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Post by franklin on Jan 19, 2023 18:24:40 GMT
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Post by deeside2 on Jan 20, 2023 7:47:30 GMT
I had a quick look last weekend and it looks like I've definitely lost several established shrubs, pittosporum, 2 hebes, azalea. Quite a few cuttings I took last year look like they've died even though they were in quite well insulated cold frames and that's never happened before.
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Post by questionable on Jan 22, 2023 8:23:42 GMT
I had a quick look last weekend and it looks like I've definitely lost several established shrubs, pittosporum, 2 hebes, azalea. Quite a few cuttings I took last year look like they've died even though they were in quite well insulated cold frames and that's never happened before. I’ve had a few shrubs delivered red dogwood x3 and a witch hazel that franklin recommended, still in the porch waiting for a prolonged spell of warmer weather until they go in. Probably popping into Bridgemere later to get a few ideas as I’ll probably need to replace the 4 clematis I purchased last year
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Post by deeside2 on Jan 22, 2023 9:18:17 GMT
I had a quick look last weekend and it looks like I've definitely lost several established shrubs, pittosporum, 2 hebes, azalea. Quite a few cuttings I took last year look like they've died even though they were in quite well insulated cold frames and that's never happened before. I’ve had a few shrubs delivered red dogwood x3 and a witch hazel that franklin recommended, still in the porch waiting for a prolonged spell of warmer weather until they go in. Probably popping into Bridgemere later to get a few ideas as I’ll probably need to replace the 4 clematis I purchased last year Our witch hazel is flowering at the moment - lovely flowers and beautiful scent. We've also got a couple of sarcococcas in large pots by the front door, giving off a lovely scent as well. Are you sure the clematis are dead ? If you planted them deep enough they could well recover. A couple of ours seemingly died last year but burst back into life and did very well. If they have died have you considered jasmine - lovely little flowers and a wonderful scent, although the flowers don't last long. There is also clematis armandii which is fully hardy and flowers during winter but can be a bit rampant.
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Post by questionable on Jan 22, 2023 15:03:01 GMT
I’ve had a few shrubs delivered red dogwood x3 and a witch hazel that franklin recommended, still in the porch waiting for a prolonged spell of warmer weather until they go in. Probably popping into Bridgemere later to get a few ideas as I’ll probably need to replace the 4 clematis I purchased last year Our witch hazel is flowering at the moment - lovely flowers and beautiful scent. We've also got a couple of sarcococcas in large pots by the front door, giving off a lovely scent as well. Are you sure the clematis are dead ? If you planted them deep enough they could well recover. A couple of ours seemingly died last year but burst back into life and did very well. If they have died have you considered jasmine - lovely little flowers and a wonderful scent, although the flowers don't last long. There is also clematis armandii which is fully hardy and flowers during winter but can be a bit rampant. Clematis were planted about 6-8” deep and yes I purchased 3 jasmines last summer but only small ones which will take a while to grow, we’ve been to Bridgemere this afternoon and their red dogwoods were £18 each and tiny mine are approx 1mt and 3 - £29 from gardening.express, thinking of putting them in a flower bed approx 8ft from the kitchen window to create a nice colorful theme for next winter, the chap next door was telling me that dog wood is easily grown and you can simply take a shoot off and plant and takes very easily ?? I’ll take s look at the armandi now and probably order a couple, in saying that the other half’s going crazy for indoor plants now, feeding wise for indoor plants can we use miracle grow or??
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Post by deeside2 on Jan 22, 2023 17:48:54 GMT
Our witch hazel is flowering at the moment - lovely flowers and beautiful scent. We've also got a couple of sarcococcas in large pots by the front door, giving off a lovely scent as well. Are you sure the clematis are dead ? If you planted them deep enough they could well recover. A couple of ours seemingly died last year but burst back into life and did very well. If they have died have you considered jasmine - lovely little flowers and a wonderful scent, although the flowers don't last long. There is also clematis armandii which is fully hardy and flowers during winter but can be a bit rampant. Clematis were planted about 6-8” deep and yes I purchased 3 jasmines last summer but only small ones which will take a while to grow, we’ve been to Bridgemere this afternoon and their red dogwoods were £18 each and tiny mine are approx 1mt and 3 - £29 from gardening.express, thinking of putting them in a flower bed approx 8ft from the kitchen window to create a nice colorful theme for next winter, the chap next door was telling me that dog wood is easily grown and you can simply take a shoot off and plant and takes very easily ?? I’ll take s look at the armandi now and probably order a couple, in saying that the other half’s going crazy for indoor plants now, feeding wise for indoor plants can we use miracle grow or?? The clematis may well recover as they were planted at that depth. The red dogwoods do look good don't they. I usually take four or five cuttings and pot them into a pot of gritty compost until they show signs of growth and then pot them on individually. You can prune them to keep them vibrant by cutting about one third of the stems back to just one bud each year. It invigorates the plant and generates new growth. You could consider dogwood midwinter fire which is orangey/yellow and makes a colourful contrast (pruning is the same). From our experience with house plants we use Baby Bio but I'm not sure if there is a miracle grow specifically for house plants. The normal garden one will cause the plants to be too vigorous and grow too big. Good luck !
