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• Re: seeds of meconopsis betonif.

  Forum post by ellen on 26 Jan 2005

  Hi Hyacint, We sowed some last autumn in November or early December and put them out in the polytunnel. They germinated in February like cress. I'm told the real problems start from then on, so good luck. Read more..

• Re: Ivy variety for wildlife

  Forum post by ellen on 26 Jan 2005

  Hi, H. hibernica seems the best with us, then 'Goldheart', both have a lot of dense foliage and seem to flower very readily as soon as they hit the top of the wall (about 1.5m), but 'Glacier' never has flowered in a similar position. Read more..

• Re: need help????pppplllllleeeeeeaaaaasssssseeeee

  Forum post by ellen on 22 Jan 2005

  how about anything other than a pest or disease that causes a plant to malfunction, usually something on the lines of pollution or climatic factors? Read more..

• Re: tree peony

  Forum post by ellen on 22 Jan 2005

  i put a handful into a pot of peat free compost and left it out of doors for 2 winters and it has come up like cress--go for it! Read more..

• Re: Help choosing a tree

  Forum post by ellen on 22 Jan 2005

  Laburnums are surprisingly tough but no berries or autumn colour Read more..

• Re: How sheltered is your garden?

  Forum post by ellen on 22 Jan 2005

  there are hardy cyclamen flowering in aberdeen, and a ceanothus has 2 flowers on it! confused or what? 20 miles inland we have a diascia alive and well, though we have had -6 Read more..

• Re: ivy on trees

  Forum post by ellen on 22 Jan 2005

  thanks, william, i'll do that. i like the look of it and dont mind if the tree comes down personally, but it's not my tree! Read more..

• ivy on trees

  Forum post by ellen on 19 Jan 2005

  does anyone know whether ivy really damages trees that are in fairly good health? i can imagine the weight might pull down a weaker tree... Read more..

• Re: cordyline

  Forum post by ellen on 19 Jan 2005

  I had to remove one from a garden in July, it was about 8' high so I had to cut it in two to get it into the van. I threw the top away but planted the stump in a pot and it grew lots of little shoots from the top of the stump about two months later. I think they look exotic but are quite tough! I would wait a few months and then lift the plant and see if you can take a shoot off the mother plant with a few roots attached and pot that up, keep it well sheltered and frost free. Read more..