Yes, I got quite a few two years ago and they all took very well. They were on offer in Tesco for £10 each and Home Bargains for £8 so couldn’t say no to that. They’re £40 in most places now. I’d recommend you get a pack of Buxus Feed when planting them. The only downside to any box hedging etc is the clippings, it goes everywhere. I’ve tried all sorts of techniques for catching the mess but I just resort to raking it up and sifting them through a garden sieve then cover over the soil with a top up of compost to make it look tidy.Are buxus balls good to put in borders?
Congrats on the house!I recently got a house with a garden and I’m a complete novice! I’d like to have a little flower bed in this space and it’s probably a stupid question but what do I need? Pull up all these weeds, put down a liner and top with soil/compost? Also open to suggestion of low maintenance/beginner planets as it were!
Thank you! I did think lavender would be nice. And good to know re slug proof cause there are soooo many slugs here!Congrats on the house!
I wouldn't personally put soil over liner, normally you would plant through liner (put it down and then cut an 'x' and peel it back to plant in) and top with gravel or bark to weigh it down/make it look pretty...
What sort of plants are you thinking? perennials like lavender or roses? or some bedding plants just for the summer?
I've always done well with snapdragons and fuchsias (totally slug proof) and geraniums are really good for people (like me) who aren't good at regularly watering them.
You could even do some sweet peas, grow them up some canes (make like a teepee with some bamboo sticks and string) and just pick them regularly to keep them flowering.
Gardening is just trial and error, plant what you think looks pretty and see what happens
Good Luck
You don't need to put liner down unless you are gravelling it.I recently got a house with a garden and I’m a complete novice! I’d like to have a little flower bed in this space and it’s probably a stupid question but what do I need? Pull up all these weeds, put down a liner and top with soil/compost? Also open to suggestion of low maintenance/beginner planets as it were!
I've got a few different tulips, and a mixed pack of narcissus, crocus and one other that I can't remember 🫣What bulbs is everyone planting for spring?
I’m going to add some more white tulips as they seemed to last the longest, plus muscari, anenome, and I think I’ll have a go at these.What bulbs is everyone planting for spring?
I'm all about stumperiesAnyone got any ideas on what I can do?
I have a tree in my garden which we are going to cut down as it gets too big and hits my neighbours house. We cut it down the last two years but it’s so much work and we just read that it’ll keep growing to that size as you’re meant to leave it to grow then it’ll stop. But it’ll be too big hitting the neighbours house. At the moment it had a barrier and stones around it. But we’ll be left with the tree trunk there.
I’m thinking maybe a bird area on-top of the stones, a bird bath, bird boxes and maybe a few plants in plant pots. But does anyone else have any other ideas?
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