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Post by chuffedstokie on Mar 14, 2023 9:36:02 GMT
Signs of life in the gooseberry bush, things are looking up.
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Post by questionable on Mar 24, 2023 13:42:57 GMT
Signs of life in the gooseberry bush, things are looking up. Same here, picked one up from Bridgemere for a £1 a few months ago and it’s coming along nicely, not sure if I even like gooseberries in truth. Had a good scan around the garden and seems as if I’ve lost 2 clematis, an angle wing and a cordyline due to the frost which seems not to bad as we got down to -11 on occasions. Put in a Japanese Witch Hazel, climbing hydrangea, a jasmin variety, astrantia and a few others other little shrubs here and there, promised myself I’d spent enough last year but I can’t help myself
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Mar 24, 2023 14:00:45 GMT
Taking my first tentative steps into the world of small fanned fruit trees..
Ground has been prepared, horse manure dug in and settled over winter..all ready now for purchase and planting.
I'm looking for 2 fan style trees, one a plum tree the other open to suggestions..
There not going to be next to each other or other fruit trees so will need to be self pollinating..
Any recommendations for a Hardy and self pollinating plum tree..and suggestions for the second tree most welcome..as long as its Hardy and self pollinating..all help and ideas welcome.
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Post by franklin on Mar 24, 2023 16:51:00 GMT
Taking my first tentative steps into the world of small fanned fruit trees.. Ground has been prepared, horse manure dug in and settled over winter..all ready now for purchase and planting. I'm looking for 2 fan style trees, one a plum tree the other open to suggestions.. There not going to be next to each other or other fruit trees so will need to be self pollinating.. Any recommendations for a Hardy and self pollinating plum tree..and suggestions for the second tree most welcome..as long as its Hardy and self pollinating..all help and ideas welcome. 👍 I have a Victoria Plum its fairly new for me but it's settled in well. Next to it is a Morello Cherry on dwarf root stock a good crop last year after watering issues (not enough) caused some fruit to drop. These are my two recommended fruit trees and good luck with whatever you choose 👍
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Post by franklin on Apr 4, 2023 13:54:17 GMT
Just planted a Starline Garden Fountain apple tree a "column" tree, heavy cropper come September looking forward to see how it goes and tasting the fruit.
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Post by deeside2 on Apr 4, 2023 16:15:29 GMT
Everything in the garden is bursting into life now, and what were empty borders just a few weeks ago are fairly full with new growth now. We've had a brilliant show from the camellias and daffs, and now the magnolias are in full bloom, and the tulips and wallflowers are coming along nicely. The greenhouse is full of seedlings and I've sowed some carrots and parsnips today.
The lighter evenings are great as well.
Happy days !
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Post by franklin on Apr 4, 2023 17:34:57 GMT
Everything in the garden is bursting into life now, and what were empty borders just a few weeks ago are fairly full with new growth now. We've had a brilliant show from the camellias and daffs, and now the magnolias are in full bloom, and the tulips and wallflowers are coming along nicely. The greenhouse is full of seedlings and I've sowed some carrots and parsnips today. The lighter evenings are great as well. Happy days ! My daffs are still going my tulips are just flowering, my camellia has not flowered at all in its pot but my magnolia is in full bloom. My fruit trees are beginning to bust into leaf and buds are developing. Had a few major changes this week a california lilac has had to go today and I've a hydrangea to dig out in the next day or so. Pleased so far several pots have been seeded for summer I was a but late but I'm sure they'll be OK.
