General Gardening Discussion

Thanks very much guys.I,ll cut them back as soon as this awful weather has past.Hopfully this will be the last really cold spell, but some how i dout it.All te best and happy easter..daz

Thats really lovely Pal. And your own thoughts & time has gone into it which makes it extra special.She'll be well pleased.cheers

I have always planted and left my lily's in the ground over winter and the following year they grow just as good but spread around 20 cm each year just like Phlox paniculata

I Only cut my Wildlife hedge Ie Hawthorn Alder,Field Maple ,Dog Rose ,Blackthorn Biannually late Winter.

Could be. Trying hard to remember when we lived upt'north I didn't seem to be able to keep primulas from one year to the next.

totaly agrea wiv you there TERRIER . im not on about dragging up shopping trollys and mopeds a carful selection of wots going on in the water of the local canal is going to help .dank dark stagnant water isnt going to help but a vibrant groth of water veg is gonna give good clues#

:D :D lets see how many offers you get :D :D

Might be lazy PeterS, but it's Bally Clever!!Happy Easter all, and enjoy ya Snowman makin' !!Springy :D

Ground cover stuff would be good, but I have a lot of perennials that die back in winter that I really like. If I fill the borders with evergreen ground cover, they'll have no space when they do come back. [ 24. March 2008, 03:22 PM: Message edited by: daisybelle ]

Thank you again, Lavender.Hello, long lost friend Mona Lisa ... I hope you are well and happy in the South of France. Thank you also for your contribution to this what I think is an unusal fruit.We both love raspberries and it just seemed different. It's settling in well but we have...

Hence my 6 weeks?No reason why I can't start my veggies off in the greenhouse though?

I vote Carol.

Master, at �£1.14 a litre, you are joking.

lovely photos

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Ah right, there's hope yet then? Thanks!

Wllmscot, sorry for delay in reply, have been out this afternoon. If it is a Cordyline then you can leave it as it is and just remove some of the lower leaves, or if you think it really looks in a bad way and still want a Cordyline (or 2) cut it down to near ground level and it will throw out 1,...

Yep, fine. Don`t worry, the season is only just starting.

Daisy, it`s good to see you are finally learning the first rule of gardening, patience. :D

I would certainly freshen the compost, Nick, but unless they are out of the cold weather, I would hold fire on feeding them.