my garden,it will give a lovely


Sowing Poppy Seeds

On 30/04/2012 in forum

Hi Everyone, I want to grow some Poppies over my tulips when the die back.  Do I just scrape back the composted bark, sprinkle the seeds and replace the bark?  On Friday's GW, Monty just threw seeds into the Jewel Garden on top of the compost


Daffodils and Tulips - what to do as they fade?

On 08/05/2013 in forum

't remain empty and hoped they would grow through as the foilage grows back, any advice appreciated from seasoned bulb growers many thanks.   Yup, you've got it spot on. Deadhead the bulbs/ cut off any flowers for indoors. This prevents them setting seed


Flowers garden job checklist - week 40

On 23/11/2011 in Flowers checklists

Plant spring bedding, including wallflowers and forget-me-nots, among tulipsLift, divide and replant congested clumps of perennialsNet holly berries to protect them from hungry birds if you want them for Christmas arrangementsPlant lily bulbs, including


problem daffodils?

On 30/04/2013 in forum

damage.  Some of mine came up looking like a concertina, as if they had to struggle out of the ground - definitly cold damage - maybe this is too?  I know of tulip virus but have not come across one that attacks daffodils as well, tho' I guess


transplanting wild bluebells

On 10/05/2013 in forum

Hi ,there is a carpet of bluebells in a woodland directly behind my back garden,really stunning looking at the moment..I have a bank at the end of my garden and am in process of planting it up with daffodils and tulips  and was wondering if I dug up


Iris leaf spot

On 19/10/2011 in Problems: Flowers

A fungal disease weakens the plant and can seriously reduce its flowering performance. The brown spots eventually grow together and develop grey centres. Infection is caused by air or water-borne spores entering the plant through damaged leaves


Flowers garden job checklist - week 45

On 23/11/2011 in Flowers checklists

wallflowers, interspersing with taller-growing tulipsPile a thick mulch of compost or bark around hardy fuchsias to protect them from frostMove shrubs, including conifers and evergreens, that have outgrown their positionPot up tender perennials from summer


Jasmine In Shade

On 22/04/2013 in forum

Hi My Wife would like Jasmine growing up our shed, to the right of the shed door which is north facing.  I have monitored sun over weekend and the area gets no sun. So, my question...can jasmine grow in total shade? if so is there a specific kind


Growing your own cut flowers

On 26/03/2009 in Plants

Growing your own cut flowers is pure luxury, but it's also a great way to save money. I love to have flowers in the house and come late-winter I feel I almost need some spring cheer to help me ward off symptoms of SAD.Cut flowers also remind me


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