General Gardening Discussion

any idea why this is the third time that my gypsophila seedlings die after reaching 3-4 cm? They are indoors in a pot.

Thanks wiseoldowl. Beautiful picture.

Down to -8C last night. Got the heater working again, but despite being on for two and a half hours the temperature inside still fell to -1C.

There was a good article in the Telegraph's Garden supplement on Saturday last which listed 100 best plants - worth a look although I guess we could all suggest othes.....

ohh ! thanks for that. Now why didnt I ever think of just planting a few in a pot instead of a whole tray full???? why is it the obvious is just that-too obvious!!and yet I had also never thought about spraying them with that compound stuff either!! grrrr. bimbo alert!!!!

There you are richard hope this helps

Hi Elaine welcome back girl.I have to agree with Pro Gard cut off the old flower stalks for now as that will at least make them an awful lot more neater and pleasing to the eye.Sadly my own lavender got way out of hand after only a year..... so much for feeding the blooming things ended up...

My Dunnock nests in a large conifer,the group of house sparrows that frequent my garden seek the sanctuary of a firethorn it keeps the sparrow hawk at bay, if you want them to nest put a row of nest boxes under your eaves,the boxing in of the eaves that they now do on new builds has added to the...

Shrub roses I do early to mid March.Other roses I prune back 1/3 in late november to prevent windrock /remove long shoots then properly prune any time between Jan and march thinning out growth, reducing it and removing dead wood.Remember to be quite heavy handed with your summer dead...

We used 'You Got a Friend' on our terrier site, went for the 'Ahhh' response.

Many thanks for that E'smum,beginning to think it were a "one off". I do know it was released in 2003 by M.R.Allsop who i've tried to contact.Gonna get in touch with the Fuchsia group i were a member of & see if they know anything. I do love Fuchsia's & it seemed apt. to get one of these...

is it better to grow it in pots and how long does it take to produce flowers?

Buddleja is a tough old plant hack away at it and it comes back fighting!Hel.xxx.

Not now she isnt but love the pun.

also the peiwinkles lesser and major make good ground cover plants.

Nice blog Oktarine - good on you. Keep reminding us of it from time to time.Some helpful info on there - you've inspired me to start my tomatoe seedlings.All the best, TC

Just to clarify all passion fruits are toxic when unripe P. tripartita var. mollissima and other Tacsonia taste good but deteriorate quickly after harvest,P.edulis is the edible one commonly sold, the one I have is P. caerulea a hardy little number its fruits are orange when ripe, it has a...

Just reading the comments above especially the "seems expensive if you are not in the business" one.!!! My dad ran a building firm and directly from school (1989) i worked for him for 2 years whilst doing a city and guilds brickwork course. When i recently built an extension on my house,(with a...

I have moved some of mine at this time some people say leave it until a bit later but I cut all mine down a bit and transferred them to there new site

Thanks for the advice - and for your kind words Helen. Getting back into the garden has been held up because of the awful cold weather but have just found out that one of my golfing pals has a friend who has a wholesale nursery so am hoping for good things to come. I agree with cramming...