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Talkback: Companion plants

On 28/11/2011 in forum

Comfrey is also very good for early nectar. Even the allegedly less invasive types have good early flowers. Another hardy annual I let seed everywhere is love in a mist which comes back year after year. Ground lilac also is good source of nectar


Help with creating new border

On 01/02/2013 in forum

sowing later. It's certainly cold and wet around this area and seeds will not germinate till the soil warms up. Chiltern Seeds and Thompson and Morgan sell a great range of hardy annual and shrub seeds, some of which need the frost to break the dormancy


Help with identifying this rapidly growing plant

On 22/02/2013 in forum

. It is a acts like a climber and it grows around and tries to completely cover a other shrubs around. I am posting one more photo with the arrow pointing toward the stems; thicker older stems and new green branches.   Isn't Persicaria orientalis an annual


Sowing seed outdoors

On 13/05/2013 in Grow & eat

for most seeds.Of course, it’s different for hardy annuals, which look best planted in a natural, pretty effect drifting through borders among other plants. I've been filling in the gaps among my emerging perennials with what I hope will be a sea of blue


ideas for a container on a SW facing wall

On 07/06/2012 in forum

interest, hardy, fool proof and with very little shelter. I was hoping for a camelia or rhodo, (something I presume won't grow well in my neutral soil) Any ideas? Thanks I am a little confused, are you looking for a climber. Are you planning on using


How to make compost

On 19/07/2011 in Projects: The basics

with green manure, with Monty DonMaking your own compost binImproving your soilBrowse plants by soil conditionsBrowse a variety of hardy annual plants


Growing fragrant sweet peas

On 08/08/2011 in Plants

to town and urban spaces, and as a hardy annuals they are easy to grow from seed. Their popularity has also made them a favourite for cover mounting on Gardeners' World Magazine over the years – you may even be growing our '20th Anniversary Mix' sweet pea


Restios

On 20/10/2011 in Plant features: Structural

and bamboos as the new stars of the border and containers.They come mainly from South Africa where they're found on the fynbos, a rich and diverse habitat made up of bulbs, perennials, annuals and shrubs. This area is occasionally swept by fire, but smoke


conifer

On 13/02/2013 in forum

and this will itself limit the size of the tree. You should take it out annually and trim the roots by about an inch all around, then put fresh compost around it in the pot and also top it up with a bit of fresh compost. Keep it well-watered but don't be tempted to put


Last Year 2012

On 20/03/2013 in forum

weather means we will get a good Summer. No logic to that but here's hoping. Dont' know MMP, once we get over this cold weather I would be tempted to sow some hardy annuals


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