Penstemons changing colour
A stem cutting from a dark red/purple penstemon that I planted out last year is now flowering, but nothing like the parent plant. I can't remember if it flowered last year, but if so, it would have...
View ArticleAnemone pulsatilla
My Anemone pulsatilla is a few years old and spreading. Dare I dig it out and split it or am I likely to kill it?
View ArticleGeranium Rozanne
I planted a geranium Rozanne three years ago, which was spectacular in its first year of flowering -- lovely deep blue with white eye, and in flower until December. Last year and this it has been...
View ArticleWintering a Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'
A couple of years ago I bought two Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' plant both of which I adore, one this year, flowered but is considerably smaller and a little lack lustre compared to the other. I...
View ArticleNew plants for this year
This past summer I have tried out quite a lot of new plants.....eryngiums jade frost, some new agastaches and echinaceas, anemone wild swan, etc. has anyone tried these or planning to grow some new...
View ArticleMoving Flowering Current (R. sanguineum)
Hi allI've had to move my ribes from a south-facing position to a north-facing position. It had got big and had layered naturally into three plants. I noticed that there were shoots already despite...
View ArticleOverwintering Zantedeschia aethiopica "Crowborough"
I bought in a garden centre sale here in Inverness a couple of months ago this plant for a few pounds and thought nothing ventured nothing gained. The trick would be to get it through the winter in one...
View ArticleTall perennials
Hi there, I'm looking to buy some tall plants - Eupatoriums, Sanguisorbas, Veronicastrums, Fagopyrum and Thalictrums.Can anyone tell me if these are likely to need support?In anticipation ...
View ArticleCan anyone recommend a low maintenance climber good for covering a fence?
Hello, someone wants their fence covered with a 'low-maintenance' climber which is vigorous enough to cover a fence. He does not want ivy and as long as it is thick enough to stop most of the fence...
View ArticleTree Lilly - Should there be new shoots by now...?
Hi all, Excuse my ignorance but I'm trying to figure out if my tree lilly which I bought last year has survived the winter. I would have expected to see new shoots by now but there aren't any. Should...
View ArticleSuggestion for suitable perennials
Hi all, am new to this forum! I'm hoping for some advice re suitable perennials for a bed in front of our house. This is brick built, and therefore raised, under the front window, about 8 ft by 2'6"...
View ArticleHardy geraniums
Has anyone grown Geranium Azure Rush? I hear good things about it but I believe it is fairly new. Apparently it is related to Geranium Rozanne so has a really good pedigree.
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Deadheading hellebores
I have this year discovered the joy of hellebores. I have bought two types; I have the Helleborus x ericsmithii ‘HGC Silvermoon and Helleborus niger ‘HGC Josef Lemper. The advice is to deadhead them...
View ArticleFritillaria fails
I keep trying to grow fritillaira but every year they start out strong but by the end of spring and before they make flowers, the leaves turn yellow and then wither away. The stems are dead, brown...
View ArticleMulti-stemmed foxglove
Amongst the foxgloves that have settled in here, one has produced a number of sideshoots rather than the usual central spike. It's a first in my garden but I guess must be something that happens in...
View ArticleRe-born Eryngium Alpinium Blue Star ( Sea Holly
Back in August 2012 I attempted to lift and replant some Eryngium Alpinium Blue Star which had proved to be too tall for their location. Sadly, after being replanted in the front garden, they died...
View Articleaster asperulus
I recently purchased one of the above at RHS Wisley. Can anybody advise me as to why the leaves have gone crisp and dry. The plant has been kept moist, the flowers are open but the plant looks really...
View ArticleIris tubers
What should I do with iris tubers after lifting and dividing? Plant them straight away or put them somewhere dark and dry over winter?
View ArticleAconitim Carmaechelii
I've just bought a pot found, flowering specimen (half price and a lovely rich blue) I can't decide if I should plant it as it is, split and plant it, or keep it in the pot and spilt it later. What...
View ArticleWhy can't I grow Lily of the Valley?
I just love Lily of the Valley but, for some unknown reason, it refuses to grow!! I have tried plants bought from high street shops (available now), pot grown plants from Garden Centres and fully...
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