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drainage for tropical style garden

On 07/04/2013 in forum

Going to do raised beds for tropical style garden with plants like palms, ferns, caster oil plant,cordylines and bamboo, would i start with a layer of stones then soil for drainage. Advice please. Bamboo and fern do not really need drainage


Biodiversity at the Malvern Show

On 13/05/2011 in Gardeners' musings

't often seen together. The Gardeners' World TV crew was camped outside it for a large portion of the day, so look out for it on tonight's programme (13 May, 2011).Talking of diversity, the warm spring has ensured that the plant marquee has a much greater


spring bulbs

On 29/03/2012 in forum

Should i leave daffs tuplips and bluebells that haven't flowered this year dig them up? Would a feed help them to flower next year? Spring bulbs growing blind can be caused by a few things. Ive being trialling things in my garden. If they are large


Changing hydrangea????

On 12/09/2012 in forum

I'm wondering if anyone has encountered a similar mystery?? I have lived in my current house for just over a year. I have a large hydrangea in my front garden that has flowered this year as a lace cap. Last year however (and i believe previous years


buddleja

On 23/09/2012 in forum

hi everyone i have 2 buddleja buzz in large pots, that i would like to put in the garden, what i want to know is, when is the best time to move them, and when to cut them back, many thanks You can move them now or in the spring. If you move them now


Gunnera manicata

On 18/11/2012 in forum

frost. Next time you choose such a plant, perhaps it may be wise to do some research first. I hope your garden is large, this plant will grow very big indeed.  The leaf stalks will be over your head.


Friolina's

On 06/04/2013 in forum

just noticed in an open part of my garden ..... last year i planted up a large "18" basket with friolinas ..... to say they were outstanding is a understatement, they were glorious, well i kept them in the basket and left them (did tidy them up


Pot growing Mahonia x media "charity"?

On 26/04/2013 in forum

Hello, I have a fairly small garden and my main objective is to make it as bee and wildlife friendly as possible. I know that Mahonias are great sources of early nectar for bees and would love to grow one for that reason alone (not actually a huge


Ferns

On 14/05/2013 in forum

Any Ideas as to how I can get rid of several very large ferns that are growing out of the stone walls in my garden.  I have tried digging them out but the just come back even bigger and better than ever.  Any weed killers that work on them.  Don


Talkback: A jay in the garden

On 28/11/2011 in forum

I have a mature stand of turkey oaks across the road from my front garden, and at the back of our houses the gardens converge to form a large shrubby & grassed area. This is excellent acorn-burying territory, and the two pairs of resident jays


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