General Gardening Discussion

Hi all,My lawn has taken a battering over the winter - it hasn't been helped that my garden slopes down at the back (a flood mitigation put in by the developer) so holds the water in a winter.I used to have such a gorgeous lawn by thanks to a neighbour who lets the weeds grow and the...

I've actually got a notebook that I carry with me in my bag, and I write things in it that I must remember. And yes I do look at it Don't tell me to put it in one of those iphones or whatever they're called. I wouldn't know how to switch it on - I'd have to write it down in my notebook

Yes! I must look for the pink violet which I treat as a weed, I cannot get rid of it. It seeds everywhere, has no scent and is not a good colour. I might be able to find some purple violets growing in the lane. A good idea.

I have a lot of them in my garden courtesy of the previous owner. I don't love them but they are all well established in the hedge so they have stayed. Personally I find the fragrance a bit like cat wee but you have to get close to smell it on mine! They are a reliable flower-er though so I keep...

I think your list of what to do sounds pretty good, but I think doing the forking a bit closer together would be better.

I have no idea @Papi Jo. The selection available in France Rurale in Moutiers-les Mauxfaits seems to change each year and from one season to another. I have yet to ffind a decent seed compost there tho Leclerc in Luçon had some good stuff 2 years ago. Carrefour market in Le Champ-St-Père...

Thankfully they're not in the way in the shed (yet), but we have a good-sized "garden room" attached to the rear of the garage - but it's full!! That old desk in pieces really ought to go. Maybe I'll have a bonfire sometime, and collect the ashes to spread on the garden, or put in the...

Ours are not as advanced as @Topbird s but they are still in full flower and plenty of strong low down leaves ready to fill out and give a good long display. We usually leave them into Sept/Oct though they can look a bit untidy but will try Topbirds trick of cutting them down in July to...

I expect slug numbers are strongly influence by the weather in any particular week. I think we have all witnessed a scourge of slugs and snails, appearing almost from nowhere, on a wet but mild summer’s evening after a dry spell.

Yes- it's as @Punkdoc says. Young hedging plants are called whips, and you can get 1 yr old, 2 yr old ones etc. The big advantage of Beech, and also Hornbeam, is that they can be kept as tight, narrow hedges, but they can also become very large in each direction. Meikleour Beech Hedge,...

Probably too cold, I wouldn't put them outside until mid May at the earliest.

I had one as an houseplant. It was bought in full bloom, beautiful thing. Towards the end of Autumn it started dying back so I cut everything off right down to the base and put it in a bag in a dark cupboard.When spring came I got it out, watered it, and within a couple of weeks loads of new...

I ordered this rose last night ,managed to get one as a lot out of stock should be delivered in next few days.

I would say different; the advantage it has is that it is taken up through the roots as well as the foliage. The easiest way is as @noisette47 suggests hire a full size JCB and driver and that should be able to cope with the bank and the "difficult ground" Whole cultivars of bamboos can flower...

A stunning garden, so glad you’re sharing it with us all

That's a good result then

I've noticed some bluebells that have really large strap like leaves, and in comparison fairly small flowers, I've always assumed these were the so called Spanish bluebell, but I've noticed that lots of people are referring to something that basically looks like a normal bluebell as Spanish. ...

Round here, @Emerion, and also where we lived in central, rural Belgium, all the silenes are albas and look stunning against the spring green backdrop in the hedgerows and woodland glades along with bluebells now and cowslips before.I've always known them as cockles.