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I have a north facing covered area between our front door and a garage door (see the attached photo). I tried putting two roses in large pots there, either side of a bench, but they weren't very happy and became too leggy because of the lack of light. I have moved one of the roses to a more favourable spot and plan to move the other (shown in the photo) soon. I have two large (Ø48cm x H37cm) pots, one is shown to the left of the bench, waiting to be planted up. Can you suggest some suitable plants please?!
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What can I plant now in my four small window boxes for autumn and winter interest -or should I plant them up now and reckon to do it again in the new year? The window cills face SW. All suggestions welcome. thank you
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Are there any snowdrops that do better in more shadier areas than others?
I have a couple of smallish pots with painted ferns in them and would like to grow something in them whilst the ferns are dormant.
The pots are situated along a path between houses, it gets a slither of sun in the morning, and a tinier slither in the evenings.
I had thought snowdrops were the answer but am starting to doubt that conclusion.
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We moved to a new house in December 2016 and the previous owners had many container plants, some of which they left. One is a beautiful dark purple Magnolia in a pot almost 2ft high by 2ft wide at the top which gave a lovely display. However, also in the pot was an ivy which seemed to be well established, irises and arum lilies. We have tried to dig out the ivy as much as possible but it had really taken hold and is now growing again. We would like to empty the pot to remove the ivy and then refill with fresh soil and return the Magnolia but don’t want to harm the Magnolia. When would be the best time to do this and is the Magnolia likely to survive. Any help would be appreciated.
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Hi all,
I have a lovely Camellia that has just finished flowering, however for reasons best known to itself it has all gone lopsided.
Can anyone please help me correct it? (pruning perhaps? )
Thanks in anticipation
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Hi all, can any of you wonderful people give a complete novice like myself recommendations on what are the best plants to grow in pots on my patio that are colourful and will grow in both partial sun and shade. I am a COMPLETE NOVICE, but would just love to see a little bit of colour on my patio this year. I don't mean to grow from seed......I don't mind buying plants.
Thanks in advance. J.
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My agapanthus which are in pots haven't flowered this year also it looks like my dahlias and Nerines aren't going to flower. Gwen Bragg
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What annual flowering plants could you recommend for a balcony in southern France which gets lots of sunshine and maybe not always enough watering
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I hear Geraniums like feeding with magnesium sulphate. But would like advice on dilution rates please, and frequency of feeding.
