General Gardening Discussion

I use it very regularly and just tell my customers to keep pets off till its dry.I use a half tea cup in 10 litres of water and spray from a knapsack sprayer.

That`s what it did before it fell over, Pete. :D

Wonderful idea indeed Linlin I'm pretty sure in next to no time at all those sweetpeas will cover you greenhouse! :D Are you going to plant some highly fragrant sweetpeas? Helen.xxx.

I don't know how relevant my very amateurish propagator making is but it seems to work OK for me.I built it in 1976, as cheaply as possible, and the base is a 5ft x 3ft piece of thinly laminated chipboard. The sides are 9 inch laminated chipboard shelves screwed to the base. I lined the...

Yes I saw the programme..it must have been interesting because Monty Don is one person I cannot bear to watch on tv and since he took over Gardeners world ive not watched it. not sure what about him that irritates me, but I managed to watch that programme without taking any notice of him. yes...

Its well worth a go Ethansmum. It has great big flower heads four to six iches across, that you can see in the icon. These are made up of a large number of smaller flowers. It also has spines, but that's not a problem.Just to clarify - reading my last post. Christopher Lloyd said don't sow...

We transplanted most of our snowdrops (thousands) last year because of a building project and, thankfully, they are now beginning to just show white tips. Some of our early snowdrops that weren't transplanted are in full flower and the person who came in to feed the birds whilst we were away...

I wouldn't change my bin for composting. You get all the rubbish moved away within a few days. No smelly fires No unsitely bags of rubbish left about your garden for months on end. Everything is nice and tidy, just as I like it to look. All the stuff thats taken away gets composted down and...

http://www.binnyplants.co.uk/index.php Try these guys Lintama.

Ask away. :D

looking good daisybelle, when spring arrives! it will look great.. love your yard art, i bought one of those a few weeks ago, im gonna try and hide! the shed...

Thank you blackthorn. will do that. Could never understand how bulbs were 'made'! Stupid head aren't i?love your signature!cheers

Hmmm, hebes might be an idea, although they'd have to be the small ones as the areas aren't that big. I like the berries idea too, thanks.

So true.

In Elect propagator 3rd Feb also Bird of Paradise Pete.

I would Agree that it's Prunus laurocerasus, possibly P... l... 'Rotundifolia'

Thanks for the input Pete and Walnut. G.house it has to be next year with Boss lady's faux rat-skin coat standing by for emergency.

Thank you for your replies they have been really really helpful

Sounds the easiest solution - division. Thanks all. Leucojum

Hi, im after some sage like advice. After living in my terrace for the past 14 months, i decided to clear the rear alley way. This is a communial path providing rear access to four houses. As this is communial, its up to the residents to maintain, not the council , however im the only resident...