General Gardening Discussion

Hi LCHHave you thought of growing plants from seed. I gutted my garden 4 years ago in the Autumn, and then sowed 22 packets of seed in the following spring. I concentrated on perennials, most of which flowered in the first year. They filled the garden and looked very good even in the first...

Thankyou very much Liz, i'm going to give it a go and see what happens . thanku for the reply. :D

Hi Rosa ... NO, our home is surrounded by vineyards on four sides !! which is a lovely situation to live in PLUS the advantage of someone else doing all the work ....we just get to enjoy the end product ..... M-L

:D Yep used to spend a day 4 or 5 times a year giving it all a really good rake through to clear out any dead or moss & of course the stripes always looked really crisp again, instead of that very tired flat look they can get... Lovely garden jazid. Looks a pleasurable place to...

raining here for 2hrs just dampened things,no thunder though

hi sash,try sprinkling porrage oats around your brassicas to avoid slug damage,and i have found that liquid feeding with maxicrop plant growth stimulant on a weekly basis helps combat the effects of flee beatle on brassicas. hope this helps ang good luck!

Not just me then Liz.... I put loads of seeds in the opposite side of the garden too but they don't seem to have come up. Think I'll hang a mirror on next door's fence, lol!

Could be roots are dry/too warm if not under stones. Also could be magnesium deficiancy. Try a good watering with a dose of Epsom Salts addedEdit: RHS Advice: Magnesium deficiency

WILL DO SOON JAY :D :D :D

Hi Plotty.As usual the update is very good and informative. Nice to see that everything is coming on well.You are in front with your beans as ours have only just started getting a move on after all the dry weather.It will be interesting to see the results of using the soap mixture.Hope you...

your garden looks lovely

The Barley straw tip is good. Our pond is clear now but I guess it wouldn't hurt to put some in for good measure. Is it left in over the winter?

Dony know Im afraid but its VERY pretty!

P.S. - clematis montana is liable to take over too - unless kept severely checked! But it's lovely! :D

Twelve inches tall, Palustris ... is it a midget or deformed?Mine in one season is up and over the guttering!The nebulis "they" don't label things properly here .. but gardening is just catching on! :eek:Nao faz mal, Jazid ... I often don't read things properly! :D

I had one it flowered the 1st year very pretty has not been seen since !

Have found phone no of the compost bin people as follows:-08450732002

I have a new Weigela, very dark red, which flowered earlier in the year and is now flowering again! One of the 8 lovely little shrublets [well-rooted cuttings] from Glenville Nurseries, all are doing well. Buddleia Alternifolia is about 3' high despite my hard pruning to keep it in single stem...

I agree Chobart - I think the distinction between Biennial and perennial is very grey. Some perennials are better grown as biennials according to Christopher Lloyd - such as Lupin. And again according to CL, some biennials are much more perennial if you cut the spent flower off quickly. Th...

Thanks Fancy so do wee since it was finshed ate out on the patio every day as weather jsut perfect even breakfast.Today the rain has come again.