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What to do now in your garden - week 19

On 31/10/2011 in Weekly checklists

Shape box topiary Clipped box topiary adds style, elegance and fun to the garden. It can be grown as individual trained geometric shapes and standard specimens in borders or large pots, as well as dwarf hedges or edgings. To keep topiary in shape


Plant I.D

On 16/06/2013 in forum

Hi everybody, another one of those plant indetification posts again :P  What is the name of the 4 small trees??? Thanks!! The four balls on the floor are probably clipped  box.  The lollipops are clipped to that shape and could be almost anything


rosemary

On 28/02/2012 in forum

to assess what life is left in the remaining half.  It maybe that it's left you with such an oddly shaped plant you are best to just replace it or you could try to prune it back into shape.  Be careful about pruning it too much in spring if it has already


small trees that attract birds

On 10/03/2013 in forum

have been offered a rowan tree but thought they might be too big for a small garden? Amelanchier and Whitebeam PamLL x Rowans have a straight upright shape and can be trimmed when they reach a height you don't want them to go beyond. Cotonoeasters can


What is this seedling?

On 17/05/2013 in forum

Looks like a fig to me, but I'm no expert. Somebody will know. It could even be ivy.  I think we need a bit more to go on. The leaf shape leads me too suggest, Sassafras. Some of the morning glories have leaves that shape Yes, nutcutlet, it does


Good idea?

On 30/05/2013 in forum

just back from the shed to avoid the rain. Whilst I was in there and feeling a bit bored, I was looking at some of those rather expensive metal plant supports [ the ones with 2 legs and a U shaped piece on top to support the plant ] I realised


spring hijacked!

On 10/02/2012 in forum

the only things thast are in tune are the snowdrops and the crocus. who knows where this bizzare weathers going to take us next lets hope that the seasons get back in shape soon rather than later.


hardy gloxinia

On 21/04/2012 in forum

Hi everyone can you help me please? I have been given a couple of tubers of hardy gloxinia (incarvillia delavayi). They are sausage shaped. Do I plant them horizontally or vertically? I would plant them horizontally but it probably doesn't make a


How to make a topiary chicken

On 03/11/2011 in Projects: Pruning and training

Topiary in the garden needn't be expensive. You can easily grow and train your own plant sculpture from scratch. The process takes a few years, but you'll have all the satisfaction of seeing your creation take shape, at a fraction of the price


Mystery plant

On 27/08/2012 in forum

I wonder if you can help me identify a self seeded plant which is growing near my bird feeder . It has heart shaped smooth edged leaves with pinkish white mutiple small headed flowers. It grows to around 2ft. and looks abit like valerian but is n


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