General Gardening Discussion

I would say poison any stump. I remember chopping down a weeping willow tree in my first garden. It was 10 feet from the house and up to the roof height. I remember the original owners waxing lyrically about it. Little did they know what was going on in my wicked mind. A week after moving in I...

Thankyou everyone for your advice.I will see if I can get some moss from the garden centre or ask my friend if she can get some. I am seeing her tomorrow,and she will be pleased that we are getting advice on what to do.Not being a gardener,I think I will have to bring the plant home to layer...

I have sown claytonia outside at end of September, seeds have germinated and are growing well. They are very close so need thinning and I would like to transplant the thinnings. Has anyone had any experience of bareroot transplanting claytonia?

Thank you all so much for the excellent advice. I am currently torn between the astro turf, a feature like a bird bath or one of those awesome boxes but please keep the ideas coming if inspiration strikes !

Not quite sure where to post this, but seeing as this thread is dedicated to "survivors", I thought here might be appropriate.The only plants I've brought in under and placed under far end of car port are fuchsias of which I am rather fond. How often do they usually need watering,...

I was just looking at Camellias myself!!!www.camellia-grove.com have got the one your after

I've used two wests for that sort of thing, and found them pricey but reliable. Have you tried them? http://www.twowests.co.uk/TwoWestsSite/category/WATER.htm

Hi, Eucalyptus! There's an ident area in the General Discussion Forum - just go to the forum home and scroll down to find it.

Hello all, just to let you know that I have posted this week's update to my website, the first taste of Winter has arrived and I have been busy preparing for it, thanks Steve.http://www.myallotments.blogspot.com

You cannot be sure about the hardiness of the primroses. How advanced are they in terms of flowering? Quite a few of the new ones that have been developed are not really that hardy. If they are still not showing buds then there is a good chance they are a hardy variety.

These guys don't realise it's November.

You are right. It is not propogation that is prohibited, it is the selling of the cuttings or divsions for profit. You can take cuttings for yourself and even give them away.

Hi to all!I've recently taken on a project, which includes block paving and a couple of retainer walls in the front garden. However, the neighbours garden is far from pretty and the idea would be to screen/hide it. My idea originally though was to erect the retainer walls to a height of approx...

Indoor Chrysanths are treated with a growth reducing chemical and when planted out in the garden, either right way or upside down, the plant reacts by growing to much greater size than normal. The flowers are often much reduced in size too. Certainly when I worked for a Chrysanth growerI cannot...

I picked this info up from a web site about poisonous plantsThe common Cherry Laurel (below)- Our garden doctor service was recently asked if the 'cherries' on her evergreen cherry laurel were ok to eat. Good thing she asked first - they are quite poisonous. (A problem here, is that the edible...

Not sure Somerset's ready for that yet D - mind you, there have been rumours of large cats roaming wild further down I have some others in shallower pots Kandy - would they be half pots? They do show them off better, I agree

If they are exposed I lop about a 1/3 off now to minimise wind rock then give a good spring haircut when growth is underway.Initially I would plant them as you suggest in no more than groups of 2. That way you can see how they react to having some company. For a standard take a vertical lead...

The bridges over my stream are very functional - car access and foot bridge, but this year I pulled a bit of the stream into the garden and know just what you mean about the play of light, I will just have to see what plants survive the winter.I think your bridge is lovely just natural, as...

Hibiscus is hardy, so it shouldn't have a problem outside, although I think I'd be inclined to wrap it in fleece since it's in a pot, since there isn't all that much soil to protect the roots from freezing. ...

Not all of them - have a look at this, from the BBC gardening siteSoils for colour: The soil type determines the flower colour (acid produces blue). To create blue on a limey soil, you can use a special blueing compound composed of aluminium sulphate, although the results won't compare with...