…..I have a lovely pink evergreen climbing rose that I have taken cuttings originally my father-in-laws garden. Wherever I put a cutting, it takes off very quickly and flowers in a couple of summers.
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…..I have a lovely pink evergreen climbing rose that I have taken cuttings originally my father-in-laws garden. Wherever I put a cutting, it takes off very quickly and flowers in a couple of summers.
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Nice time to go to your garden centre to pick a classy plant out like I did today a hardy black leafed hady geranium called Geranium Purple Ghost - £5.25 - pick any plant with a good crown at the base - returning home use an old used saw & divide it into easily & you have after potting them up into slightly smaller pots in a good multi purpose compost with a touch of bonemeal mixed in halved the cost of your £5.25 pick the bushiest plant on display look that it can be divided 
Easy keep outside water well so easy to do
Easy keep outside water well so easy to do
Rake it like mad or buy a scarifier to remove it every year in the spring or early summer.
Is this the Place to ask @Joey66 gardening related questions?
My Monkey Puzzle tree 5 years old and just starting to really thrive, got its bark destroyed by the 2 pet rabbits(they are in a stew tonight little bar stewards!!) I have been reading up how it is possibly the end of it as once the bark goes! I asked Mont Don through an online forum and the answer seemed like a copy and paste about Mulching an Moisture so not great!
Any help appreciated!
My Monkey Puzzle tree 5 years old and just starting to really thrive, got its bark destroyed by the 2 pet rabbits(they are in a stew tonight little bar stewards!!) I have been reading up how it is possibly the end of it as once the bark goes! I asked Mont Don through an online forum and the answer seemed like a copy and paste about Mulching an Moisture so not great!
Any help appreciated!
It depends on where you have planted this tree as it can reach up to 60 feet tall depending on what soil it is planted in .... so I hope it is well away from your property ..... as always remember any tree the top growth in general 2/3 extra is underground in general ...
I did see Hugh Fernally Whitingstall use a massive crane hoist for him to pick the massive seed pods to use the seeds in one of his vegetarian dishes they grow slowly so dont be fooled at what height the tree will achieve as it may be a massive chainsaw job to remove it if it's not on land a good distance away from Buildings ......
Eucalyptus trees have the same problem, they have a more shallow root system but can lift foundations if too close to any buildings ....
Eucalyptus are OK, planted well over twelve metres away & ideally cut back to 18 inches every year to get the lovely juvenile pretty foliage which is attractive ....
Monkey puzzle trees are a no good unless you have a good acreage ..... & do not really need feeding if you have plenty of land just make a circle of soil around it by removing grass & weeds etc which may stunt it, but they grow very slowly anyway, but will grow approximately 60-8o feet depending on climate conditions
A guy around the corner planted a young specimen from the garden centre he planted by his small front wall - I waned him of the above the wall in three years cracked & moved he has now put in a large tub which is no good from the tree - but good for his wall which he faced a large bill from a bricklayer......
Make sure your tree is a good 30 metres away from buildings yours & neighbours ...
Some good tips there Joey, thank you, ours unfortunately after thriving for last 3 years and going from around 30cm to a now 60 cm is browning all over and is in a clay soil so not ideal, it is in sun and is sheltered but i think it may be destined to be dug out.
It is around 20-30 feet from our property and neighbours so if it did survive it may be that it is too close so would eventually have to be removed. It does look like the Rabbits by de-barking it have killed it off tho. Bit of a shame but at the same time may be blessing if it ends up damaging property!
Another question for you my good man, we have a 4 year old Wisteria, until this year it hadnt bloomed/flowered at all but we did get blooms and very beautiful and long lived they were too but only 4 in total and this after a large "cutting back" advised by a neighbour but the blooms were only at the far extremes of the plant, if we do similar and cut it back hard this year, perhaps even harder than year before do you think this will result in blooms more widespread?
Cheers Mate
Yes weed & feed plus moss killer if it has any - remember all the weeds or moss you will kill will leave massive bear patches, so you will need to fork the hard bare patches over & leave a 1/2 an inch tilth then buy some good seed Bent's & fescue = no rye grass mixture mix that in a trug with multi purpose compost 50/50 & place over the baldy patches rake in to slightly bury the grass seed - sprinkle a layer of seed on the top & rake that in too & water in well & make sure it does not dry out - once the seed as germinated in 7-10 days let in get to 6 inches flymo your lawn lightly & water in again - save seed for any other patches that may occur in the future keep your seed inside in the coolest place in your house e.g. not full sun -
If you do this, water your weed & feed or moss killer in well if no rain occurs then let it work for 14 days then wait a week & rested do as advised above -
There is no reason why you can not fetch your lawn back to A -1 quality, when i was young I did it with a bowling green as a very young Horticulturist as a foreigner job ...... using the same principles but using a petrol hollow tining machine, & tons of top dressing -
Pruning Wisteria is usually back to 3-4 buds that are sprouting at the end of the season, plus train the plant horizontally which will create flowering buds more than if they are vertical so strained wires put up horizontally where the main grow this & tie in every autumn & prune on horizontal branches 3-4 buds - to produce flowers next season - also feed while in growth with a tomato feed full of potassium to improve flower production feed once per week on damp soil when in growth
pruning hard back will only create spasmodic flowering as you have now !
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