General Gardening Discussion

I’m a bit lost here, whys it your responsibility if it’s on communal ground? If it’s run by a property management why are they not moving this?

I would leave it and see what happens Chris. You can always cut it back later but if it sprouts then you can cut back to those points

Possibly just a bit of shock then and they'll recover. Can take a while however, my laurels took forever to look good after an accidental heavy trim...

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We have a pergola which is covered by a beautiful wisteria and are having to rebuild a garden retaining wall which has been cracked by the wisteria. We will remove the wisteria and would like to plant another one on the other side of the pergola away from the wall on a grassed area. Is there...

Clumping is a relative term! With bamboo clumping can mean 4x4m so still a pretty big plant. Mine are in pots but the phyllostachys has never thrived

Mine here grows in pretty much full sun and looks very similar to yours but it does have full wind protection with a hedge and tree either side. I think that will be a bigger problem for yours with the fence being removed.

Did you say Lime Green? I've got Lime green panels on mine. I love it.

As above looks similar to the Wickes MPC . I'll keep using gravel or slate on top of my planters to keep weeds down and moisture up .

Cordyalis flexuosa looks an interesting plant. Lily of the valley looks similar. I could make use of one or other of these in amongst my shade loving evergreens.G.

@Redwing in my opinion, you are totally and absolutely correct with everything you wrote.

Lovely gardens Perki!

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It sound like it has died, I wonder if there is something in the soil getting at the roots?If you plant again maybe replace that soil with some fresh and/or consider something else, e.g. sarcococca (winter box) has similar evergreen leaves that can be clipped if you want a formal look. It has...

Sirius, having a scree there for those "gem" alpines would look good. There is a thread here about alpines where pictures are often posted.....kindredspirit grows them and shows them in a fascinating thread I would get a basic selection, a decent book on alpines and prepare that border for...

I've always steered clear of rotavators, especially on weed infested areas. They just cut up the weed roots and spread them all over the place.As far as I'm concerned there is no short cut, unless you are prepared to use glyphosate.If you killed off the weeds first before rotavating that...

Thanks all Leave them it is , I can't plant them deeper they are in container. I do give a small feed as the foliage dies back .

Now I know Linaria purpurea is meant to be a "weed" and it sprouts up everywhere if you let it but I just love it. It's such a good bee plant too and I like it's mini snapdragon like flowers. Pic is off the net.

Hmm Pete has a point so let them get a few leaves back and then spray off with weedkiller but be careful with it.! Or they do say that several applications of vinegar will kill the weeds off, not tried it myself but defo worth a try for your greenhouse area..

Yes not a weed to me, very good for the bees