General Gardening Discussion

Golden perennial that works well with grass. Dandelion?Sent from my HTC Desire 610 using Tapatalk

Only stem and leaves at the moment, about 4 feet tall now, been growing for a maybe a few months

I just run over the lawn with the mower set at half height,then just put them on top of my garden rubbish bag (one of those large bags that sand is delivered in) cover with carpet and turn over 2 or 3 times over winter then leave until spring.Dig out the greenhouse border 1 good spit...

some stunning plants there Sam!I posted a similar picture (but much smaller plant) in the 'whats looking good in October' threadfor the change in colour through the seasons, nothing can compare to the Acer in my opinion

The window boxes sound good @"M", any pictures?

She should at least dead head the seed pods, that will take the energy from the bulb

That's really helpful, thank u so much xxSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well done everyone and many thanks. Took the information to the RHS and they confirm what you say. Cheers

Thanks @Anthony Rogers. The Tulips were fine such as they were it was the Lillies which were awful. The tubs are over 3ft deep and I planted the Tulips at least 1 ft deep. The tubs are the biggest barrels used in whisky making I think and are about 4ft at their widest. I just don't like the...

It's being built by Peel Holdings who own the land and who are involved in the RHS project."Asked if the RHS had actually purchased the site from landlord Peel, an RHS spokesman said the terms of the deal “remain confidential”.They previously applied for planning permission to build a...

Thank you for all the replies you've all given me lots to think about

Last time I was at KK (Dec 2013) they had a fair amount of indigenous plantsThere is also a specialist indigenous nursery located somewhere in the Magaliesburg Can't quite remember the details. Have look online.

I had exactly this problem with my own wheelbarrow a good few years ago. The local tyre place provided both the reason and the answer. Apparently, the tyres that come with barrows are the cheapest possible, and have a tendency to split, puncture, and generally do everything they should not.The...

Wow! Bought some from pound land last month and they seemed very different to normal bulbs and almost spider like. Will wait to see what happens.

Patience my friend .. patience

Hart canna has them @£15 each and urban jungle has them too in 3l pots at £11 Hope this helps

Not something I recognise Flowers look like hemp but leaves look more like Mugwort @Silver surfer

Thanks everyone - I've cleaned up the bulbs and planted them in the garden we'll see what happens next year. They are in a little bed I've just created and planted up with a new grape vine, red currant bush and about 12 geranium plants I've been growing on in pots - think I'll add another...

On that note, I must add that my trailing Pelargoniums survived outside last winter as it was mild. Often find it happens witjh Petunias and bedding Lobelia. The Pelargoniums were potted on into fresh compost in Spring and are still going now. That saved me a few quid.

Lupins! My last house was surrounded by farmland and therefore wild rabbits. The first year I lived there I planted up the beds and containers with some lovely annuals only to get up one morning and find the whole lot demolished, gone, eaten! The only thing they had left behind were the Lupins...