General Gardening Discussion

I've sown sweetpeas for the first time this year. They are in with my mangetout and climbing peas & beans and they look lovely, adding a splash of colour. I will certainly do that again.

Cane supports are available from thegardensuperstore.co.uk or lbsgardenwarehouse.co.uk and others

Really pleased you enjoyed the visit. Started off with a bang when my crown fell out, but at least the rain held off! The Maurandia barclayana should not have survived outside really, but that part of the garden is sheltered, southfacing and the wall is brick so that retains heat and the plant...

Yes, your right.Thankyou and God bless you wiseoldowl.

Personally, I prefer the old look! I actually smear loads of yogert on mine to make them look weathered, though they just tend to go green!

Cool thanks! I shall be doing that this week then!

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We keep finding crickets in the house - mind you, it does have something to do with oldest spawn's pet geckos and their food - somehow they keep escaping!!!!!! .... and with all this wet weather - where I keep the back door open, we have a constant stream of beetles and grasshoppers in the...

Ah! It's probably my pinching out then. I should have some lovely flowers in September! Welldun, Bluedun!

Too much water if outside, with all that rain we've been having.

MacGardener - your original question becomes clearer.I have just had a look at the seed in my seed packet (I always sow only half a packet - leaving some spare for next year or in case of disaster)What we are looking at is this...

Thank you Palustris and Blackthorn for your quick reply

I have noticed that a garden where I live has beautiful red hot pokers in full flower one year but sadly the following year the display is quite bad. Is it normal for them to flower good one year and not the next? Helen.xxx.

I have got about 6 of them in my lottery mix. They grow very fast when potted on, I seem to know the leaf, but can't put a name to it.If you want anotherPete I will send you one. I have loads of a grass like plant which I would say was Cyperus Papyrus, but I have a named pack of seeds which I...

Thanks whis4ey. Like Pete I am always amazed how cold parts of mainland Europe are, and Turkey as well. I had not seen the hotspot round Birmingham before.But there are also local factors at work. One side of my town is higher and distinctly colder than the other side.

I have just planted out my annual Larkspur, which I have grown for the first time. The stems are pretty tall and very thin. Do they need support. Any canes I might use would be much larger than the stems.And how long does it flower for and does it grow into a larger fatter plant with time? And...

Thanks Kedi-Gato I made the mistake of planting very soon after digging the plants up, I think that is why I am lumbered with them still! :eek: Helen.xxx.

My neighbours have all sorts of rubbish in their garden, old tyre wheels, indistinguisable large metal objects, traffic cones etc and yesterday a large wooden cot ended up there (the youngest is 15 so I'm not sure why)So as you can imagine I'm desperate to plant something large which will...

Yes, Impatiens is Busy Lizzy. It is very attractive- think I'll try some! I like things with popping seeds.

Waco, thanks, now i understand, off out to have a go.