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Woops, didnt mean to post that unfinished, but I dont regret the content as far as I got. It was meant to end: ... how you spell or punctuate, grammar and spelling are boring and old-fashioned, all that matters is that you can communicate. But I would like to suggest, if you cannot command the language of communication, you've fallen at the first fence and failed in your attempt.
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" ... have your mislaid your apostrophes?" Er, no, I have scattered a few around, though I admit I may be a bit mean with them. Strictly, I suppose they should be in words like don't, can't, shan't, but you so commonly see them left out in those cases that I have become resigned to the belief that this is the modern way. Cutting back on punctuation is something that is happening increasingly and I think it is simply done by publishers to save money. After all, every component
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Two Wests and Elliott have both these items in their current catalogue. Ring 01246 451077, or see www.twowests.co.uk Their address is: Two Wests and Elliott Ltd Unit 4 Carrwood Road Sheepbridge Industrial Estate Chesterfield S41 9RH I bought some greenhouse staging from them and am very happy with it.
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In the RHS A-Z it gets two stars, meaning frost hardy down to -5 C. So it probably will need to be kept in a greenhouse over winter, certainly in one like last year's. However, it doesnt appear to need heat, just to be kept away from hard frost. I admit I dont know this plant, but interestingly, the A-Z doesnt mention berries, only fragrant, lilac, blue or white flowers.
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Escallonia is on the RHS Plant Pathology leaflet no. 5 'Honey Fungus' list of "Moderately susceptible genera and species" so it could be worse, it might have been on the "Notably susceptible ..." list. You're in with a chance, but not a very good one, I fear. PLEASE try and learn some spelling. I've not been on the internet very long, but I am becoming dispirited by the standard of spelling and punctuation. Oh, a standard! I wish ... Very well, if we are to be
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The blue one is Nigella (Love-in-a-mist). The yellow one is an Antirrhinum (snapdragon). I recognise the tall, tubular one but I dont know the name. Help, someone?
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From your description, these sound like slime moulds, but I'll wait for a photo to make sure. If I am right you can relax, slime moulds are harmless. They live as invisible single cell organisms in the surface soil layers. At certain times of the year, especially autumn, they aggregate together to produce visible structures, which generate the dispersal spores. They then disaggregate again and disperse. The visible structures can appear with alarming speed, but will soon fade away. No cause for
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The RHS A-Z describes Cyclamen as a "Genus of about 19 species of tuberous perennials ..." It doesnt list the name you mentiion, but all the individual entries are described as tuberous perennials. I'd go ahead and treat your purchase as a perennial, it wont be the first case of dodgy labelling in these big stores.
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Raw?! Yipes! That would be too fierce for me, though I like them fried, when I can see the gas ring through the tears. Finally found the packet, it was Thompson and Morgan's 'Red Baron'. And they must have had you in mind Sue, the packet says its good for salads!
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There is a page on Quince in the RHS Veg and Fruit book. They actually recommend planting in the dormant season, but I shouldnt think that matters, if its survived until now you should be OK. Stake for the first two years. Prune in the dormant season between late autumn and early spring. You need to do some formative pruning to establish a basic regular branch structure, if you leave it unpruned you will get a messy tree with branches all over the place. When it starts to crop prune lightly every
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