Really pleased with my camellia
Arrived last year, healthy and well packaged. Planted in a large pot as per good instructions, it has doubled in size and is looking great.
M
Essex
Arrived last year, healthy and well packaged. Planted in a large pot as per good instructions, it has doubled in size and is looking great.
M
Essex
Has grown straight and healthy - shiny leaves!
Lilian
Sandwich
Looks really good in the garden, after very dry year I hope it will flower this spring.Seems very healthy with good foliage.
Pintoak
York
My plant is young but arrived healthy and now has an abundance of large buds having been fed over the summer. I look forward to seeing the flowers early next year.
Booboo
West Sussex
Elegant flowers and lots of them. Healthy and trouble-free, happy in a pot with acid soil and in shade, where it brightens its surroundings with its sunny flowers
MariaS
London
100.0
Michael McAvoy
Hello Michael, I'm afraid I have not been able to determine what has happened to your Camellia to cause this browning. A spell of drought may be the cause, but this would normally take several weeks (if not months) to become apparent, so the damage may have occurred weeks ago. Other more serious things to be aware of are Pestalotiopsis, which is caused by a fungus or Phytopthora, a much more serious problem that is untreatable. I'm sorry not to be more help. Helen
Crocus Helpdesk
Terry Allum
Hello Terry, If you click on the following link it will take you to all our winter flowering climbers - of which the Jasminum is tougher and more like a shrub. http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/climbers/plcid.15/vid.204/ Alternatively, this link will take you to all our winter flowering shrubs. http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/plcid.1/vid.204/ I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
Crocus Helpdesk
Hello Mark, Young Camellias can be very variable in shape, and some pruning is often needed to encourage a balanced, bushy shape. If yours is long and thin, then you can encourage it to bush out by pinching out the growing tips and shorten over-long stems. Ideally this should be done in spring, after it has finished flowering but before the leaf buds break. As for the Cornus, it may simply be concentrating on putting on new root growth rather than top growth, or perhaps you have very heavy soil, which will slow growth down. You should not really be feeding many plants at this time of the year as you can do more harm than good by encouraging new growth at this time of the year. I would however expect to see some signs of growth in spring next year, at which point you can start feeding again. I am not really sure what insects you found on your Acer, but it may have been woodlice. These are completely harmless, but they do eat decaying organic matter such as leaves etc and they do like cool, damp spots to hide out in. Finally, there are a number of reasons why plants don't flower including too much shade, not enough water or nutrients, or pruning at the wrong time of the year. I am not really sure why yours has not produced buds, but you can often give them a bit of a push by feeding with a high potash fertiliser during the growing season. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
Crocus Helpdesk
Katie Bowkett
Hello again Katie, I think the bulbs would be lovely, but they do make it hard to have a perfect lawn as after they have finished flowering, you should not cut them back until they have died right back - there is also the issue of digging them up to plant them. If however you think she would love it, then you could plant a combination of the following - just click on the links to go straight to them. snowdrops (flowering Jan-Feb) http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.galanthus/ crocus (flowering Feb-Mar) http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.crocus/ daffodils (flowering Mar-Apr) http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.narcissus/ bluebell (flowering Apr-May) http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/bulbs/other-bulbs/hyacinthoides-non-scripta-/classid.2000007659/ Alternatively, perhaps you should opt for a nice pot and a flowering shrub like a Camellia http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.camellia/ or Rhododendrons http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.rhododendron/ I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
Katie Bowkett
Hello Katie, There are so many lovely plants it is difficult to know where to start. It would help if you could give me an idea of what type of garden your mum had, if she has a preference for a particular style of planting scheme, how large the garden is, the soil type and aspect etc. I have checked our stock and unfortunately we are not selling the pink daffs this year, but we do have lots of other bulbs, many of which are good for naturalising, so she could leave them in the ground and let them spread over the years. I look forward to hearing from you soon. There Helen Plant Doctor
Crocus Helpdesk
Hello Helen, Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. As you open the back door there is a small decked area and she has a few small plants dotted around.The lawn, which is half moon shaped, and has a few different sized conifers and red geraniums. around it She likes planting things in terracota pots, As for the soil type, I really don't know. Best wishes, Katie
Crocus Helpdesk
Susie Dowdall
Mature Camellia's generally require very little pruning, but any that is necessary should be tackled after they have finished flowering, but before the growth buds break.
