General Gardening Discussion

Hmm, now that's a good idea! I could!! Some are as tall as me but only about a metre wide (I'm wider ) but, I think you travelling down to me to collect would far out weight the cost of the raw material

I'll be trying Wilko's own brand seed compost, will let you know how I get on

Vermiculite for seed sowing (baggy method) and mpc/perlite/vermiculite mix for growing on seedlings as it is easier to seperate. Vermiculite in most potted plants. Sharp sand were needed.

Lucius, you will prob have to stop me here but here goes.... Stipa tennuissima is a superb, 60 to 80 cm tactile flowering grass for sun, for free draining soil. It is irresistable; has to be touched! Grow in at least a group of 3. Elymus magellanicus is evergreen and the bluest grass, the...

Hi EssKay, welcome! Lonicera Henryi is evergreen, vigorous and has lovely flowers. It would easily grow from the ground to the 4m or so you need, if you can fix a sturdy trellis to the wall. It tends to grow heavier on the top so the lower part of the wall could become bare over time.I...

My hubby always says to me @Doghouse Riley why do you always have the final say...that goes for the garden and the home Mind you he's a good hubby does anything for me and that's nice in a relationship

My hubby took me to Ironbridge last year nice day out and the bloke was talking about them and I did a video on it at the same time...beautiful strong horses

Valerian grows wild here on the towans leading to the beach........red, pink and white. Looks wonderful out there and seemingly in flower all summer long. They thrive in that dry, sandy environment. Their foliage too is attractive ....I esp like the glaucous colour on Alba. For sentimental...

Thanks pete, good point. I suppose only time will tell as I haven't been through a summer in this house. The grass (well, what's left of it) feels quite marshy and sticky underfoot. I want to start preparing some of the beds for plants so may try improve drainage just in the beds to start with...

That's @Zigs onions thay he's got on the go.I find red onion onion sets so prone to bolting that I wouldn't try growing more than a few in a non traditional way.

Oh I have a backup already, it's a thermostatically controlled Danke one but it's way too big for the windowsill

To be honest, I rarely buy from "Big Brands" online and tend to buy from small Nurseries who have always given good quality plants at more modest prices.

That's very kind of you @silu, and a very beautiful part of the country too. We stopped in Perth for coffee last weekend on the way to Dundee for a couple of nights. Not sure I would like to assume what's on the menu though... ground elder or celery?

This seems quite effective. Provado 80052561 1L Ready to Use Ultimate Bug Killer: Amazon.co.uk: Garden & Outdoors It’s just a case of whether or not you’re happy to use something that might harm beneficial insects.

Your garden looks lovely @Doghouse Riley , the edging is a lovely addition and will save time and effort in the future nice work .

An interesting read; thank you for sharing it with us

I have a few apple trees which are ancient. They hadn't been pruned in years when we moved here so they got somewhat slaughtered to reduce their size and the crop the next season was not too good. Trees got left for a couple of years with no pruning and crop increased. Not knowing much about...

Welcome back D.R. - your garden is still looking great !

Just beginning down here too. I may be 500+ miles south of you but my cold clay soil is slow to warm up.

I was tasked with removing the summer bedding and replacing with Wallflowers shortly afterwards every year between my teens (helping my increasingly disabled father who grew them from seed) up until my widowed mother died, who insisted on me continuing to source plants from local...