Hi! YOUR OPTIONS
My burnet rose so kindly sent to me by SBG has grown into a good bushy plant
2 replies
21 Jul, 2023 Merlinbabydog
Do astrantia flower again if they are cut back?
Will lesser celandine prevent astrantia from coming up?
3 replies
1 Apr, 2023 Merlinbabydog
Are Astrantia reliably perennial?
19 Mar, 2023 Merlinbabydog
Geranium macrorrhizum 'White Ness'
7 replies
30 Jan, 2023 Merlinbabydog
Burnett Rose again
25 Jan, 2023 Merlinbabydog
My burnett rose has lost all its leaves
21 Jan, 2023 Merlinbabydog
Hi Everyone
12 Oct, 2022 Merlinbabydog
1 reply
The salvia black and blue I planted this year show no sign of flowering
6 replies
3 Sep, 2022 Merlinbabydog
If I dead head my astrantias are they likely to flower again?
4 Aug, 2022 Merlinbabydog
Should I feed a burnet rose?
29 Jun, 2022 Merlinbabydog
Orange poppies now 3 years old and from research I think they are Spanish Poppies
4 replies
11 Jun, 2022 Merlinbabydog
Rowan sapling needs help
9 replies
19 May, 2022 Merlinbabydog
i was given a Camellia which I potted up in ericacious compost
13 May, 2022 Merlinbabydog
While I've been away my seed potatoes have gone a greeny colour
5 May, 2022 Merlinbabydog
After shovelling up a pile of husks under a bird feeder
10 replies
11 Jan, 2022 Merlinbabydog
Is it too late to plant anemone blanda?
5 replies
4 Oct, 2021 Merlinbabydog
What are these deposits in my tiny new pond?
25 Sep, 2021 Merlinbabydog
Have started to make a little pond in a washing up bowl
10 Sep, 2021 Merlinbabydog
Cosmos not flowering
6 Sep, 2021 Merlinbabydog
I got a short buddleia from a garden centre but there are no instructions with it
2 Sep, 2021 Merlinbabydog
Which flowers do members find are bee
12 replies
21 Aug, 2021 Merlinbabydog
Have I left it too late to cut back geranium rozanne and astrantia to prolong flowering?
14 Aug, 2021 Merlinbabydog
The Dianthus I grew from cuttings have had lovely blooms
8 Aug, 2021 Merlinbabydog
This year I've bought a few borage seedlings
17 Jul, 2021 Merlinbabydog
Erigeron blue beauty
14 Jul, 2021 Merlinbabydog
I bought 12 verbascum this year from three different sellers
1 Jul, 2021 Merlinbabydog
Can I take a cutting from a wild rose?
8 Jun, 2021 Merlinbabydog
Which is best for seeds
22 Apr, 2021 Merlinbabydog
I have some californian poppy seedlings and they are still tiny and fragile
After asking whether topsoil can be used as a mulch
17 Apr, 2021 Merlinbabydog
Can bought top soil be used as a mulch?
Tulips not planted deep enough?
3 Apr, 2021 Merlinbabydog
I have a few hawthorn whips which have grown well
29 Mar, 2021 Merlinbabydog
Male fern. Had this for years and it now seems to be about four plants
13 Mar, 2021 Merlinbabydog
Hi there; not posted for ages and can't see photos but always look at questions...
Is Butcher's Broom good for wildlife?
31 Dec, 2020 Merlinbabydog
Two years ago
13 Dec, 2020 Merlinbabydog
Before I tip my herb tub out for inspection could you tell me whether vine weevils...
26 Nov, 2020 Merlinbabydog
I'm moving all my verbena bonariensis and wonder when is the best time to do...
8 replies
31 Oct, 2020 Merlinbabydog
How long does garden compost remain really good stuff?
11 Sep, 2020 Merlinbabydog
I've ordered some Gillenia trifoliata
8 Sep, 2020 Merlinbabydog
Which is the longest flowering lavender?
5 Sep, 2020 Merlinbabydog
Tried to upload photo but failed
7 Aug, 2020 Merlinbabydog
I'm so excited after receiving some wildflower plugs today
23 Jul, 2020 Merlinbabydog
Can you recommend a climbing plant to grow up through my Viburnum bondnantese dawn?
9 Jul, 2020 Merlinbabydog
The round tub I want to use to make a pond has drainage holes
8 Jul, 2020 Merlinbabydog
Will Gloxinia flower again this year?
27 Jun, 2020 Merlinbabydog
ID please. A patch of these has appeared in a shady part of the garden
Are vine weevil attracted to fuchsia?
