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Are you building a canal!!

I love their upside down-ness in the bowl!

This is all getting a little too...personal!!!

A favourite of Christopher Lloyd, read his books.

No, mine faded away too and I'm also on clay. Deschampsia does well, but isn't blue.

They may revert back to the basic red Oriental poppy...or you may get something wonderful like Patty's Plum. This was put on the compost heap until 'Patty' rescued it! But they will still be Oriental Poppies.

Oh dear! What are their names?

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They like quite good light, so near a south facing window, or in a conservatory. Turn the plant every week so that it gets the light evenly.

Did this plant survive?

I wish there was a button to click on for 'smell'!

Do they slurp when they eat?

Lovely!! I have 2 chickens to do the same job!

We haven't had frosts yet, but I'm sure it won't be long!

You have so much growing under such a large tree, well done, they all look happy.

You have all my favourte plants!

Nice textures. Have you tried the Rosemary flowers on salads, really nice with a milder flavour than the leaves.

Winter! Yeah, right!! winter is just a lack of baseball!! (How bout those Mets? Rubbish actually!! Oh, well there is always next year!!)

Wow, stunning! Do you cut it down in winter or does the weather do that for you? They get straggly if left don't they?

Read the labels on Cuprinol products etc. They tell you which are suitable. You may need to soak the wood for a few days (on end in a bucket) or buy pressure treated wood. It won't hurt the plants as long as it is a suitable product.

I agree with Heron, chop around the clump with a spade as if you were going to dig it up, then wait for all the little plantlets to grow, then move them to their final place.

I agree with Heron, chop around the clump with a spade as if you were going to dig it up, then wait for all the little plantlets to grow, then move them to their final place.

Female wee contains too many hormones, apparently! Damned difficult too!!

Mine's been out for a while now, but my next door neighbours has finished! They are 6 feet apart! I guess it depends on the parent plant.

Also, your namesake! Shrubs include Aucuba and Fatsia, there are lots of spring/early summer flowers, but not so much for later on. Rely on leaf shape and colour for other seasons.

Rotting leaves etc in a pond can produce gases that are toxic to fish, so as Drc says, keep them out of the pond with netting.

It's not a good idea to eat berries unless you are sure that they are edible. And don't be fooled by the birds! They can eat things that are poisonous to humans!

Camassias are a prairie plant so need good light. I wish we had them as natives!

Green sweet pea seeds will rot, so leave them as long as possible to mature.

Plant Cotoneaster dammerii at the top and let it trail downwards. Any other rambling climbers would be good too such as Clematis. Also, anything that spreads by runners that root, like alpine strawberries or Polygonum affine which keeps its flowers (they are bronze later ) through winter.