Crocus
Tracey May
As a rule plants grown in containers, such as ours, can be planted at any time of year as long as the soil isn't frozen solid. Also the plants you have mentioned are all hardy so don't need to be kept indoors until you are ready to plant. They should be taken out of the garage as soon as possible and stood outside in a sheltered, sunny spot until the weather warms up.
Crocus
Susie Tomlin
We have some gorgeous plants, which as a keen gardener myself, I would love to receive! Roses - all of these have a knock-out scent http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/roses/plcid.8/vid.250/ Lavender - always a favourite - you could also buy a pot to plant this in. http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.lavandula/?s=lavandula Black Bamboo - the canes turn a gorgeous near-black as they mature http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/bamboo/exotics/phyllostachys-nigra-/classid.1601/ Camellias - flowers during the coldest months of the year http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.camellia/start.1/sort.0/cat.plants/ Magnolia - much-loved shrubs and trees http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.magnolia/?s=magnolia Prunus Accolade - one of the best ornamental cherries for a small garden http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/trees/other-trees/deciduous/small-garden-trees/ok-for-small-gardens/prunus-accolade/classid.4619/ Acer palmatum Sango-kaku - a Japanese maple with all year round interest http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/trees/deciduous/small-garden-trees/ok-for-small-gardens/acer-palmatum-sango-kaku/classid.110/ Acer palmatum var. dissectum Inaba-shidare - Exquisite, red-purple fern-like leaves http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/trees/deciduous/small-garden-trees/ok-for-small-gardens/acer-palmatum-var.-dissectum-inaba-shidare/classid.95/ Dicksonia antarctica - one of the oldest plants in the world http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/ferns/exotics/dicksonia-antarctica-/classid.1817/
Crocus
Mrs T. Massing
Most Camellias are fine in large pots (ones at least 45cm in diameter), but if your pot is smaller than that, then I'm afraid I wouldn't recommend keeping a Camellia in it for longer than a few years. The two I would particularly recommend are Camellia japonica Elegans http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/pl/?ContentType=Plant_Card&ClassID=617&CategoryID= Camellia sasanqua Sparkling Burgundy http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/pl/?ContentType=Plant_Card&ClassID=627&CategoryID= These are not as fast-growing as 'Anticipation' and do not grow as large either, which makes them more suitable for pots. Also when you do plant up the Camellia, make sure you use ericaceous compost as all Camellias prefer an acidic soil.
Crocus
Make the most of over 3000 years of gardening tradition by creating an oriental-style garden. Originally designed as a place for intellectual contemplation and meditation, they are an ideal sanctuary from the pressures of modern living. Japanese gardens a
Read full article
Dried up buds fail to open then turn hard and brown. They are covered lots of tiny black bristly growths, which are full of spores. The plant is healthy in all other respects. The plants most commonly affected include rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias.
Read full article
Buds form, sometimes to their full size and then drop off with no apparent reason. A period of dry weather while the buds are forming usually causes this. Camellia and rhododendrons are more susceptible and a few days of drought at the end of the summer c
Read full article
Many shrubs, trees and climbers are showing signs of growth, so it is an ideal time to check them over for winter damage. If you feel they need a little care and attention, here are a few notes to use as a pruning guide. during April.
Read full article
Most camellias need acid soil to do well. However the sasanquas, which flower between November and February, will tolerate good garden soil. They are found naturally in Southern Japan and have been grown in Japanese gardens for centuries as ornamentals an
Read full article