Holly's Outbox

Thankyou for your answers. I will move it this weekend, I know if I prune now it will lose the lovely new red growth but if it responds it will be worth it. Thanks again.

What a beautiful garden.

Just stunning.

Yes Chrispook,dogwoods. so many varieties and stunningly beautiful.

I am planning a visit to Barnsdale in June, it's somewhere I have wanted to visit for some time. Your photos are really good. Any more?

Love your boots, I have yellow ones with pink tulips on them.

Hello, I don't claim to know anything about growing from seed, I have grown tomatoes from seed for the past few years. I start them off inside. I have a south facing windowsill I sow 2 seeds in each 3 inch pot and when they have 2 seed leaves pull out the smallest, I gow the remaining seedling on untill it resembles a tomatoe. As the weather warms up I transfer to my greenhouse where they grow on until ready to plant either outside in pots or in the greenhouse. Try to sow more than you need you will always get a few that don't do anything .
I try not to overwater as I think this can do more harm than good. Don't give up, if you only get one plant it will be worth the effort.

How lovely, makes me long for spring.

I also agree with Littlefarford, can't stop looking at your photos. More please.

Just beautiful.

This looks like Ribes (Flowering Currant) The leaves look very familiar, never noticed how beautiful the flowers were until I saw your photo.

Just love your photos they are amazing.

How lovely, makes me long for summer.

I had this plant but it became a menace so I pulled it all out, or so I thought. I noticed a small shoot the other day near the pond, didn't have the heart to pull it out.

I love trees in winter, so majestic.

He is a beauty, I love cats.

How lovely, snow. I was hoping we would have snow today but I think it's just passed us by. We have a few small flurries at the moment but nothing to get excited about. I miss the cold winters we used to have, but don't tell my hubby as he hates the winter. He can't understand that english gardens need a hard winter to perform well in the summer no matter how much I tell him.

Happy Belated Birthday, sorry I don't get to look at the site as often as I would like these days. When I do I still love all the photos and reading about what everyone is doing. I can remember joining in May last year and thinking this is just the best website ever for me, I have picked up so much knowledge and information, so much better than the so called professional gardeners. It's amazing how many members there are now, and from different parts of the world too. Keep up the good work
It's my birthday tomorrow, when I have a drink to celebrate I will drink a toast to you.

Wonderful photo Sassy, I love this plant. Not got any myself, planted some a few years ago but they died and as they are so expensive to buy not tried them since. This photo makes me want to try again.

Just love this rose,not seen Pink Iceberg, must look for this, don't know where I will put one but I guess can always squeeze one more in. I'm off now to look on the web, maybe David Austin?

I love roses, this is a lovely colour wish you knew the variety. I have one a similar colour called Sophie's Rose it's very perfumed too but probably won't be this one.

I have added cardboard and shredded paper to my compost for a long time now, my compost is rich and smells sweet, my garden seems very happy to have this spread on it. I think you should complain to the council, obviously the compost wasn't ready for sale and should be allowed to break down further before it is sold for garden use. I also agree, why are you not making some of your own you only need a small corner of your garden. I wouldn't give all my garden waste to my council only to buy it back from them.

Your garden looks enticing. More photos please.

Hello majeeekahead,
This one is called Rowallane. I got it from one of the shows not sure which, maybe Tatton Park as it's in July when crocosmias are in bloom. I think the nursery is also called Rowallane and you can find them online. They specialise in crocosmia.

These plants have all been put to bed now for the winter, fingers crossed they survive.

Hi, not sure what facebook is all about, I think one of my daughter s has mentioned it before. I'm a bit afraid of new things on the internet incase I do things I shouldn't.

I visited Harlow Carr Gardens on Monday 5th November. The autumn colour was spectacular, made all the better for the beautiful sunshine we had, I just snapped my camera as I walked round and ended up with 90 photos, just posted a few of them, hope you like.

I planted Erythronium for the first time last year hope they come again next spring. The first time I saw them was at Harrogate flower show grown by the alpine society in pots, I then saw them on gardener world so thought I would have a go. I think the ones I planted were called Pagoda.

It's just like taking penstomen cuttings, take strong side shoots from the main stems cut below a leaf node and pinch out the flower tip. I have used a cutting compost with some vermiculite in it for drainage, water in and hope for the best. Do quite a few in case some fail as they usually do, Bonariensis is really easy as i have done these for some years now and given lots to friends and family.

Is this one hardy? I'm taking note of the name and will look out for it.