Good quality plants, first class supplier.
Planted in a mixed border for all round year interest.
Colourlady
Lymington, Hampshire
Planted in a mixed border for all round year interest.
Colourlady
Lymington, Hampshire
Never does anything of interest. Healthy and evergreen but not seen any autumnal interest. Warm and wet South not suited to this one I think.
Resuocs
London
Excellent plant, colourful all year round and very easy to look after. It requires no pruning or even tidying, shines out of a border with lime green in summer and red in autumn/winter.
Sushi
Durham
Used as part of a hardy shrub border with red accents. It has started to grow and looks attractive.
Rosemary
Woking
looks fantastic in a pot shows up a beautiful colour when the sun shines no problem to look after good sturdy plant
addy
norfolk
The plant was given to a friend after I had seen it reviewed in gardening columns and TV and radio programmes
none
Surrey. Pl;ant is in Herefordshire
This is a plant which in my experience takes care of itself once established. Establishment has no pitfalls and the plant copes well with less than congenial planting positions. Growth is slow but steady When newly planted it can look a nondescript cluster of rather unattractive green leaves, but the plants habit of changing colour with the season creates year-round interest (and pleasure). Be patient though it's not a great grower. Since I take account of the fact that I share the garden with the natural world, I should point out that the plants strong points from a horticultural point of view probably detract from its usefulness to wild life Except that it must make very good cover.
Dave ??????????
Outer North London
85.7
Carrots
Hello, It can be incredibly frustrating, but if it is putting on new foliage, then it is growing - although maybe not as fast as you would like.... This is a pretty compact plant, that will only reach around 45cm on maturity, so it may take a while to get there!
Helen
Bernadette Matthews
Hello Bernadette, I'm afraid we do not sell Sacrocococca hookeriana var. humilis, but the other two we list will be fine in a large pot as long as they are kept well fed and watered. It is my experience that most plants will cope if the pot is big enough and they are well looked after, however larger plants like the Jasminum nudiflorum, Wintersweet, Witchhazel, Abelia or Nandinas will eventually run out of steam and need to be placed into the garden. You should however be able to get a good few years from them. As for the Myrtus, I have not heard that they particularly dislike being moved, but as they are not fully hardy they need protection in winter. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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david
Deer can be a real problem and deer proof plants are usually thorny, poisonous or simply taste awful, but it is hard to give a definitive list as you might get the odd deer with unusual tastes which might like the bitter taste! Below is a list of good plants that generally are quite successful though. Cornus varieties, Rhus, Sophora, Solanum, Berberis, Rosemary, Buxus, Cotoneaster, Ilex, Pyracantha, Garrya, Juniperus, Nandina, Elaeagnus, Aralia, Aucuba, Cortaderia, Yucca, Santolina, Hypericum, Myrtle, Vinca, Achillea, Digitalis, Echinacea and Dryopteris. Finally, fencing is one method to protect garden crops from deer. Since deer jump, you need an 8-foot fence for best results or stout chicken-wire fencing securely around smaller garden plots. Alternatively, fence the area with a thorny shrub, preferably something that will grow to at least 6 feet. Deer eat roses and some thorns but hawthorn, boxwood and holly will exclude them. Deer are also deterred by dogs, hanging aluminum foil, mirrors, wood that hits objects in the wind and other noise-makers. Some old-fashioned repellents are human hair and blood and bonemeal. Hanging bars of fragrant deodorant soap from branches may work. Other well-known deer repellents are mothballs or moth flakes spread on the ground or put in mesh bags for hanging in a tree. Unfortunately though, no repellent is 100 percent effective, especially if the deer population is high and deer are starving.
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Kelly L. Sliker
Deer can be a real problem and deer proof plants are usually thorny, poisonous or simply taste awful. It is hard to give a definitive list as you might get the odd deer with unusual taste which might like a bitter taste, but the following is a list of plants that generally are quite successful. Cornus varieties, Rhus, Sophora, Solanum, Berberis, Rosemary, Buxus, Cotoneaster, Ilex, Pyracantha, Garrya, Juniperus, Nandina, Eleagnus, Aralia, Aucuba, Cortaderia, Yucca, Santolina, Hypericum, Myrtle, Vinca, Achillea, Digitalis, Echinacea and Dryopteris. Finally fencing is one method to protect garden crops from deer. Since deer jump, you need an 8-foot fence for best results or stout chicken-wire fencing securely around smaller garden plots. Alternatively, fence the area with a thorny shrub, preferably something that will grow to at least 6 feet. Deer do eat roses and some other thorns but hawthorn, boxwood and holly tend to keep them out. Deer are also deterred by dogs, hanging aluminum foil, mirrors, wood that hits objects in the wind and other noise-makers. Some old-fashioned repellents are human hair and blood and bonemeal. Hanging bars of fragrant deodorant soap from branches may work. Other well-known deer repellents are mothballs or moth flakes spread on the ground or put in mesh bags for hanging in a tree. Unfortunately though, no repellent is 100 percent effective, especially if the deer population is high and deer are starving.
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