General Gardening Discussion

You just notice them more when you have an interest I think An uninterested gardener would buy a plant and give up if it fails to perform and chuck it in the bin. An interested gardener would google and post questions here and have sleepless nights over mildew on Dahlias... that's the fun of...

Ants agree, looks like they have been there for some time.

Good evening @stamfordblooms and welcome to Gardener's Corner.A couple of queries:- * when did you buy them * when did you pot them on * what did you pot them on into (compost wise) * what size pot did you choose for them?I have a peony, which I potted up from a piece, which has been...

@Jack Sparrow Chionodoxa luciliae and Chionodoxa forbesil information here Pacific Bulb Society | Chionodoxa They are very similar and Chiondoxa forbesil has been sold as lucillae. To cap it all the botanists have now decided they are all Scilla.

I bet she will enjoy playing in the garden instead of doing boring old housework ....you just have to concentrate on getting better young man

Love phormiums and variegated plants silu. Have all sorts of variegated perennials, grasses, shrubs....... Golden King Holly, variegated acers, eunymous, etc etc. Many make the garden shine in winterGot another variegated grass in the post this morning...lovely!You are right though....its...

This is photo is dated 10th May.G.

Black Russian are not pretty and red; they are big, knobbly, dark but not black and they taste delicious!

Most of my fruit trees were pot grown. I only had a problem with one which is fine this year and most produced fruit in the first year. I suspect ilI' have to wait a few years before my bare root trees produce fruit.

Agree with the others rebeccab35 Apart from its huge vigour it is not the most beautiful plant out of flower.How about a clematis? A real beauty is viticella etoille violetta. Neat, long flowering and beautiful. Check it out

Im planting japanese onions and elephant garlic soon.

:bigthumb: thanks for the info

Much as I enjoy the dwarf kniphofias.....I have several different varieties around the garden and all give a brilliant show....I will be adding what I consider to be the best of the tall pokers, viz., Tawney King. It is not just an autumn flowerer but starts in mid summer. A genuine evergreen...

Yes please Kevin ! Ha ha Glad things are improving for you.

I went on holiday and most things survived, but admittedly the weather got a bit more rainy than in June-July and the temperatures were lower.Garden unattended for two weeks with no irrigation, tried a few different things..

Good on you Generally gardening is all about sorting the plants out as you go - pull out the ones you don`t want, and nourish (even talk to) the ones you do want. These days everyone new to gardening seems to want ''instant impact'' and sterile designer jobs - all very clinical. Good...

Ok I see what you all mean thanks- but once I place the sod on the soil patch- will it be solid after a week and be like nothing was dug out in the first place- how long will it take to be properly rooted in?1) what to do about the new soil which has appeared around the edges? 2)I used diluted...

Excellent point Sian.....mulching here has helped my garden too to remain healthy this summer. I too dressed the lawn too, essentially mulching, and this too has remained green.

Winter savory. More thyme, there are loads of varieties, lemon thyme has a great flavour and aroma. Chives, garlic chives, Welsh onion. There are a few different types of marjoram you could plant which will survive the winter.I use these guys a lot for herb plants. Victoriana Nursery