General Gardening Discussion

Don't think it's the same guy but could be. He had leaflets on the stall for FrenchFlavour.co.uk so that would be worth checking out

Writtle also do on site accommodation. I was signed up for a garden design course before I had a break down. The rates are quite reasonable and the courses are quite broad. From landscaping garden design to park maintenance. Give it a look before you dismiss it.

I'm with you now. No, it's a normal market here and the island residents aren't given any special treatment in that respect. However, if a new estate of homes is given the go ahead the builders are required by our government to build a percentage of first time buyer homes on that estate. These...

Hmmm, you sound as you were getting obsessed by it, Val.

You are allowed to go out

My watering system is just about finished and I have learnt a few lessons on the way. 1) There are several manufacturers around. The main one is Hozelock, but there is also Claber, Antelco and others. They are all essentially interchangeable, even though some quote slightly different...

...Every one of those is amazing

Well i've said me bit, still don't know why Stephen is thanking Dean if he's the same person and there's been no futher response from either of the same bloke

Up to now i have,nigella,echium pininana,blue sweetpea lathyrus sativus,some cannas and more to come,may have ricinus if i can fight my way to the back of my tropical section I will save the salvia seeds in case you need more Im now worrying with the temps dropping is it going to affect seed...

Hi Jenny eventually got the Hawkshead but its struggling

Wilkos have a great selection in my opinion, and I have ordered some species tulips from the garden centre group (see google) with a voucher for 50% off on collection. These were £5 from wilkos. Will post a pic of my others when I collect them next week.

Lottery ticket then?

So very true!

I was on Cambridge market one morning chatting to a stall holder about plants and things and the subject got around to Sweet Peas and at that time many years ago Unwins were just a bike ride up the road in Histon from where I lived, so used to go on their open days to see what was new, anyway...

Thanks for the link I just know I don't want woody bushes down the line with only a few flowers

Was it exceptionally early to flower in the Spring, following the mild winter? Perhaps it thinks its been a long time since it last flowered - day length (and night temperature) would be fooling it too - so perhaps the combination of all three?Not seeing as much wasp activity as usual,...

so checking the cattle this evening on what we call "the mountain" and came across this, its in a very odd place as its nothing but pines, heathers and grass, few flowers around. am I right in thinking its a poppy? its only a small bunch but quite tall!any idea how id move it so it doesnt get...

Good morning T/T and many thanks for your post and there's nothing like being able to pass on your answer when you have experienced the question first hand

Yes, I love that idea! Only potential problem is that I think it's going to have to be a mobile bin-tidy, in order to access the bins. We'll need to be able to remove it to get the bins in and out (there isn't a huge amount of space to manoeuvre otherwise). If I can work out a way of having one...

Yes they do .... once the roots establish they will take off Remember ..... sleep, creep and then leap (or something like that LOL)