26 Jun, 2020 Merlinbabydog
Can anyone advise me on downloading The GOY app?
19 Jun, 2020 Merlinbabydog
My Mourning Widow geranium patch needs cutting back
2 Jun, 2020 Merlinbabydog
Bit late with my dahlia
27 May, 2020 Merlinbabydog
Compost has been difficult to access
6 May, 2020 Merlinbabydog
Incarvillea alba
30 Mar, 2020 Merlinbabydog
I've received some green coneflower seeds
16 Mar, 2020 Merlinbabydog
What to do with Gaura
9 Mar, 2020 Merlinbabydog
A hawthorn hedging plant I ordered
5 Feb, 2020 Merlinbabydog
I remember using home-made garlic spray but can't remember what for
4 Feb, 2020 Merlinbabydog
Can I grow a hawthorn hedging plant as a stand-alone shrub?
1 Feb, 2020 Merlinbabydog
I planted an acanthus 5 years ago
24 Jan, 2020 Merlinbabydog
I forgot to plant my new tulip bulbs
31 Dec, 2019 Merlinbabydog
The ground I cleared for my meadow seed patch keeps being flooded
19 Dec, 2019 Merlinbabydog
After lining my coldframe with bubble wrap I now don't know how to leave it when...
11 replies
23 Nov, 2019 Merlinbabydog
Does a cold frame protect all within from frost?
14 Nov, 2019 Merlinbabydog
Should I keep feeding dahlias until the first frost?
28 Oct, 2019 Merlinbabydog
I know we are told to take cuttings from non-flowering shoots but my salvia shoots...
23 Oct, 2019 Merlinbabydog
Just wondering why we are told to avoid putting potato peelings in the compost bin?
13 replies
1 Oct, 2019 Merlinbabydog
My two newly acquired tuberose bulbs didn't flower this year
10 Sep, 2019 Merlinbabydog
Should I have cut the aubretia hard back?
28 Jul, 2019 Merlinbabydog
Has anyone tried a meadowmat for creating a small wild-flower area?
16 Jul, 2019 Merlinbabydog
Can I ask about Rosemary Beetle?
25 May, 2019 Merlinbabydog
What size pot should I plant 2 Tuberose bulbs please?
15 May, 2019 Merlinbabydog
I have so many cosmos xanthos in 3" pots that are about to flower even though...
12 May, 2019 Merlinbabydog
Having just commented on Kate123's post about nostalgic scents
16 replies
9 May, 2019 Merlinbabydog
Which is better for drainage in pots
8 May, 2019 Merlinbabydog
My friend has a newly turfed lawn
14 replies
6 May, 2019 Merlinbabydog
I've bought some plastic pots for the first time
4 May, 2019 Merlinbabydog
Any Tuberose tips?
3 May, 2019 Merlinbabydog
Having received 6 plugs of dianthus little kisses
27 Apr, 2019 Merlinbabydog
I always think of foxgloves as biennials but I have one that flowers every year
My Matthiola Incana Pillow Talk has flowered 3 years after I planted it and the scent...
My salvia microphylla trewithen cerise is still not showing any ground-level growth...
19 Apr, 2019 Merlinbabydog
Trying to have a perfumed patio
15 Apr, 2019 Merlinbabydog
I bought some different coloured dahlias from Parkers or T & M
6 Apr, 2019 Merlinbabydog
What is the best feed for plants at this time of year?
25 Mar, 2019 Merlinbabydog
There was a question recently about cutting back salvias and I was interested to...
24 Mar, 2019 Merlinbabydog
I have acquired some freebie annual lupins from T and M and have been trying to find...
16 Feb, 2019 Merlinbabydog
Compost again
28 Dec, 2018 Merlinbabydog
I'm looking for ideas for a 60th birthday present for my daughter-in-law
22 Dec, 2018 Merlinbabydog
Yesterday, Monty Don warned viewers not to put Japanese Knotweed roots in with the...
19 replies
29 Sep, 2018 Merlinbabydog
Will my salvia cuttings survive in a cold frame?
25 Sep, 2018 Merlinbabydog
I have a potful of young digitalis
31 Aug, 2018 Merlinbabydog
Can anyone advise me on the best time to trim viburnum bondnantese dawn?
15 Aug, 2018 Merlinbabydog
After buying a Pieris on the market
11 Jul, 2018 Merlinbabydog
Purple Toadflax
6 Jul, 2018 Merlinbabydog
Oak Bracket
30 Jun, 2018 Merlinbabydog
What is the best thing to do with the bulbs in a bulb lasagne pot?
14 May, 2018 Merlinbabydog
Can anyone recommend a feed for Fatsia Japonica?
