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this year but I would sugegst that next spring you give each emerging hosta a generous feed of slow release fertiliser such as blood, fish and bone or pelleted chicken manure and maybe a tonic of liquid rose or tomato food for extra flowering oomph.  If your

On the opening scenes of last weeks programme as Monty came through the gate with mug in hand there were white and pink flowers between him and the camera. Also as he was among the roses the same plants were there. I remember them from former

how? I'm not sure how to turn them from soft mauve buds to clean, dry seed or when to sow them? I planted up a large rose border last year & bought lots of T&M mini plugs of lavender, which I grew on, planted & is now near flowering. However, I couldn

for asking yet another question that you have replied to a hundred times or more but I only joined the site this morning so didnt know I have a lot of pots in my smallish garden that do very well indeed, to miniature rose, 5 rhodies, 3 acers, astillibe, many

sheltered. In fact, none of my climbers have done well this year. It's as though the last 3 months haven't happened. The only things which have grown are my sunflowers (which are very large) and my roses. My apple trees gave me a grand total of one apple. I

) the identification and recommended strategies. Shame, as it is pretty. But then, so are lily beetles... Looks like a baby chafer bug of some kind.  Look them up.  They are beautiful.  I get the rose chafer bug on my spireas.  They glitter in the sunshine like gold. I

believe it will revive me at some time !!!  I have a miniature rose 'division' in the garden which is not doing so well this year so will be getting some soluble aspirin next time I'm shopping. Thanks again.   Well you learn something every day Ive never

flowers and other plants. I sometimes spray with RoseClear and that seems to work. Will also view the RHS site. My outside Pelargoniums have been beaten down with the heavy rain and wind so brought them inside to save them any more damage. My "geranimums

hot pokers some verbena, ladys mantle lambs tail's and primulas were talking a plot that is 8ft by 4ft so needs a lot more plants! the garden is on a west facing wall with climbing roses on one side and a small rockery on the other side so its cased in

 hot spots of my shade borders of which I have four, so you can see my excitement, having rearranged my veg plots to the very bottom patch, I now have a rectangle border measuring 19ft x 7ft in the middle garden, running from a rose arbour to a large Pampas