General Gardening Discussion

Maybe next year when it'd time to sown them?Good description there Zigs.

I adore euphorbias, and grew a lot from seed at one time. I bought a variegated one with white flowers (bracts) from homebase this spring. At our last house one seeded itself in the bottom of the hedge, which couldn't have been drier. I think really wet conditions would be a downer for them....

Sorry for the delay in replying. Many thanks for the ideas. Never heard of Scottish Flame, so will keep my eye open, Honeysuckle and Clematis, would work well as I want to get some variation and smells into the hedge. At least I can prepared for the Autumn. Feeling much better thank you, it's...

Hi Liliana, If it's biennis then it's a biennial I.e. It will die after flowering, however they do seed themselves everywhere.There are though other forms of Evening Primrose that are perennial, so it may be worth taking a chance and waiting till it's finished flowering and then cutting it...

Take a good look at them first before you discard them. If any are plump to the touch, they may still be viable; if so, plant them at the right time and wait and see. If they squish or crumble then you know there's no hope. It would be great if you were able to salvage a few from your old...

Here's a picture of the label. If anybody could interpret I'd be grateful

Hi Tony, Welcome to Gardeners Corner Do you know the name of your Lilies ?Also, how many times have you dug them out/replanted ? It could be that they are not settled and are using all their energy into building up their bulb size.Also some Lilies root from the stems as well as the bulbs...

Hmmm, I've started it off in pots cos I need to keep spraying any horsetail shoots. I'll plant out as soon as I can though. There's a gap of 3ft ish behind the greenhouse, so that's where it'll be staying for the foreseeable, nothing else could go there really...

Makes sense, I guess. Thanks, will see how they go.

Will do, and thanks.

Time will tell now then Sian.

Nice blank canvas there Wjereabouts in the country are you as a matter of interest?I'd have some containers on that patio to brighten it up. Stain the decking to bring it to life a bit. Dig a border out all the way around and put some nice evergreen shrubs in.

Thanks everso Pete, peace of mind that I'm not gonna kill off the Rhody; at least not that way, anyway!!

Clearing all of the overgrown dogwood is proving to be a slow process, but I am 3/4 of the way to completion, and pleased with the result. BONUS ..... I now have a great view from the top of the garden down over the pond

Thank you

Your garden is looking lovely

I think Mrs Trogre is right. I've never covered cuttings with anything and if they won't grow in water or soil without mollycoddling then I don't see the point of bothering. Once again it's manufacturers trying to make fast money by ripping off those with little gardening experience and/or cash...

And the evidence... Just for you, @"M"! Some of those rose stems were beefy!! (My dainty size 9 barge, for comparison)The prickly fruits of our labours. The base of the rugosa stem. Do we need to take it all out? Cut the cut stems flush to e ground (currently about 6" long)? Cut the...

Hi Helen and welcome to the forum.Keep the new leaves.The green growths are the flower seed pods forming, best to nip those off to encourage more blooms.

Thanks Anthony.................Bush.... its a big tree I do remember last year that it did change colour and all through winter It shed lots of mid size tumbleweeds that made the garden look like a spaghetti cowboy film set.