General Gardening Discussion

Hi Anne I'll look forward to seeing your pictures, if you are having problems 'doing' photobucket look up the below thread and away you go.How to use photobucket.If I can master it anyone can! :D Helen.xxx.

Grow yourself a small patch of nettles the small totoisehell butterfly will breed on it, a few other plants that attract are Aster, Aubrieta, Buddleia, Candytuft, Ceanothus, Cirsium, Clethra, Coneflower, Cotoneaster,Crocus, Dandelion, Escallonia, Field Scabious, Forget-me-not, Hebe, Helichrysum,...

Buddleias are certainly determined plants, just look at the way they flourish on wasteland .... senior citizens will recall how quickly they invaded bomb-sites even in the middle of our cities. I am sure it will do no harm to cut back at this time of the year, but it is probably easier to prune...

thanks sarraceniaconly problem is, since i told my fella at the beginning of the summer that it likes to sit in water i'm now having trouble persuading him to slow down the irrigation keep sending him to the shop and then sneakily pouring the water away

Helen

Lol with the high temperatures you have it must be difficult to grow from seed or cuttings I would probably do the same as you

Thanks for the advice everyone!I'll prune mine in the morning, and take a few cuttings too, and see how they develope.Special thanks to Sarraceniac & GlenW, the other link was informative also.ThanksGreg

I've got a few good patterns for you, S - just ask! Know exactly what you mean, Elaine - I've spent most of my time looking after everyone else's gardens, and now have to get all the unnecessary greenery out of my own :eek:

I'd misread a sideline issue to the question posted. The Milky sap is quite naturally produced by this plant. I remember thinking what a great paper glue it would make. Don't worry about this. The sap dries and forms a protective bond around any damaged plant tissue.It really is nothing to...

Joi it seems we are very similair normally I'm very house proud so much so it was an addiction now that addiction has gone from the house into the garden :DNot a day goes by without me 'doing' something in the garden and it's all I talk about I'm sure everyone is getting so very bored with...

I reckon you have it Lavender cushion bush related to asters.

Good point TO. Must remember that before I swim in it again. :D

Ooooh a white fuchsia! I love that! I didn't know you can get white ones. I love white flowers, I will have to make a concious effort to choose colours too because I naturally gravitate towards white varieties.

It`s the taking part that counts. :rolleyes: :D

I've just made up my hanging baskets with lavender ice pansies and trailing ivy..I bought the pansies as plugs but you can buy them as readies now or from garden centre. They are supposed to be fairly tough little fellas..we'll see!

I have never heard of it being called that before.Also if it is catmint then it has the opposite effect on cats. Many plants of nepeta get squashed flat because of the local moggies rolling in it. Nepeta actually has quite a pleasant smell. Talking of bushes that smell of cat pee, as Pete said,...

Thanks walnut.Im not sure what sort thy are because the lady just said thaty are daturas.Ill have a look for the spray thanks mate..daz

I think it died because you built over the roots. If you bury the root system deeper, even if you don't pile soil against the trunk you can kill trees. Builders regularly kill big mature trees by doing this.

I moved a couple of lavenders this year, because I'd not realised the place where I put them first had no sun. I think it was spring (not as early as march i don't think though) but I'm not sure.... as dendrobium recommends, I lifted them with plenty of soil round the roots, dug in some compost...

Hi all! It's also worth to note that if you do allow such as foxglove to go to seed you end up with an awful lot of 'new' plants too! Helen.xxx.