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The mock orange

On 07/06/2010 in Plants

of that fabulous scent: the philadelphus, or mock orange.There are a number of different varieties, all deciduous with white flowers and unremarkable foliage. In the first garden I had that actually possessed any soil (the first two were just concrete yards) I


Orange ladybirds

On 18/01/2013 in Wildlife

the dog from The Magic Roundabout) tucking into a blackfly colony on my runner beans. Most recently I met a very special species indeed: an orange ladybird. It was hibernating in a pine tree in my local park. What a find.The orange ladybird is only special


Advice on Pruning Mock Orange

On 30/07/2012 in forum

Hello All,  Have a Mock Orange shrub that's about 3ft wide and 10/12 foot high... understand that this is the right time to prune - flowers are just fading - looked online and advice suggests removing about 1/3 of the old growth.... I started to do


Talkback: Orange ladybirds

On 20/01/2013 in forum

I have come across yellow,blak with red spots but not orange. Rose, Could be.................the Orange Ladybird, Halyzia 16-guttata, which is fairly widely distributed in the south of Britain. It breeds on Sycamore, Dogwood and a range of other


Growing orange trees

On 04/03/2011 in Grow & eat

I recently spent a few days in Barcelona. The orange trees growing there were laden with fruit and looked stunning in the February sunshine. I loved seeing them growing outside in the streets, though admit to having felt a pang of jealousy on behalf


Citrus orange

On 08/09/2012 in forum

Hi i have a citrus orange plant that hasnt yet had fruit will it be ok in my unheated greenhouse in winter.. Thankyou


Orange flowers

On 09/09/2012 in forum

I grow loads of blue perennials and shrubs but I want more orange flowers. Ideas please. I have echinacea tiki torch, marmalade and summer sun, have orange dahlias, crocosmia and couple of annuals. Geums, varieties of heleniums, roses


Orange Plant

On 14/06/2013 in forum

Several months ago I planted some orange pips in a 9 inch pot and it is now 9 inches tall ? How do I proceed ? Can it go oputside ?Any other advice It will give you a nice glossy leaved houseplant that you can plant outside for the summer. It can go


The Colour Orange

On 30/09/2012 in forum

Sorry if this the wrong use of the forum. I am trying to track down Rudbeckia seeds which will produce plants with orange flowers. Searches which claim to give orange results such as 'marmalade' invariably then show an image of a yellow flower. Any


mexican orange blossom

On 14/08/2012 in forum

hi i want to redesign my garden but i have two mexican orange blossoms i need to move elsewhere can i do this if so when is the best time to do it


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