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Post by questionable on Apr 4, 2023 18:22:13 GMT
Everything in the garden is bursting into life now, and what were empty borders just a few weeks ago are fairly full with new growth now. We've had a brilliant show from the camellias and daffs, and now the magnolias are in full bloom, and the tulips and wallflowers are coming along nicely. The greenhouse is full of seedlings and I've sowed some carrots and parsnips today. The lighter evenings are great as well. Happy days ! Just finished barrowing a tonne of compost and a tonne of good quality top soil into the borders. Nicely topped up now for the summer growth, used gardening express for a few shrubs and have to say not overly impressed with their quality and customer service, live and learn I suppose and shows by popping over to Bridgemere which is only a two minute drive pays dividends as you can see what you’re buying, saying that though their prices have rocketed
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Post by franklin on Apr 4, 2023 18:30:06 GMT
Everything in the garden is bursting into life now, and what were empty borders just a few weeks ago are fairly full with new growth now. We've had a brilliant show from the camellias and daffs, and now the magnolias are in full bloom, and the tulips and wallflowers are coming along nicely. The greenhouse is full of seedlings and I've sowed some carrots and parsnips today. The lighter evenings are great as well. Happy days ! Just finished barrowing a tonne of compost and a tonne of good quality top soil into the borders. Nicely topped up now for the summer growth, used gardening express for a few shrubs and have to say not overly impressed with their quality and customer service, live and learn I suppose and shows by popping over to Bridgemere which is only a two minute drive pays dividends as you can see what you’re buying, saying that though their prices have rocketed They have shot up, I went to Astbury this afternoon to buy my new apple and it set me back £55 !!! Although they do give a 5yr guarantee with their trees. I've had a few shrubs and trees from these plants4presents.co.uk/plant-gifts/best-plant-giftsMy lemon was excellent condition from there as were my others. Not the cheapest but so far top quality 👌
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Post by deeside2 on Apr 4, 2023 19:58:57 GMT
Just finished barrowing a tonne of compost and a tonne of good quality top soil into the borders. Nicely topped up now for the summer growth, used gardening express for a few shrubs and have to say not overly impressed with their quality and customer service, live and learn I suppose and shows by popping over to Bridgemere which is only a two minute drive pays dividends as you can see what you’re buying, saying that though their prices have rocketed They have shot up, I went to Astbury this afternoon to buy my new apple and it set me back £55 !!! Although they do give a 5yr guarantee with their trees. I've had a few shrubs and trees from these plants4presents.co.uk/plant-gifts/best-plant-giftsMy lemon was excellent condition from there as were my others. Not the cheapest but so far top quality 👌 Like everything else lately plant prices have shot up. Even so I refuse to pay Bridgemere's prices tbh as I think they're excessive. We've had some stuff online and generally been disappointed with the plants. There's a small garden centre near to us which doesn't have as much choice of plants or compost etc as Bridgemere but their prices are about 50% cheaper. They've got fruit trees for £29.99 to about £35.99. We had two James Grieve apple trees fromthere a few years ago and they're doing fine.
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Post by questionable on Apr 8, 2023 6:38:05 GMT
Little advice stay well clear of gardening express, all four shrubs I’ve purchased from them have turned out to be really poor and look well dead now. I’ve put in a complaint but no joy and when looking on complaints forums it’s the same old story.
Luckily enough I only spent about £70 but others have spent hundreds and had the same experience.
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Post by deeside2 on Apr 8, 2023 6:45:09 GMT
Thanks for the warning. I haven't used them yet, and will make sure I avoid them in future. I've had mixed results from Parkers. It's a bit hit and miss unless you can actually see the plants before you buy isn't it.
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Post by questionable on Apr 8, 2023 7:50:26 GMT
Thanks for the warning. I haven't used them yet, and will make sure I avoid them in future. I've had mixed results from Parkers. It's a bit hit and miss unless you can actually see the plants before you buy isn't it. It is mate I’ve purchased two indoor jasmines from Bridgemere very recently and they’re stunning, there’s another nursery close to us in Woore but you can’t go in with dogs and as me and my best mate never leave each other’s sides I won’t go there.
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Post by franklin on Apr 22, 2023 13:40:28 GMT
Another hour or two tidying up and I'm really pleased with how things or coming on . My Cherry is in full blossom and my new apple is doing just fine I just hope this cold snap coming won't do too much damage.