28 Apr, 2018 Merlinbabydog
Do slugs dissolve in water?
14 Apr, 2018 Merlinbabydog
I have two salvia amistad which I've just looked up and found that they are a...
3 Apr, 2018 Merlinbabydog
My numerous clumps of snowdrops have been spectacularly disappointing this year
17 Mar, 2018 Merlinbabydog
What is the likely little culprit eating my snowdrop flowers?
3 Feb, 2018 Merlinbabydog
Is it ok to put samphire in the compost bin?
7 Jan, 2018 Merlinbabydog
Is it too late to split and replant the native primrose?
5 Nov, 2017 Merlinbabydog
My clump of Shasta
26 Oct, 2017 Merlinbabydog
I've just added daffs and crocus to a tub containing tulips
14 Oct, 2017 Merlinbabydog
It's often said that birds love berberis berries but can you advise on which...
12 Oct, 2017 Merlinbabydog
I grew two Salvia Armisted this year and they are fabulous
Tried to show a pic of my fatsia japonica but my brain isn't in digital mode...
25 Sep, 2017 Merlinbabydog
A compost question
24 Sep, 2017 Merlinbabydog
Tulip bulbs
12 Aug, 2017 Merlinbabydog
After planting Acanthus 4 years ago it still hasn't flowered
22 Jul, 2017 Merlinbabydog
My Matthiola Incana 'Pillow Talk' is in a pot waiting to be planted
25 Jun, 2017 Merlinbabydog
Matthiola Incana 'pillow talk'
13 Jun, 2017 Merlinbabydog
Ive bought some Salvia microphylla 'Trewithen Cerise' from sarah raven
15 May, 2017 Merlinbabydog
When should tulips be fed after flowering?
14 May, 2017 Merlinbabydog
Camassia - a comment not a question
6 May, 2017 Merlinbabydog
Is the East Anglican sculptor
10 Apr, 2017 Merlinbabydog
Climbers growing up giant fennel
13 Mar, 2017 Merlinbabydog
Are there any plants that actually like poorly drained soil?
18 Feb, 2017 Merlinbabydog
I've bought some Lupin roots from Wilko and some are sprouting white shoots topped...
11 Feb, 2017 Merlinbabydog
My Rudbekia Cappuccino has survived the winter so far
1 Feb, 2017 Merlinbabydog
Caffeine and compost worms
Technical question
24 Sep, 2016 Merlinbabydog
I bought a lovely Rudbekia Cappuccino yesterday and it said 'herbacious perennial'...
30 Aug, 2016 Merlinbabydog
My Fatsia Japonica is about four years old and has grown beautifully until this year
2 Jul, 2016 Merlinbabydog
If I cut back straggly Evening Primrose plants will they flower again this year?
21 Jun, 2016 Merlinbabydog
When is the best time to prune Viburnum Bondnatese Dawn?
31 replies
13 Mar, 2016 Merlinbabydog
Verbena Bonariensis
I have an empty spot at the front of the house and I'd like to sow some seeds...
1 Mar, 2016 Merlinbabydog
Anyone else think Friday evenings are not the same without Gardeners World?
6 Nov, 2015 Merlinbabydog
Is this a good time to spread garden compost on beds?
21 Sep, 2015 Merlinbabydog
Is now a good time to apply garden compost to beds?
Is it becoming too cold to leave tomatoes out?
6 Sep, 2015 Merlinbabydog
Verbena Bonariensis seedlings
1 Sep, 2015 Merlinbabydog
I have a young Daphne 'everlasting fragrance' in a pot and the leaves have...
17 Aug, 2015 Merlinbabydog
Having taken Monty Don's advice on the recipe for making a comfrey foliar feed...
18 Jul, 2015 Merlinbabydog
My two geranium oxianums are too big and straggly now
12 Jun, 2015 Merlinbabydog
I've recently either seen on TV or read somewhere that with fig in a pot one...
1 Jun, 2015 Merlinbabydog
Honesty Lunaria
18 May, 2015 Merlinbabydog
I usually feed daffodils with tomato food but have run out
19 Apr, 2015 Merlinbabydog
No instructions given for glyphosate sachets
Is there a systemic weedkiller I can use on dandelions?
13 Apr, 2015 Merlinbabydog
Is it too late to plant Allium bulbs?
11 Apr, 2015 Merlinbabydog
Can anyone recommend grasses for deep shade?
