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Lily of the Valley
Could someone please advise me when is the best time to plant Lily of the
Valley? I believed that it would be about now. However, I am unable to find any bulbs in any of the local garden centres. Is there a mail order supplier who can supply these? |
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Lily of the Valley
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 18:07:54 +0100, "Leslie Stringer"
wrote: Could someone please advise me when is the best time to plant Lily of the Valley? I believed that it would be about now. However, I am unable to find any bulbs in any of the local garden centres. Is there a mail order supplier who can supply these? Mine grows like crazy by our back door. if all else fails will send you a clump. Janet PS our back door is by drain, north facing, in shade most of time. It grows so fast actually broke the drain! |
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In the garden centre i work in we dont get it in until about february for
some reason... not quite sure why as all other spring flowering bulbs are in stock now.... "Janet Sanderson" wrote in message ... On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 18:07:54 +0100, "Leslie Stringer" wrote: Could someone please advise me when is the best time to plant Lily of the Valley? I believed that it would be about now. However, I am unable to find any bulbs in any of the local garden centres. Is there a mail order supplier who can supply these? Mine grows like crazy by our back door. if all else fails will send you a clump. Janet PS our back door is by drain, north facing, in shade most of time. It grows so fast actually broke the drain! |
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In article , Janet Sanderson writes: | On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 18:07:54 +0100, "Leslie Stringer" | wrote: | | Could someone please advise me when is the best time to plant Lily of the | Valley? I believed that it would be about now. However, I am unable to find | any bulbs in any of the local garden centres. | | Is there a mail order supplier who can supply these? | | Mine grows like crazy by our back door. if all else fails will send | you a clump. Ditto. If the poster lives near Cambridge, please ask me for a supply of roots :-) | PS our back door is by drain, north facing, in shade most of time. It | grows so fast actually broke the drain! Yes. Mine has colonised a shaded bed and I treat it half like a weed. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Lily of the Valley
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Stringer writes Could someone please advise me when is the best time to plant Lily of the Valley? I believed that it would be about now. However, I am unable to find any bulbs in any of the local garden centres. Don't plant it unless you can contain it or it will be over your whole garden before you can turn round ( I must chuck out loads of it every spring, I'll let you have some if you want!!!!!!!! -- Jane Ransom in Lancaster. I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms at jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see |
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from Lee and Kath contains these words: Ditto! I have tried all sorts of things to make mine thrive. I still only have 3 measly plants. What soil do they like? Damp, shaded clay with an overlay of lefmould - and they go wild. -- Rusty Hinge horrid·squeak&zetnet·co·uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm |
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Lee and Kath wrote: On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 16:13 +0100 (BST), (Steve Harris) wrote: In article , (Jane Ransom) wrote: Don't plant it unless you can contain it or it will be over your whole garden before you can turn round ( I managed to kill mine without trying ..... Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com Ditto! I have tried all sorts of things to make mine thrive. I still only have 3 measly plants. What soil do they like? Dunno, but they like half shade. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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In article , Lee and Kath
writes On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 16:13 +0100 (BST), (Steve Harris) wrote: In article , (Jane Ransom) wrote: Don't plant it unless you can contain it or it will be over your whole garden before you can turn round ( I managed to kill mine without trying ..... Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com Ditto! I have tried all sorts of things to make mine thrive. I still only have 3 measly plants. What soil do they like? Damp clay, if Leeds is anything to go by. And shade. They're rapidly colonising the area under a Magnolia stellata. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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In article , (Steve Harris) writes: | In article , | (Jaques d'Altrades) wrote: | | Damp, shaded clay | | Ah! I gave mine dry, shaded sand. Mine is on such soil, but the area is wet in winter and spring. Like many bulbs, lily of the valley doesn't mind drying out in summer and autumn. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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