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-like leaves. Neither tree will stand a chance in the north.Salix exigua - the coyote willow. This is a bit of a wild card choice. I choose it because, unlike most willows, that grow big and fast this is a much wispier plant that spreads by suckers

in the garden in and around the veg patch but need the edge made private, i currently have a twisted willow in the corner of the garden, but i could fit another 4-5 big bushes or trees there, obv not too tall, the limit is 8 foot. Any suggestions please

close by has not proved successful here in Northumberland. The best method is, for me, to lay fleece over the seeds and this is the necessary barrier to prevent the fly invading. I grow all my carrots in willow planters which are a height of about 18

Can I plant a rambling rose to grow up a fir tree or is the environment too acid?  Have many fir trees and want to make them a little more interesting. ....you can plant one, but it's whether you'll want to spend the time tieing the rose to the tree

Plant No.1  And plant No.2 (which is fuzzy under the leaves)     Pics on this forum do not show very well. I am unable to zoom in. 1.  ? 2. Looks like a Salix sp. common name willow. Very hard to do when the pics are that small I agree SS 1 could

you can get from a pot. How about corkscrew willow - that can get to about six foot? I have grown a Silver Birch in a pot and it is doing well as you can see. I have also got Lilacs and they flower beautifully every year. Anything can be grown in a pot

would like this, as i'm trying to introduce my 3 year old (nearly 4) to gardening, so he knows where some of the green things on his plate come from.  I'm also hoping that as he's helped me grow them and water them, he'll be more likey to eat them!  I

it getting blown over in the wind. Is it ok to plant Onion in the big pot around the Victoria Plum Tree? Did you know that if you have a split branch on a young fruit tree or such like. If you take a handfull of willow whithies, twist them round to hold them

you once had one stem you then have many which, depending on the variety, have different uses. Ash has always been used for arrows, sweet chestnut for fencing pales, willow for weaving and (in this case) hazel for pea sticks and hedge-laying.We drag

to be done. Spring is a bit like a rollercoaster: you get very slowly winched up through the long days of winter until you teeter on the top. Then suddenly it is downhill rush as everything starts sprouting and growing and flowering and, unless you