In message <313030303930323948A1836C73@zetnet.co.uk>, Janet Baraclough <janet.and.john@zetnet.co.uk> writes J asked me where I left the trowel and I replied it was by the ...er...blueflowered plant that begins with P. In a little while he returned smirking and told me he'd found it where I said, beside the plant beginning with P, henceforward known as "paggyanthus". We've never

BlueFlower wrote: I have a vase full of shop bought chrysanthemum flowers that have decided to sprout roots! I noticed the roots about two weeks ago and have just kept freshening the water. The flower stems are about a foot long. Has anyone any advice about how/when I should plant them? Do I pot them up and keep them indoors or can they go outdoors at this stage? Thanks! HI

Sacha;755343 Wrote: So, your holly is planted in hessian sacking, under membrane and bark chippings (in themselves deleterious to plants as they rot down) and you are posting via Garden Banter asking advice from urg but saying "from what I've read". Why do I get the whiff of a wind up here? Let us know if they live or die, please and how you brought either about. It would

K;755203 Wrote: BlueFlower BlueFlower.18ebd86@gardenbanter.co.uk writes It is planted in front of a three foot (fairly solid) fence in a raised bed facing south west, so it gets plenty of sun. Getting plenty of sun isn't high up in the list of the holly's priorities. They tend to grow in light woodland. I'm not sure how happy they are in a raised bed on free draining