General Gardening Discussion

oh dear...I definitely had it drying for many weeks, so I will plant it shortly. If I can take a good enough picture of the shoots, I will post it...

Hi Lady of Leisure and thanksCessna too far from the garden to be of use.

I usually put all my quizzes under "Muppets" but have mentioned this one here as it is to do with gardening.Look in "Muppets". :DAnswers by PM please.

Hi Paula We have a similar problem but I was the one that caused our problem I removed a very old lilac from our privet hedge which left a little "hole".I'm looking for some nice golden privet to replace the gap but I can't find one anywhere. If anyone knows a place where I might find some...

Yes Elaine one stem and I just measured it It's 8 inches across.

I have spent quite some time looking at this picture, and only just found the frog! :D Thanks for allthe info. KG as witha lot of things in gardening it seems we have to hae patience, BUT I've got a bud and I'm certainly not going to remove it! It's on a variegated lily like Waco's and it...

I've never had them munch on Geraniums, Snapdragons or Day-lillies or I might just have been lucky!!

This is my first attempt at aquilegias.I think these are summer bonnet but i have a packet of Mckana giants unopened if anyone wants em.I`ve no clue as to where i`m gonna put them for next yr.Maybe dig a circle in mr.fiz`s lawn??

Wow, that's amazing! :eek: Nice one Miraflores x

I have at last found just two leaves with some sign of living things! These are highly magnified photos, the tiny 'bug' is no more than 2mm long, and the tiny collection of 'eggs' are about 0.5mm and shiny copper coloured. By the leaf vein are some other kind of 'eggs'. Ican...

Yes they are an eyesore, but why are people complaining about them being dangerous? Did you never do anything dangerous as a kid? I know i sure did, climbing trees and stuff.

I quite fancy one of those Euphorbias and it would probably be a perennail here.OogieBoogie, baby's breath is Gypsophilia, the lovely billowy shrub which comes in white or pink. I've tried twice with it here and can't get it to grow ... actually, come to think of it, I had no luck with it in...

Hi Liz, I have this Buddleja weyeriana 'Moonlight' as a cutting from a Lady Sombody-or-Other's garden (my sister was a tenant on her estate and a bit fell in my pocket as I brushed by). I took more cuttings this spring and they all 'took' and are very vigorous, more so than the davidii cuttings...

Hi i just wanted to show the t rex mallisa so kindly gave to me about 6 weeks ago.The progress is comming on great.Can anybody advise me on what to do for overwintering please.thanks..daz

Hi Lilacfox & Welcome. For a plant.. Have you tried here at Burncoose. They have the variety "striata" listed as in stock.. Give them a try.. http://www.burncoose.co.uk/catlg.cfm?plant=CISSUSOrrrrrrrrrr if you are feeling brave. You can buy seeds for Cissuss...

Thanks for that Liz,Was wondering the same thing as Mike

hi Thanks very much for your help..i will leave the laurel until autumn then..but think i will get the maple now.Thankyou very much both.

I recall a gardener saying that RHC is not needed. He or she, I can't remember now, never used it and had no problem. This is only one opinion of course, others may swear by it!

Oh dear - I guess I should have read up on that first then - I haven't counted how many have come through but it could be far too many for my garden!

If possible humulus you could try layering, but thats providing you can pull the shoots down to ground level. Its just an idea, but a cutting rooted this year would grow like a rocket next year if fed and watered and kept to a single stem.