13 Jan, 2015 Merlinbabydog
My small garden looks almost desolate but I see here and there
6 Dec, 2014 Merlinbabydog
My Viburnum burkwoodii's leaves are turning yellow and falling off
23 Nov, 2014 Merlinbabydog
I haven't had any success with Phlomis russeliana
7 Nov, 2014 Merlinbabydog
I ordered some dwarf asters and they are now in 9cm pots
19 Oct, 2014 Merlinbabydog
I know that my gardening friends will advise against it
3 Oct, 2014 Merlinbabydog
Have just checked some Fritillary bulbs which flowered beautifully in spring and...
15 replies
27 Sep, 2014 Merlinbabydog
We have had glorious sun this September
26 Sep, 2014 Merlinbabydog
My only comfrey plant succumbed to mildew this year
13 Sep, 2014 Merlinbabydog
Feeling unmotivated now that all my plants have either been and gone or are now flowering...
27 replies
17 Aug, 2014 Merlinbabydog
My verbascum 'southern charm' are floppy and not even flowering well
14 Jun, 2014 Merlinbabydog
Is there a treatment for hollyhock rust that doesn't involve chemicals?
My hollyhocks are in dire straits - leaves covered in rust
13 Jun, 2014 Merlinbabydog
Foxglove Illumination
14 Apr, 2014 Merlinbabydog
Sambucus Racemosa died suddenly last summer
28 Mar, 2014 Merlinbabydog
I mulched my foxgloves illumination for the winter with garden compost
23 Mar, 2014 Merlinbabydog
Rosa Caroline
12 Mar, 2014 Merlinbabydog
How is it that council-planted narcissus bloom beautifully year after year although...
10 Mar, 2014 Merlinbabydog
Meadow Rue
9 Mar, 2014 Merlinbabydog
I absolutely adore the two Daphnes I have in my garden
1 Mar, 2014 Merlinbabydog
Is now a good time to put compost on flower beds?
21 Feb, 2014 Merlinbabydog
Foxgloves are biennials right?
14 Feb, 2014 Merlinbabydog
Is it ok to plant oxeye daisy now even though the ground is soggy?
3 Feb, 2014 Merlinbabydog
is NoseyPotter still here on the website?
10 Jan, 2014 Merlinbabydog
Can I plant native primroses now?
2 Jan, 2014 Merlinbabydog
Violas planted in a basket
6 Dec, 2013 Merlinbabydog
Is there any way to protect half-hardy perennials from the winter cold?
19 Oct, 2013 Merlinbabydog
Chilli peppers again
5 Oct, 2013 Merlinbabydog
Is it too late to plant Phlomis Russeliana?
1 Oct, 2013 Merlinbabydog
Do figs carry on ripening after they are picked?
17 Sep, 2013 Merlinbabydog
Digitalis Illumination
29 Aug, 2013 Merlinbabydog
Does anyone have experience of Giftaplant
22 Jul, 2013 Merlinbabydog
I've found some Dahlias called "Ken's Choice" which I would like...
11 Jul, 2013 Merlinbabydog
My centaureas started off fabulously and seemed big and strong but sadly
Just found a pack of Dutch Iris bulbs
10 Jun, 2013 Merlinbabydog
Planting dwarf french beans but don't know how deep to make the compost in potato...
2 Jun, 2013 Merlinbabydog
Ginger Lily tuber not doing anything
24 May, 2013 Merlinbabydog
My Ginger Lily rhizome has been in the airing cupboard for about 3 weeks now and...
29 Apr, 2013 Merlinbabydog
Can i use multi-purpose compost for my tomato seeds or must I get seed compost?
My teeny plugs of Stocks are now in a seed-tray insert
11 Apr, 2013 Merlinbabydog
Brompton Stocks plugs
7 Apr, 2013 Merlinbabydog
Ginger Lillies
5 Apr, 2013 Merlinbabydog
My Pinks are very tall and bendy
28 Mar, 2013 Merlinbabydog
Butterflies and papaver
17 Mar, 2013 Merlinbabydog
Teasel and Monarda
10 Mar, 2013 Merlinbabydog
Hesperis Matronalis - Fabulous blooms last year and now there is a lot of new growth
5 Mar, 2013 Merlinbabydog
Hi everyone
28 Jan, 2013 Merlinbabydog
Any tips for growing broad beans?
20 replies
3 Jan, 2013 Merlinbabydog
After years of planting Iris Reticulata with no problems from squirrels
30 Dec, 2012 Merlinbabydog
oops! the previous was sent too early
29 Dec, 2012 Merlinbabydog
Top tip this year?
Which Cotoneaster?
6 Oct, 2012 Merlinbabydog
Is this a good time to saw off part of an Atlas Cedar branch?
