General Gardening Discussion

There are bluebells and daffodils through in my neighbour's garden!! They are so early I think they may not be planted deep enough, and will prove to be blind, but seeing them has lifted my mood and set me thinking of Spring.

You could have a passion flower but it is semi evergreen, but a fast grower, you could cut it back though and it would come back every year.

I do what you do Scotcat and take the heads off in spring and give it a prune. My neighbour pruned one of my hydrangeas last Autumn so she could replace and paint the fence and it didn't flower at all this year.

very good whis4ey i have two at the bottom of my garden wasnt sure about them till i saw your great colours cant wait till they get a decent size

Peter those salvias look absolutely wonderful what monsters they are! :eek: Helen.xxx.

I know what you mean Paula but you could always claim insanity! :eek: Helen.xxx.

hi Fairlocks,and.. ..

Talking about seeds ..... I have loads of Japanese maple seeds available this year for the cost of postage if anybody wants them

You are right, of course, Palustris. I have been planting a few biennials in the last few days. And I have disturbed so many bulbs which are surprisingly well developed - but all below soil level. So often its a case of "out of sight out of mind".Dendro - there may be an advantage in covering...

John,Virility :eek: speak for yaself, give me a good book and a cup of options (orange please) and I will be well away :DAs for commercial sites, hear hear. This is a friendly forum for gardeners not a commercial site for sellers. If admin say it's ok = fine but ask first nuff said

Funnily enough Whis4ey that's what my B.in law found as well.'Wot me guv'nor. I'm nowhere near that website. It's all a coincidence.' The American expression is B.S.

i'm very fond of parsnip of late but the ones i tried didn't even germinate. i have a few big buckets that'll make for some pots and try and grow parsnip again next year. i'll try carrots in them too, the ones i did grow, although massive (over a pound in weight each) were extremely knobbly, due...

I do agree, Garden Apprentice. I always used to think that the dangers of winter were due to the cold, but the more I see and learn I appreciate that it is the winter wet that does as much or more damage.I grew some Liatris spicata from seed and they grew over a couple of years into lovely fat...

Thanks for that site, NurseWhen ... I have favourited it. I obviously don't have a problem with them here ... well, actually, it can be too hot and dry! :rolleyes:Now when I think of it, I lived in Alabama for 14 years and Camellias grew there and we had dreadfully cold winters.I agree...

Actually they were a pair of lads who lived with their mother and who used a wood burning stove. John, the council guy had already done work for the family at a fair rate but in the meantime the husband had passed away, need I say more? Incidentlly John, the husband was also in the medical...

Thanks Dai. Now you've proved that I know sxd all about music as well. I think I'll stick to Astronomy :D

Or a bit of insecticide - its probably HUM-bug. :D :D

Walnut I would love to bag the 'stuff' up and leave it all until the New Year but poor Bob hates 'mess' so it looks like hello queues down at the local skips! :eek:Maybe I could be cheeky and make a 'Sorry closed' sign on the road leading down to the skips.....oh the bliss of having a quick...