On 2009-06-19 11:58:54 +0100, luckyrid
said:


Thanks so much for all your suggestions!

Will these things grow in soil that is just three or four feet away
from a huge sycamore tree given that I would have to dig a hole in the
soil through the roots?

I think they're going to struggle with the competition but if you can
make a large hole and fill it with good compost so as to give the plant
a good start, it might be okay. But don't forget to keep watering it
until it's really well established. It IS a bit touch and go but if
you buy a good plant with plenty of root and a bit of growth, not a
titchy baby, then you might be lucky.
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Sacha
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Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon