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In forum: Container gardening
Hi,
I have a large garden box with Etoile de Hollande growing up a wall at the rear of the box. Please can you recommend ground cover plant. A friend recommended a white ground cover rose (if I do this, any thoughts on variety) - I would welcome any comments / suggestions
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In forum: Container gardening
Hi all. I'd like to have a go at growing a wisteria as a standard in a pot. But if I am doing that, I wondered about 4 of them, white, pink, blue and purple, "plaited" up the support pole. It will need to be a very big pot and in time they might strangle each other, but has anyone else tried this, and can I learn from any mistakes ? I am guessing they should all be sinesis or floribunda not a mix, and I thought I would pad the support pole with one of those styrofoam swimming pool "noodles" to allow some stem expansion. Maybe I should keep them in their own pots within the big tub to restrict root growth a bit?
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In forum: General
How and when best time to take cuttings of Physocarpus Opulifolius Diabolo are they softwood or hardwood cuttings.
John
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In forum: Trees and shrubs
These are in a row, 5 ft apart in a flower bed. 10 ft high. The branches overhang a joint fence. How do I prune them to prevent them getting taller/wider ? Thank you.
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In forum: Identify a plant
Grew from seed in bird food - I did not recognise it so let it grow - it is now over 180 cm high,
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In forum: Identify a plant
Growing by my backdoor where bird seeds do sprout the odd surprise. Maybe Phalaris sp., but I would appreciate any help! This is a phone shot from this evening, hoping good for getting close but if you know your grasses and need a better shot pls feel free to say what u need to see and tomorrow I'll use a camera. Thanks, you're awesome.
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In forum: New member
Hi all, scented plants tend to have prominent places in my garden. We came back from North Wales today [12/October 2018 and I came across the bush shown in the image. The scent was reminiscent of cloves to me- the bushes about 5-6ft tall and had just been pruned. The leaves do not look to healthy in the image as there seems to be some dust or mold on them. The gardener attending the area where I found these had no idea what they were as they had been in situ for over a decade. So,,, any ideas? many thanks
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In forum: Identify a plant
Hi there, I am having a serious problem trying to identify this shrub. It looks like a Japanese Maple but the seed pods look all wrong. Can any body help ?
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In forum: General
Some say prune hybrid teas hard in the autumn and then lightly in the spring. Others recommend the opposite. Any views plse?
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In forum: General
This summer my hybrid tea roses lost most of their leaves and I've had to remove others because of black spot. The weather has been very hot and they are beginning to recover with the fall in temperature. Any idea why their leaves fall and whether I can prevent it?
