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plant support for crocosmia lucifer

On 01/05/2012 in forum

. I did also buy the 1/2 moon wire supports from a garden centre too (v expensive for the number I need, so only bought one set). My hubby also thinks we planted the bulbs too high - so I am going to lift and re-bury one cluster deeper.   Crocosmia


Talkback: Perfect hostas

On 28/11/2011 in forum

manage to divide them and they are looking great. I have curled around the base some old bending copper pipe that was being thrown out so I may not have the slug trauma of earlier years. I managed to split and repot my hostas this year in good time


overgrown border

On 27/02/2013 in forum

is matted with creeping buttercups which look lovely when in flower but on the other hand are a bit invasive! If the bed and plants/shrubs were smaller my instinct would be to take everything out and clean the bed as much as possible of the buttercups then divide


Favourite tools

On 28/04/2012 in forum

end of an old spade handle I also find useful for holes for potatoes or leek planting or planting bulbs.  But when my small fork and trowel were lifted from the garden recently I could not wait to beg, borrow "not steal" them from friends


Talkback: Couch grass

On 28/11/2011 in forum

it . but in the long run i get no couch grass .i was told to do it by a frend. i am not saying it will work but give it a go. you never no? good luke joe. To Matthew. You can lift and divid your rhubarb now. Remove the stems and this will allow the frost to get


Talkback: Planting snowdrops

On 16/04/2012 in forum

lift them. My great surprise in the bulb kingdom this year is a three-headed fritillary. It is a fritillaria meleagris and they usually only have one head although double-headed ones are becoming more common. thank you I tried snowdrops from bulb


Talkback: Rhubarb bursts forth

On 28/11/2011 in forum

clump does appear weak then it may need lifting and dividing next winter, replanting into soil enriched with compost to help reinvigorate growth. I am new to gardening and have just stumbled across this site!! its a wealth of knowledge cheers!! Wonder


Talkback: Reflections on Gardeners' World Live 2009

On 28/11/2011 in forum

) The bright yellow carpeting and green drapes lifted the usually dark and cave-like halls, so that it was for the first time a pleasure to wander round. However it would have made life easier if the false walls dividing sections had been marked on the map


Talkback: Growing garlic and onions

On 16/03/2012 in forum

into my cold frame, when I looked at them in January the compost looked so wet I thought they had rotted away, so last week I bought some more from the garden centre - Picardy Wight I think and planted them in cells. When I lifted the lid of the cold


Heuchera's

On 02/03/2012 in forum

't become as obsessed with propagating them as I am!   In the spring we lift ours, cut them down, and replant deeper, was told this by Heuchera expert (gold Medalist winners) also you can trim them again later on in the year, I do agree they do respond well


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