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Post by chuffedstokie on Apr 22, 2023 13:52:05 GMT
Another hour or two tidying up and I'm really pleased with how things or coming on . My Cherry is in full blossom and my new apple is doing just fine I just hope this cold snap coming won't do too much damage. Hoping for the same here. Just finished putting in six trailing lobelia and like you a general tidy up. Gooseberry bush has gone ballistic and fruit is starting to form already, thankfully the salt in the air being so close to the sea doesn't seem to be too dangerous for the greenery, as for the car!!.😄
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Post by franklin on Apr 22, 2023 13:59:24 GMT
Another hour or two tidying up and I'm really pleased with how things or coming on . My Cherry is in full blossom and my new apple is doing just fine I just hope this cold snap coming won't do too much damage. Hoping for the same here. Just finished putting in six trailing lobelia and like you a general tidy up. Gooseberry bush has gone ballistic and fruit is starting to form already, thankfully the salt in the air being so close to the sea doesn't seem to be too dangerous for the greenery, as for the car!!.😄 I've had my Lemon tree outside for a few days now and it's loving it but I'm going to have to bring it back inside Sunday by the look of it.
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Post by franklin on Apr 22, 2023 14:03:56 GMT
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Post by franklin on Apr 22, 2023 14:14:45 GMT
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Post by questionable on Apr 22, 2023 14:49:34 GMT
Another hour or two tidying up and I'm really pleased with how things or coming on . My Cherry is in full blossom and my new apple is doing just fine I just hope this cold snap coming won't do too much damage. Hoping for the same here. Just finished putting in six trailing lobelia and like you a general tidy up. Gooseberry bush has gone ballistic and fruit is starting to form already, thankfully the salt in the air being so close to the sea doesn't seem to be too dangerous for the greenery, as for the car!!.😄 Holding back putting my fig trees out for now given the cold weather forecast, will also need netting given the amount of figs on them.
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Post by gawa on Apr 22, 2023 18:29:03 GMT
Don't have a fruit tree but I'm desperate to get into growing some of my own fruit, veg and herbs.
Anyone any tips for a beginner? I'm in the market looking to buy in the next 6 months so more just stuff for the upcoming seasons rather than fruit trees.
Some great pics in this thread.
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Post by chuffedstokie on Apr 22, 2023 19:23:44 GMT
Don't have a fruit tree but I'm desperate to get into growing some of my own fruit, veg and herbs. Anyone any tips for a beginner? I'm in the market looking to buy in the next 6 months so more just stuff for the upcoming seasons rather than fruit trees. Some great pics in this thread. I'm lumbered with pots for everything and the one thing I've learnt is to start things off in smaller tubs first then gradually go up in size. This years project is an apple of some sort but the local garden centre (small but trying) hasn't got any in yet so it'll have to be an online purchase. Got to be worth a shot.
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Post by questionable on Apr 22, 2023 20:36:47 GMT
Don't have a fruit tree but I'm desperate to get into growing some of my own fruit, veg and herbs. Anyone any tips for a beginner? I'm in the market looking to buy in the next 6 months so more just stuff for the upcoming seasons rather than fruit trees. Some great pics in this thread. I'm lumbered with pots for everything and the one thing I've learnt is to start things off in smaller tubs first then gradually go up in size. This years project is an apple of some sort but the local garden centre (small but trying) hasn't got any in yet so it'll have to be an online purchase. Got to be worth a shot. Stay well clear of gardening express I’ve had 4 shrubs off them, one of which has died and the 3 are a little ropey. Depends on where you live but Blue Diamond centres are excellent albeit a tad more expensive but you get a guarantee with them
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Apr 22, 2023 20:38:15 GMT
I'm lumbered with pots for everything and the one thing I've learnt is to start things off in smaller tubs first then gradually go up in size. This years project is an apple of some sort but the local garden centre (small but trying) hasn't got any in yet so it'll have to be an online purchase. Got to be worth a shot. Stay well clear of gardening express I’ve had 4 shrubs off them, one of which has died and the 3 are a little ropey. Depends on where you live but Blue Diamond centres are excellent albeit a tad more expensive but you get a guarantee with them Trentham Gardens is Blue Diamond isn’t it?
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Post by questionable on Apr 22, 2023 20:46:32 GMT
Stay well clear of gardening express I’ve had 4 shrubs off them, one of which has died and the 3 are a little ropey. Depends on where you live but Blue Diamond centres are excellent albeit a tad more expensive but you get a guarantee with them Trentham Gardens is Blue Diamond isn’t it? Yes mate it is as is Bridgemere which is a few minutes from us, we go once a fortnight or so for a ponder, nice place
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