Stevebuk's Outbox

I Only answer questions that REALLY deserves an answer..

i agree with you Bamboo, i cant help but think there is someone playing games out there, so if they have to join first, it may just curb their appetite for questions.

not a problem bluespruce.

the salix is Hakuro Nishiki.

this is a good site with the relevant answers you seek.
http://www.hops2brew.co.uk/

Young daisydee, why do you feel a whole can of worms has been opened, it was merely an observation which many others have now spoken openly about, it was not intended to cause confrontation.
This sort of question should be asked, otherwise we all creep about thinking of what should be said rather than saying it, its good to see people offer opinions on the subject.

seems to me that if people can just walk in here and get answers to their questions "why should they bother to join" they are getting answers anyway.

Another observation i have made is, the appalling spelling and simple grammar mistakes there are, people should slow down when typing and do it correctly instead of bashing away at the keyboard and pressing enter and leaving others to discipher what its supposed to say.
Anyway i will end for now, i have been shut out of other forums in the past for speaking the truth.

Have fun, i'm off to Harrogate wood show today, yippeeee......

windy.. 8)

dont think its acacia, leaves are wrong for this plant.

many thanks Panther, i have made and sold a few of these now, but at the moment my scroll saw names are flying out.

yes the leaves were quite deep here, but a great orange colour.

these were massive, i actually noticed them as i was driving past in the car and jumped out to photograph them.

they were amazing SBG, the pink stood out in the damp dark forest part and were a real find.

many thanks, it still is stunning at the moment, but not for much longer.

hi jacque, i will post some photos shortly of them if you wish..

no daisydee, it isn't my window, its a window at Newstead Abbey which is just up the road from us.

thank you Jacque, it was amazing there, went back again in search of mushrooms the day after..

nice skimmia reevesiana there too..

keep in full sun too..

i have also read that 2 tablespoons of baking soda in 1 gallon of water also does the trick, and can also keep mildew away too!!

it all depends on how the rose came, is it just 4 cuttings in a pot, or did it come root wrapped in a bag?

it also will not survive the winter.

yes, we did burton agnes and have pictures to show when i get them ready, i also have a few of Flamborough head and the train we went on, i believe it was the harry potter one.

we passed right by you then, travelled along the A 614 we stayed at Sewerby for a couple of days and then visited pickering to go on the steam train. I will be putting some photos on shortly.
Unfortunately i didn't visit any G.C. this time out, kind of gets to be a bus mans holiday.8)

i was in Pickering the other day, you anywhere near there?

its in Stoke on trent, Staffordshire.
Well worth a day out.

i wasn't sure either, thats why i checked first.

taken from BBC plantfinder site,

garrya eliptica:

Soil type: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Acidic, Chalky/alkaline

for my money i would go with Garrya eliptica, not officially a climber, but will look like one against you wall, or you could opt for berberidopsis.

you say " even after several prunes" when are you pruning it and how??