General Gardening Discussion

An age-old problem, I reckon! There was a thread recently about poor quality hose fittings, if I remember rightly.Most of these connectors have a small black O-ring inside them which either wears or perishes - that may be the problem. They can be replaced. Or maybe other parts have worn?Some...

Thanks for that LOL, I`m sure my daughter will be proud of herself, having bought a popular plant. She has an interest in plants but wouldn`t know a lilly from a weed, bless her cotton socks.

Hi, blue. Most of the Honeysuckles are fragrant except the orange/red Lonicera sempervirens and the L beckrotti.The L americana has strongly perfumed yellow flowers flushed purple, the L caprifolium has highly scented yellow flowers tinted with pink on the outside. The most common one, L...

Finally dug up the Cornus Kousa as showing no signs of life which after all the rain and sunshine seems hard to believe it wasn't dead. Some signs of green under bottom branches but root system hadn't increased since I bought it. The plant seemed limp so maybe to wet in the garden for it.Had a...

i thought so but they kept asking me to check so eventually i gave in!

I will buy most things cheap if I can, if there is no good reason for it to be expensive. For instance a small cheap plant can be just as good as an expensive one. God doesn't make two lines - basic and luxury.However tools are the one thing that I will not buy cheap. The reason is the metal...

thanks for all your advice

did it last week and wow they have really bushed out now! thanks dendrobium

Hi Pete, good luck with them.

Just like normal buddleia then shall have to run down road and beg a cutting fancy doing it as a standard myself wonder if it would suffer a large pot thanks glenw. Fred1935 looks like we could all have a go at this one sorry I put you off with wrong info spongey

I haven't had much luck with my Echinaceas, I have found them very difficult.

i think huge confers must be one of those emotive things and can cause neighbour disputes. i know loads of peoples lives have practically been ruined through leylandies (sp?) saw a programme on tv about them a few years back.my view is privacy is priceless and worth almost anything. I want...

S.B.K works pretty well. I think it's cheaper than Roundup.

Well Kathy3 Im very impressed! What ever your doing, your doing a great job.

Make sure they are stored in the dark, and that they are kept dry.

Used the link from MF and I now have my first ever cutting and it has taken.

I think the current advice is to check when you buy bamboo that it is a clump forming species and not a runner, and as you say walnut if in doubt plant in a container, but it is far too late for these gardens as they are all so established and are running riot in almost every garden, even if I...

having been to gardeners world live yesterday, it seems sambucus nigra black lace is trendy at the mo,( i always knew i was before my time, i've been growing it for 3 years now!). also seems the big bell flowered campaulas are 'in' along with achillia,echinacea,primula viallii and of course alliums.

Well, it was certainly helpful to me. thanks roders

how true is that stingo :D