General Gardening Discussion

I go along with that, ensete maurelii. Thought it might be musa coccinea at first.

Yep, same here Fred (except i have just the one lily), but I have hopes for next year :D Gilly, that's really really pretty, and great timing (assuming you had a bank holiday day off and some nice weather and time to be out in the garden and enjoy it!) - thanks for sharing with us.

Thanks for reassurring me and correcting my poor spelling of poisonous. Looks like Hemlock hedge then .

Surely a self-perpetuating annual would set seed now and flower again next year?

I can't believe it, I have flowers on my Morning Glory plant. I had planted lots of seeds in the spring and they were doing great until the slugs got at them, I thought I had lost them all, well I am so chuffed! The flowers seem to be comming out only two at a time but they still look lovely.

I've planted some seeds now in peat pots, they have already germinated and will overwinter outside in a coldframe. I'll also plant more in the spring as insuarnce but normally overwintered ones perform well and give an early flowering.I reckon nature knows best and the ideal time to plant...

Pal,the weather is certainly going mad this year because I have cowslips in flower.Never have I known them to be in flower in August :eek: :rolleyes:

Point taken Pete, Havent got a propagator but will look around for something to serve as one, have stopped watering them so sand will be allowed to dry out to a dampish nature. To be quite honest I never expected them to even "shoot" so if I get even one or two to survive I will be quite...

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It's terrible - you have fruit trees, and they're going to be destroyed? I am SO SORRY!!!

I should also add that I have two clementines in pots that have spent the last two winters outside. They are grafted onto poncirus trifoliata which is totally hardy. These both flower quite well, but do not fruit, I think mainly due to being potted. I'm pretty sure clementine is one of the...

Don't forget things like gladioli, dahlias and other corms/bulbs which are good for a cuttings garden too.

Hi Sarah love your tiger lillies what a shame they only bloom for a day, but everything is looking good!

Thanks for your reply Chobart I'ave been very lucky as Bob took me to get one today! Helen.xxx.

Hi Gloria,You have my sympathy as I have been fighting to get rid of a bamboo in my garden - you wouldn't believe the distance their suckers extend to. I found one had gone under my path to a distance of at least 6 feet. I ended up digging out as much as I could and treating the suckers I...

Mackem I'ave seen that one before but for the life of me I don't know where..all I know is I had a good giggle when I first saw it. Looks like the neighbour refused to turn the other cheek! :D Helen.xxx.

You need to take it up and do it again John, bag the gravel,kill the weeds, level the ground, put a good heavy duty membrane down and 4" of gravel, sorry but in my oppinion ther's no easy fix.

Nutscene Greentwist. Many thanks to all those who replied to my query. I am following up all these suggestions and I feel sure something useful will come out of this. Thanks again. Peter

not a prayer next door has just tried the weed killer and now the heathers are screaming murderer