General Gardening Discussion

Our long gone cat. when he was a kitten, climbed onto my shoulder when I was eating sardines on toast, and almost climbed into my mouth!

You're welcome. I hope the tree picks up for you.

Yes I'm sure most fly sprays will kill bees.

Haha i have none my hat goes off to you. I could not do that

I have spent about an hour digging creeping buttercup out today. And it was from an area about 1 m square, still got loads more to do.Rusty

has it a lid if not , please cover with some chicken wire, stops the birds and other animals falling in and kids as well , I know a true story too gruesome to tell members on here.

Looks like Salvia argentia to me.

It looks wonderful Sam...and very tranquil.

But you only get one seed

depending on the variety of acer they can send out long shoots and they just don't produce enough leaves the following year , cut just above a bud , not halfway along as that will encourage die back It looks like it is in a exposed spot with wind and sun so during a dry week make sure you water...

If you want any send me a stamped addressed envelope

5C for us in the Vale of York tonight.

I can def help out with things that are hardy, drought resistant and easy to maintain for minimal work

Surely there is a less toxic way of doing it?

As above , its hard to beat Fuchsias and trailing Begonias in a shadey spot.

Sounds normal to me too. Hope you're using your car parcel shelf and dashboard - you can get plenty more packed in there

eeeew....

If it is hardy and you're going to protect it then the first frosts are not going to be harsh enough to do any lasting damage. My planted out Hawkshead and David are not sunk at all and survived the winter of 2012/13. Pot grown ones are more likely to croak from frost damage to the roots than...

Sound advise taken onboard.... Thanks guys.

Is there anything in the T's and C ' s on their website about returns? I've ordered from 2 online companies now and everything arrived in pretty good shape - even after sitting on my doorstep in the sun all day. Don't let them fob you off!