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over wintering osteospurmum.

On 02/04/2013 in forum

. Treso Purple is less hardy but a wonderful colour. Cuttings from September will flower from following mid summer onwards I have clumps of osteospermum in my garden which have been there for years, all grown from one original purple plant, whose name I


Narcissus and aubretia pot display

On 22/07/2011 in Pots & containers: Spring

Add a cottage-garden feel to your patio with this simple pot project. The trio of narcissus, carex and aubretia provides instant colour, as plants can be bought in flower. If other spring flowers catch your eye at the garden centre, you could use


Shade loving plants

On 05/04/2012 in forum

or colour in the leaves. hi why dont you hebes they are good plants they are evergreen an they get purple or white flowers on in summer an if they get to big just trim them back. hope this helps. Try RHS plant selector on their website http


how to get more wallflowers

On 09/04/2012 in forum

how can i increase the ammount of wallflowers in my garden how do you propegate Hello, I am a wallflower fan . They were the first plants that I grew from seed last year and those plants  are flowering now. The best way I would suggest is to grow


my clemetis is looking sick, any ideas

On 29/06/2012 in forum

I have a clematis growing on a frame,with deep red flowers about 3 inches across, all over it, it has been there for 6 / 7 years, always a good flower display, and grows to about 10 feet tall.this year it grew as usual, flowered, but this week has


Blind daffodils

On 20/02/2013 in Plants

to flower.My hellebores are out now too, and most are looking good. Unfortunately some are showing signs of hellebore leaf spot disease. The characteristic purple-black blotches are spreading from the foliage to some of the flowers. The best I can do is pick


euphorbia characias black pearl

On 21/04/2013 in forum

cuttings every year and these root easily to produce good size plants the following year.I grow euphorbia rubra ..a purple variety....and never allow it to form flowers....they spoil the foliage and weaken it too....in my opinion. I do same with White Swan


Hydrangea macrophylla

On 16/07/2012 in forum

Hello everybody.  Can anyone tell me what the marks on the leaves of my young hydrangea macrophylla are/mean?  They look scorched.  Thank you.   The purple markings together with the scorced edges - looks like the sign of potassium shortage. Í


repositioning brocolli

On 01/05/2013 in forum

of good at this late stage. I still have a couple of plants alongwith some curly kale in my front garden and am just working around them for now. As much as I adore purple sprouting brocolli, its big drawback is the fact that it takes up space for more


Growing honesty

On 10/05/2013 in Plants

There are so few plants that do well in my small, shady garden, but those that do thrive deserve a medal. This week, honesty is taking centre stage, with its tall spires of brilliant white flowers, towering above more subtle spring blooms.I love


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