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I have a 3 person graveyard plot with a headstone(causes shade)surrounded by a kerbstones. The plots designed with paving slabs & 2 cross shapes left for planting, the shrubs have got too big for the space & the headstone cannot be seen anymore. I have japanese anemones(now invasive),hebes , variegeted shrub, which I trim & dwarf conifers which grew well but now too big. This plot is in the first row in the cemetary & I would like plants that require the minimum of care & dont grow too big with year round interest
Does my Bamboo "phyllostachys" which was planted in September, some in pots and others in raised beds, need to be protected from snow and ice?
When is the best time to transplant Persicaria "Red dragon"?
Im trying to turn sloped garden into a cottage garden. Up to a few years ago it had cattle grazing on it and the ground is very wet. Planted lots of plants during summer (most done well) but did not remove all of the grass or weeds. Plan on hand weeding until plants take over. Will this work or am I setting myself up to fail?
I'd like to know if I can dig out my peony rose from the border and put it into a pot. Is this a good time to do it?It is in the wrong spot.
Can you tell me please, where can I purchase a catmint plant and is it easy to grow?
I need help my peony rose. do i cut it back to ground level some of the folage is very dead looking.
I have bought a sedum-ice plant and i want to take cuttings is it best divided by cuttings or seeds? And can i do it now .
How does one divide the ice plant, Sedum spectabile,Mine is 10yrs old and I'd like to share it.
I have a lovely echium in a fairly sheltered part of my garden; Being a tender plant should i cover it with fleece during the winter -also there is a Japanese tree peony-will this need to be covered also.
I have what I think is MYOB in my flower beds, I see from other answers Lawn Sand & Sulphate of Iron can clear it out of lawns, but what can I use in flower beds. There are apple trees, roses, a selection of flowers & heathers in the beds. Are Lawn Sand or sulphate of iron suitable, without killing off the other plants.
Is it possible to create a natural woodland floor - e.g. wood anemone, bluebells, wild garlic, primrose etc etc - in an (acidic?) site that was pure bracken and understorey of mature larches? If so, how? I guess the thick layer of larch needles + dead bracken leaves makes it very hard for anything else to grow. yet I'd love to make this area more attractive to people and insects/birds.
this is a low growing bushy pink flower ,throws out stalks on the ground to muliply,not herbaceous , leaves go spotty and discoloured in winter.
Can you please advise on the plant Pennisetum setaceum ... can this be planted into a very large pot?
Prospect of moving before next spring, can i now divide sweet william and snapdragon and such and keep in pots for the move? they still are in flower.can most garden perennials be divided now?i had a present of a red currant bush last spring, can i cut it to base when leaves are gone?How does a beginner know which plants should be protected from frost?
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