30 Sep, 2012 Merlinbabydog
3 Sep, 2012 Merlinbabydog
Still not sure what to do about the baby figs developing now
30 Aug, 2012 Merlinbabydog
Is Jacqui no longer on here?
10 Jul, 2012 Merlinbabydog
I thought Centaurea flowered all summer but mine is coming to the end
9 Jul, 2012 Merlinbabydog
Do bedding plants attract insects?
26 Jun, 2012 Merlinbabydog
Cutting back oriental poppies and hesperis matronalis
25 Jun, 2012 Merlinbabydog
My Geranium Phaeum Mourning Widow is coming to the end of its flowering
2 Jun, 2012 Merlinbabydog
Cordyline hopes
26 May, 2012 Merlinbabydog
Ericacious compost?
23 May, 2012 Merlinbabydog
I have received 5 plug plants of Verbena Bonariensis and they are about 3" tall...
27 Apr, 2012 Merlinbabydog
Mildew. Is there any point in spraying with the milk
30 Mar, 2012 Merlinbabydog
Plant climbing up through a Viburnam Bodnantese Dawn
2 Mar, 2012 Merlinbabydog
Working on the assumption that all wild flowers are attractive to pollinating insects
20 Feb, 2012 Merlinbabydog
Douglas Fir
11 Jan, 2012 Merlinbabydog
I planted some Lady Ferns a few weeks ago and they are still very small
12 Nov, 2011 Merlinbabydog
When and how much should I prune Hydrangea Petiolaris?
18 Oct, 2011 Merlinbabydog
Honeysuckle and mildew is a problem every year
27 Aug, 2011 Merlinbabydog
My hanging basket tomatoes have got loads of fruit and some are now going red but...
25 Aug, 2011 Merlinbabydog
Betony query
6 Mar, 2011 Merlinbabydog
Last year I bought some 'sweet violets' online
18 Feb, 2011 Merlinbabydog
Do compost bin worms freeze?
15 Nov, 2010 Merlinbabydog
Should I be feeding my Cerinthe?
20 Jun, 2010 Merlinbabydog
Is now the time to feed tulips?
8 May, 2010 Merlinbabydog
Thankyou Tugbrethil
11 Apr, 2010 Merlinbabydog
What has laid its eggs on my Sweet Rocket?
10 Apr, 2010 Merlinbabydog
I posted the question 'What's happened to this site?
18 Mar, 2010 Merlinbabydog
What's happened to this site?
Would crushed eggshells be useful as a soil improver for clay in a similar way to...
16 Mar, 2010 Merlinbabydog
Eggshells - to bake or not to bake?
9 Mar, 2010 Merlinbabydog
can I prune my Escallonia hard back in spring?
19 Feb, 2010 Merlinbabydog
Another ID please
1 Oct, 2009 Merlinbabydog
ID yellow fruit?
ID for yellow fruit?
21 Sep, 2009 Merlinbabydog
ID of my new atavar?
11 Sep, 2009 Merlinbabydog
Do Vine Weevils go for rose leaves?
why do my Stocks look like they're dying?
7 Sep, 2009 Merlinbabydog
Feeding camellia in autumn
4 Sep, 2009 Merlinbabydog
When to plant Red Campion
25 Aug, 2009 Merlinbabydog
How does one know when figs are ready for picking?
16 Aug, 2009 Merlinbabydog
Ideas for dry deep shade?
5 Aug, 2009 Merlinbabydog
Will turf be ok on soil under Leylandii?
2 Aug, 2009 Merlinbabydog
Cutting back Welsh Poppies
13 Jul, 2009 Merlinbabydog
Mildew on Scabious
11 Jun, 2009 Merlinbabydog
What is cobweb-like stuff on lily buds?
30 May, 2009 Merlinbabydog
Pot-bound bamboo
19 May, 2009 Merlinbabydog
Planting Snowdrops
18 Apr, 2009 Merlinbabydog
Confused about tulips
13 Apr, 2009 Merlinbabydog
why are my tulips floppy?
11 Apr, 2009 Merlinbabydog
Can bamboo be cut back?
1 Mar, 2009 Merlinbabydog
Should I not use my oak leafmould?
14 Feb, 2009 Merlinbabydog
Will Stocks flower again this year?
13 Jan, 2009 Merlinbabydog
Any recommendations for a camera?
24 Aug, 2008 Merlinbabydog
What's wrong with my Fatsia Japonica?
Stocks not flowering
20 Jul, 2008 Merlinbabydog
Himalayan Poppy
11 Jul, 2008 Merlinbabydog
Strange bee
30 Jun, 2008 Merlinbabydog
Welsh Poppies
