General Gardening Discussion

well done Lapod.. your catching the gardening bug..

Thanks LoL for your advice - will comply and report next year.

No it's not an aloe vera. My vera produces offsets like its nobody's business. I knew I shouldn't have let it meet the neighbour's rabbit. If anyone wants one ever, give me a shout.

Hi there,just to let you know that we have acumulated our latest updates into one massive bumper update for october.http://www.lottieblogs.co.uk/onu.aspx Jobs inlcude strange produce that is still growing, new equipment being built as well as winter prep startinglet us know what you think.

Hahahaha Lol. Brilliant. Pickled Squab Pigeon :D How fab is that There you go elaine REVENGE..

About 10 years ago Aspidistra were selling at around �£15 per leaf. David

Stingo I take the bubblewrap down after winter tends to get dusty and breaks down if left all summer it's worth the trouble, I replace it with a sun shade on the outside in summer that cuts the suns rays by 50% keeping the temp down, Caj only a faint scent probably more discernable on a warm day...

Geoff says that the men pay for Xmas,well not in our house.My hubby pays a lot of the bills,so at Christmas I am the one that tends to buy all the xmas stuff so it works out evenWalnut,you are from a different generation where the husbands did do more in the family home,or perhaps you have...

And here is me again, for the fourth time! Nothing happened with the little root of Hypericum calycinum that I took last time, so I did it again this morning! And again a little root came up -incredible how small and week for such a big bush- and I have now planted it and hope for the best!!

Sweet Pea, Lathyrus, are usually sown mid autumn or late winter. Best germianting temperature 10 to 15deg C. Germination should be within 2 weeks.When large enough to handle transplant seedlings individually to 8cm (3inch) pots filled with ordinary potting compost (peat or none peat based)....

Heathers can be raised from semi-ripe cuttings, layering, seed (Species Erica terminalis, Calluna vulgaris) and dropping. If you want further details just let me know.To your growing success Charles Ashworth

Well banana man you said it would cost about�£7 you were miles away.....�£6.99 clever ****** lol.Whill i was ther i couldn't resist a nice pot of miscanthus sinnensis gigantius lol.al the best ...daz

Thankyou for your feedback! I understand that this is will be a difficult project to get working, to a certain extent this was set by our tutor to challenge our design skills. Your answers are very useful, and thankyou for the links to existing systems. Hopefully we can try and combine the best...

I have an axe to grind, I know, (I've designed around 1000 gardens over the years) but have you considered paying a professional to advise you for an hour or so? It could be �£45 or so well spent. In addition to drawing garden plans, most will just guide you in the right direction verbally....

Not much though,.......... younger that is. :D

Getting a cat wet is cruel :confused: I'll have to give my moggie a severe talking to. She walks about in the rain then comes and sits on my lap to dry herself, in the process, she makes me soaking :D

I was told the same thing that when the first few were felled, they just shattered into matchsticks and so they were just left. Their longevity is partly due to the fact that forest fires abound in the summer that kill off any disease and predators that may attack the tree. The thick, damp bark...

Having looked at it LoL I have heard of it by its other name Turks cap.

I can easily take cuttings of the perennials, but there is a small number of genuine annuals as well. At the moment the problem is academic, but it is interesting to hear what solutions there are.I presume most commercial seed is open pollinated, but in large areas of one variety - greatly...