General Gardening Discussion

Everything looks smashing Sam. Love the collection of pots.

I bought the Wilkos ones, planted them in February and they are 2ft high now.

Yes I agree. I won't make the same mistake twice.I have now notified Groupon, who have passed the matter to their case team.

Definitely aphids spraying with soapy water as merleworld suggested will help. For aphids on lupins I resort to an organic insecticide based on fatty acids as they can seriously weaken the lupin.

Yes same here, 2 nests in our porch roof small and large, they are late risers it was going on for 9am when they got up this morning. They are doing a great job in the veg garden.

Could be a moisture/drainage issue. I can't remember if I planted them last summer or if it was before that and they have survived a winter or not?

Geum possibly?

As a sideline, my greenhouse is full of leaf cutter bees. They wander in and out the greenhouse vents with circles of leaf that have cut from the garden plants. They then go into the drainage holes of my cactus pots and create cells for their larvae.Fascinating, but a pain at the same time.

If it's a mild winter a sheltered spot outdoors will be fine, or an unheated greenhouse.

From the top of the steps, so you can see into the planting pockets. So, finally getting around to the garden after over 4 years of doing the house up. One of the first projects is a rockery. I asked friends for donations of plants and they were amazingly generous! A lot of the stuff is best...

Thx for taking the time john, Will look into it. Best get my finger out go in 4 weeks

best news all week

If you re-plant the original plant it should come back, they're tough as old boots.

Thanks all for the heads up, I have ordered the Clinic Ace from Amazon, Sure it will do the job nicely and hasn't broken the bank either.

I have both in planters and much prefer the Portuguese Laurel. That's a lovely 'tree shape' you've got there

I reuse spent compost from container plants if I'm potting something else into a larger planter. I put the spent compost at the bottom of the pot where fresh compost would be wasted and then from about a couple of inches under the root ball to the top I use fresh compost. I have also used it...

Thanks - It doesn't seem offended in the least, as it has already put on some new growth - I will just need to keep it a bit more in check now.

You could try Tetrapanax , massive leaves, which is not a palm , but dies down in winter. For a smaller evergreen version Fatsia.On the palm front, Trachycarpus is hardy, but slow.

This is the planter, pergola and fence panels I'm hoping to train the Wisteria up and over. The planter is 60cm (approx) diameter at the top.

I'd start by tieing it up the trellis - then sort out the base, just be careful you don't snip the clematis stalks.PS: It's very difficult to ID clematis without seeing a flower, even then there are 1000's of varieties. Don't despair as generally people plant a few tried and trusted...