General Gardening Discussion

Ahhh.... you must live near "tornado Alley" - Selsey area????

There is a Hosta in my garde whch has been with me for 10-15years and rarely if ever gets attacked by slugs. Unfortunately I do not know the name of this 'paragon' only that it is variegated. Could send you an off-shoot in the new year as I have one or two amongst my over-wintering...

Apart from having plenty of pruning and clearing work I must agree that the sate of mind in the winter is not condusive to being out in the garden especially with all the rain we have had. But - my 'forced' hyacinths are coming along very well, the conservatory is as full as my wife will allow...

Thanks Jazid. You have a point there about not worth a candle. There are many plants such as Petunias, Salvia Splendens, Salvia Farinacea, which are tender perennials, but everyone grows as annuals. I am never sure if this is because of the difficulty of overwintering them or is because the ones...

Yes i don't want to lose the tree. It is one end of my hammock on sunny days in summer and it provides nice dry shade for my Cyclamen hederfolium colony. But at present i will be needing to stand on step ladders to enjoy the flowers.

How do you pronounce that, Waco?

Como, faz favor? The first shot is a Hebe? The Buddleia is in fact a Hebe? :confused:Sorry, I'm not used to seeing frost on things! :rolleyes:

Superb photos HB Love the crystalised rose

Sounds good, Dave W. We have CDs of these sorts of things, sea, thunderstorms (brilliant), trains, etc. All very soothing for inducing sleep. Snore ...

All I can find is that it likes a well drained soil, and keeo it flattened to avoid brown patches! It sounds a great plant, seems to be from NZ. How big are your plants and are they really moss like? Looks lovely http://www.trevenacross.co.uk/shop/page8p.htm Sounds as if it should be...

I'd be inclined to leave some stem for it to resprout from, it depends on what you want the cut down version to look like. As for the cuttings. its best to strip some leaves from the lower end of the stem and I would allow the cut end to dry for a few days before inserting it in a pot of sandy...

thanks miraflores will try anyway my rockery is small so they cant go to far,i think it might be worth it. kathy3

Jazid - thank you - very interesting.In a way you are right this sort of info doesn't help gardening on a day to day basis. But I do like to understand the principles involved behind any system. If you understand the principles you very often have a good gut feeling for what's going on, and...

Now there's a way of killing off this discussion completely, Pal. What a horrible thing. How on earth can anyone be so desperate they have to do something like that?

I just layed it over on its side and because it had pushed itself up it tended come out easily. Saw the roots off, and because it was mainly root and very little compost it wasn't that heavy to lift it back in, in one quick heave. Mind you I was 10 years or so younger then. :D

that,s the way to do it Dave W i hope you enjoy them can,t beat home grown fresh vegtables

Able to wonder around my new garden today. Managed to clear out a old rockery. Was careful not to lose any of the plants. The weeds where awful a lot of couch grass. Apart from a couple of roses which did not belong in there. Plus we planted some conifers, so have made a start on it all. Hope...

I can see the slideshow now- a massive undertaking with lots of promise. Like your own Secret Garden! Hope it works out for you.

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=002448#000009 This is the thread Jazid is referring to - where he recommends the 'Compactum' form

me too Rosa but I got so cheesed off with it and gave it away.now the person who has it informs me that it is A TRENDY PLANT.HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL