General Gardening Discussion

[ 14. May 2007, 11:31 AM: Message edited by: GEORGECAT ]

Some of the plants on the link you sent me liz are gorgeous. I actually feel quite inspired now.Peter, chuffed to see you have the dicentra spectabilis on there. I have seen that a few times and have fallen in love with it! that one will definatley be going in my garden.

Thanks for the link LOL. It makes interesting reading. I have the plant in my front garden which is south facing and very sheltered so I am hoping it will do OK! I had to laugh at the section on pests and diseases though...it states that it does not have a problem with pests apart...

Please post a picture, AndyK. Mine is peach with deep red centers, supposedly a double now a single. Here's were I queried my problems ...http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=000305Fine was identified by Fancy Hibiscus as Peach Blow!

Just keeping tabs on you!! Keep up the good work.

just a quickie.....My hanging baskets are starting to grow and I have discovered that the roots are trying to bust out of the flaps in the bottom of my lining.I have 2 petunias, 1 trailing fushcia and I chucked in a few seeds of the following: nastaratium (something like that) small sweet pea...

I think it's best to wait till the end of the summer now before she divides them, then when she gives you your bit, plant straight away and just wait, they will dye down for the winter, hope it's the hardy white ones we are talking about?

My waggie actually set seed as I thought last year, but although they have now turned black it appears the seed did not develop properly. In previous years the flowers have just dropped off in the summer. I can only assume that pollenation did not take place, but if thats the case why did the...

Hi Mgn, I am sure this wil look good eventually, a word of warning though, once you get hooked on water features you cant stop. I started by accident some years ago, with an old shower tray that I had left in the garden waiting for a trip to the local rubbish tip. One day found frogs living in...

Yes Oktarine, I believe the gardeners on the large estates used to urinate in the rainwater tubs to help the garden. Don't know whether the gentry knew though!

Oh go on JB, you could ask your neighbour to take pictures to post on here :D rofl :D

I remember doing that years ago Peter. I wonder if I got the idea from my Dad. He was a yank and left when I was 6.

The seedlings at the top could be chives if you say they are a herb,or onions,leek,or spring onion.When the seedlings are bigger I would prick them out into individual plastic vending cups like you have on your window sill.I use clear plastic ones my husband brings home from work after work...

Thanks JB A bit big, lol.I only just worked out how to resize them for the forum

Would you do it now or wait until Autumn.

Of course, if you're really enthusiastic, just keep robbing the plant of its greenery and eventually the root will die off. You have to be pretty dogged though and it takes a while - some months or even longer.

Many thanks, I'll give it a try.

some leafs curling on older leafs cannot see any insects inside when i uncurly them new leafs ok. Can you help please.

Honeysuckle sounds like a lovely idea shiney! Unfortunately, mine is just a mini-greenhouse so I don't think I could do that - but here it is, anyway

i have brought some of these from van meuwen how far apart should i plant them in hanging baskets?? so they look like the picture advertised on ther website when they have fully grown www.vanmeuwen.com thankyou.