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Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire

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Fragile Do Not Bend Sep 2018 9:34pm, 10 Sep 2018 3,344 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend Don’t forget spring bulbs!
Fragile Do Not Bend Sep 2018 9:35pm, 10 Sep 2018 3,345 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend (Oops Fleecy mentioned bulbs)
Dvorak Sep 2018 9:54pm, 10 Sep 2018 16,671 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak A couple of blackcurrant bushes and a couple of blueberries (some blueberries have particularly fine foliage in autumn, I have one, but can't remember what kind (maybe Northland?)). You would need to stick the blueberries in some ericaceous compost though, or maybe in pots.
Columba Sep 2018 10:21pm, 10 Sep 2018 16,325 posts	Quote Pin Columba Or ericaceous compost in pots. The soil in my garden is well suited to blueberry bushes. I have 4, and they all have red foliage in autumn, and pretty flowers in spring. Very rewarding plants all round!
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Sep 2018 10:41pm, 10 Sep 2018 27,137 posts	Quote Pin Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Thanks! Some really good ideas here I bought some spring bulbs today, they are a must, also want to ensure I plant a couple of roses, hadn’t thought of fruit bushes, shall investigate, also hadn’t realised about different groups of clematis, I like Montana but would not choose to put it in the border. I have hellebores on my wish list and foxgloves, nice to have ideas from you guys
Columba Sep 2018 1:14pm, 11 Sep 2018 16,329 posts	Quote Pin Columba I put in some foxgloves a few years ago, since when I have foxgloves popping up all over the place. Same story with evening primrose. And aquilegias.
Fizz :-) Sep 2018 4:33pm, 11 Sep 2018 2,915 posts	Quote Pin Fizz :-) Don't talk to me about things that seed everywhere. Bloody verbascums!!
Velociraptor Sep 2018 4:52pm, 11 Sep 2018 39,159 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor I relocated some feral alchemilla to the stony wasteland that is my front garden last year, and am quite pleased that I managed to remove the flowers before they set seed. The buddleia, however, has been neglected and I anticipate much pulling up of its offspring next year. Our clematis Montana seems to enjoy a good chainsawing.
sallykate Sep 2018 4:58pm, 11 Sep 2018 5,580 posts	Quote Pin sallykate Japanese anemone is my bane at the moment. I hate it (might feel differently if it was the white variety) and it's in the wrong place. My gardener dug it up but of course didn't get it all out and I think it's going to take a few applications of glyphosate to sort it out.
Velociraptor Sep 2018 5:06pm, 11 Sep 2018 39,160 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor I introduced Japanese anemone to my garden at the old Cavern and the only way I got rid of it was allowing the patch to become overgrown with brambles.