General Gardening Discussion

There are a whole variety of water features available. depends what you want. It should not be too big for the area or on the same token too small (like a table top feature outside would be too small) You can make your own it is very easy, but give it some thought as to what you want it to look...

Thanks Woo a couple of pots it is then. Helen.xxx.

Welcome mtngirl you can get humane traps for moles voles or shrews once caught you can set them free, it sounds like a mole from the size of the hole, you can try to either dig them out or smoke them out but you could injure it.If you google "mole traps" you will get an abundant choice of lethal...

This happened to my 'Viridis', too. I am not sure what it was but the tree has recovered and is fine now. It still looks like a nasty injury though, if you look closely. Since I have a couple of these I noticed it didn't happen to the one that was planted in the shade garden. Not sure what that...

hello.helofadigger thanks for b.q.info.off.theretomorrow.do they have a gardening club at your b.q. carolla.

Many thanks to all of you

Thanks very much for responses; I had expected someone to suggest the easy route of replace topsoil, but as NewbieGreen so rightly says this will not provide nutrients, nor drainage.As a matter of interest ten years ago we imported tons of sand, and then topsoil to improve this heavy clay...

Hi JohnLots of strange things happening this season. I am getting a second flowering of late winter/early spring viburnum and the mexican organge blossoms which were stunning this year are also flowering again.Some of my leeks have shot .... already!! and our weather has been...

I just want to wish you both the best of everything for the future.

didnt see it but glad you got rid,well done webmaster,and everyone that reported it

The cardboard method should work well, and is a good idea - you could also use newspaper. Weeds are capable of pushing their way up through tarmac and even concrete (osmotic pressure - if you remembrer your school days). Consequently membranes are no barrier to them. What stops them growing is...

hi all thanks for your input the bamboo looks like it may be up next yr i know next doors is itching to put up a new fence ,but im not giving in even if he asks me instead of my mum which he does'nt seem to do for some reason !i just think that he thinks that because its in view of my garden...

Thanks for the info on Geoffrey Smith, Geoff.

What it will be is that the aphids are feeding on the sap. They produce excess sugary stuff as honeydew which drips off on to the plants underneath. Sooty mould would then grow on the honeydew. That is then going to affect the plants ability to photosynthesise.

That makes sense Marley because those shrubs did flower well before mine did. Mine are still flowering so I'll follow your advice and give them a light clip this year.Sarraceniac, I'll have a look in my shed for the label.TO

Peter that's a really traditional planting scheme it always works well and looks nice.I'ave done it in the past with pink tulips and it did look amazing!I think the trick is that whatever your planting is to keep to only a couple of colours, a for-get-me-not and red tulip scheme looks...

Thanks Walnut, I did check the RHS site no news their yet.......... I thought someone might have heard something on the grapevine.

Haha - and more, Newbie! My Great Uncle, whose garden it was before mine, was 96 when he died, and was still learning! At least, he used to teach me all the time!

Hi BM,I have been trying to narrow down the search area for your hideout and have decided that you must live under a dome like at Centre Parcs :D

These novelty palms unfortunately never normally live more than a year in this country, high light intensity and salt air are two requirements but even those here don't seem to extend their lives. :(