General Gardening Discussion

Hi timn,What about a rose hedge, there are so many different types to choose from, perpetual blooming, or shrub e.t.c also in the winter they will keep the dogs away with their prickly thorns, and of course you get the bonus of the scent they produce.

I don't know why I started keeping them in an air tight container, probably some person told me to do it years ago and I never questioned it!!Maybe it has been too hot in the office for the seeds I will try the Garage.Dave

Hi floris. The rock rose is a shrub so cannot be divided like perennials. Cuttings are fairly easy though, take them in summer from young shoots and root into well drained compost with sharp sand added. Cut any flower buds off if any.

As mentioned, the trick with rubble sacks is not to overfill also, keep as dry as possible once they've been loaded. There is a tremendous difference in the weight of saturated sand or compost compared to stuff that's reasonably dry. Half fill the bag, fold the top over and protect from rain...

I have an aucuba its in sun first thing in morning but shade the rest of the day, leaves are yellow and green anyway they are called spotted laurel. They don't usually need feeding cos they are quite happy in poor soil.

All credit to the seeds for surviving me

Den. Sound advice from Walnut. As he says you can grow anything - shrubs, bulbs, annuals, hardy perennials or tender perennials. That over a million plants to chose from. And I would second Walnut on the Readers Digest book - I think it is excellent. But I would start with 'The flower expert' by...

Will put some pics on tomorrow 1 of them is like a green/grey colour leaf which is white/silver underneath, I have seen it before but I don't know the name, 1 of the others is mid/dark green leaf with a white edging (leaves are quite small). Just been out and given them a good watering :D

Yep, get in there after it's finished flowering and give it a good haircut. The exeption is where it tumbles over a wall. In that case just leave it to get on with it's stuff as gravity will stretch it downwards and let the light in.Aubretia also do well on poorer soils, too rich and it will...

Just for info, whilst looking at my plant in its new home, a pot, i noticed a greenfly on the soil. I looked underneath the half dead leaves and found it infested with greenfly. Maybe that has been the problem. We will see.

Actually, I had no idea monstera was dangerous to cats. I have one cat in particular who chomps on my houseplants given half a chance but I've managed to place most of them away from his reach. Fortunately, he has never shown any ill effects but I'm not sure about keeping it now.Thanks for...

Here's the story... :D Most Morning Glories will produce loads of seed. The seeds are contained in round pods produced after the flowers die. Wait until the pods look dry and will pull off easily, then separate the seeds by squashing the pod, and keep them dry until Spring. If you have...

Hi Lynne, is the Swansdown Poppy a perrenial? We have tried to grow lots of poppy seeds this year (they're one of my fave' plants) but only the annuals, e.g a few different eschscholzia 'Calafornia Poppy' e.g Red Chief & Fairy Wings, and the original wild red Poppy. We tried to grow them all in...

You're lucky Rich. I love hebes and before we moved I had several which took turns to flower. So far this year the 2 I have now have done nothing. Perhaps they are building themselves up for next year

The weeping ones can be very much smaller than their upright brothers, have you any idea what type it is? I would give it a go, treat it as a bonsai for a few years in a container and trim the tap root, letting it develop a horizontal root system and training it to your idea as you go. There are...

Thankyou kindly everyone.

I have too many to lift each one to test, but will look into moisture meter method. Thanks

Hi Steve,Thanks for your comments.Your allotments are coming on strong.Hope your health continues.Best WishesOkt

Liz try clicking the third item at the top left PDK(1010K). It will put it into PDF format - assuming you have Acrobat - its available free on the internet.The HTML site is difficult to cut and paste, but I have got a copy of the PDF, but can't send you an attachment via GC. E-mail me direct...

Try the RHS link on my site .