General Gardening Discussion

Thanks so much merleworld that's really helpful. The link is great too! The photo above was taken after I'd moved it the first time, still showing signs of slightly yellow leaves from its first site, but before the current problem hit. Reading the info in the link and looking at their photos and...

It's very easy FC, like cress! It will bloom in it's first year but later rather than sooner.

I am good thanks @Zigs

also a good idea is to feed with tomato food during the summer or any potassium based furtiliser product. use as if you were feeding tomatoes

Will you be growing it as a standard, fan, espalier or cordon?

Good morning Pink Pixie the inspiration was already there we just brought it to the surface my friend,please keep us all up to date with your progress

Can be grown in a large planter if you want to stop it taking over

I love Portuguese Laurel. Just wish I'd used them for my hedge but I used Prunus Laurocerasus Otto Luyken instead. Had them in for several years now and they are such slow growers. Still, at least I won't have to prune them very often when they are at the size I want.I have a Portuguese...

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A nice row of variegated hollies grown as a hedge takes some beating in my book

I had a photinia in my garden. It was a gap filler. Then a wind break whilst my buddleja colvelei established now its in my neighbours garden. The most robust plant ive ever come across. Gets bad press for being "common" but it does its job.

Can anyone shed any light on whether this is evergreen or deciduous in their experience. It seems some books indicate one and some the other.Cheers GG

I use farmyard manure....which is essentially the same thing.....from a different source

Try Lupins, rabbits demolished everything in my previous garden except these.

Akebia are notoriously tricky from seed. Seed storage is said to be vital, the seed has a maximum viability of about two years, the soak and cold stratification and so on. Freshly harvested seed sown in the autumn is probably the way to go

I would think you just sprinkle it around wherever you want to deter whatever it is you want to deter!!

In my experience Roses can be planted out pretty much any time the soil is soft/warm enough. It's frozen around our way at the moment so I'd wait until it warms up a bit and then plant out.

Okie doke, thanks Armandii, I will do exactly that

The price put me off having one

The world record is over 2000lb mate and getting bigger every year