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I've grown various sarracenia indoors over the years and got them flowering indoors on south facing windowsills. I grow them in pots then sat in larger than needed watertight containers so they sit in water constantly (below the height of the soil - part way up the pot) and some water will...

Orchids can be very sensitive to certain fertilisers so to be honest I'd just buy a small tub of special orchid food - it's not that expensive and will last for ages. I just used old tank water for mine and they loved it, never used any ferts, and they flowered their socks off. If it is a Moth...

What type of orchid is it? Different genera need different care.

I've got one of these I bought for scaring off the herons and have to say it leaks like mad and is forever going off for no reason. Not worth it unless you want a rubbish sprinkler!!!

I've got a super soaker that I use when I see them!!! That and an ultrasound scarer near the pond seem to keep most away or them scamper through quickly. By the way that's to get rid of cats. For the Chavs I'd go with ball bearings or rubber bullets if they were legal...

Berberis is good, but for really evil thorns try Pyracantha!!! You could plant one and train it across at chest level so when they try and lean over to grab the gravel it cuts them to shreds... You can also use stakes or big tent pegs driven through the rootball of the plants to secure them to...

Probably best to have a look at some things you like then see if they're suitable. Personally I used to use lots of hardy gernaiums in designs as they are tough as anything and, if you get the right species, are compact floriferous and even evergreen. I'd recommend G.macrorrhizum or G.x...

There's some stuff on the RHS website. I've never used it though as I used to be a garden designer! So if that website can't help and you want a hand ask away!

Thanks mate, but they're not pitchers!!!! They are Cobra lilies, related to Arum lilies and Crypts. Or maybe you just meant pictures... :lol:

Big gardener, used to be my job before teaching. Here's a few pics... Ariseama costatum Echium pininana Ariseama consanguineum Dactylorrhiza majalis