General Gardening Discussion

The only problem I have with "scramble netting" for Sweet Peas (or Peas) is untangling them from it when the crop is done. Rigid netting (or something else - canes / strings) is easier in that regard.

Here are a couple of photos of the first Pterostyrax flowers opening a couple of days ago - stunning, each panicle/raceme is about 6 inches in length

It did eventually stop raining so been out and cut down as far as I could the 2 (thought it was only 1) affected shoots. I couldn't cut them right down to the ground as didn't have my glasses on! Will attack further tomorrow. I don't see a purple circle Palustris when I have cut across the stems...

Before I retired I'd know the term for every single member in a window/glazed light/door/screen/etc.

Watching Beechgrove this week, Chris Beardshaw was planting a piece of ground not good soil part shade, slight gradient, needed cover. Amongst other things he was planting Rambling Rector(rampant rambling rose) and Clematis Montana as ground cover with a view to layering them to re root up the...

Oh that's very kind KristenMight well take you up on the offer if they completely go green.

Can just see me managing to heave these back into the greenhouse in the Autumn! How long is the recovery time post Hernia surgery? Thanks for the ideas will do some fergling about on the net and try for some inspiration. Better get a bidge on otherwise we'll be into winter again.

Perhaps he could just palm itI'll get me coat.......

Thanks - I need to get my ladder out to get a closer look

Thanks I've made a start with weeding and clipping / pruning. Still can't do it without throwing up tho :(

Do you think better to cut when you have 4 days, or more, dry forecast? i.e. no chance of the equivalent of Smiths Periods (for spuds)

its the time to grow them on to be "big enough" to have decent sized culms in the pot to make the punters want to buy it. I'd be happy to buy them in 9cm pots (well, slight exageration! but whatever size they are in Year 1) and grow them on myself, but I never see them sold like that. I have...

It's certainly one of the mallow tribe. Too early to be a shrub lavatera and the leaves are too big and floppy. Too early to be a hollyhock and the flower distribution is too loose. I think it's malva sylvestris, but not sure how early it flowers.

Ah well, as long as they thrive and look nice, it don't really matter what their name is. The biggest of the three has lovely dark purpley/burgundy foliage (sadly in the photos you can only see the undersides); I have had a peek at them today, and they still seem to be in the huff.

I've not scrapped it, I'll have a look

I grew one for a time when I had orchids. Not that difficult, just need some vertical space. And I guess it would be possible on a well lit windowsill. Though I guess that the vines need to be fairly well developed before they will flower - mine never did.Try Equatorial, they sell unusual...

@val , I have some plants surrounded by a slate mulch , I just riddle my slow release or BF and B into the stones and water in. As the plants are watered and rained on the fertilisers must permeate down into the soil and feed the plant .It won't be as quick as when the fertilisers are mixed into...

You wouldn't have to give everybody their money back if you took yourself off to some 'coreign funtry' where nobody knew you

One pot for tender bulbs (stick it in the shed/garage over the winter); Hymenocallis festalis.................Or Eucomis................Hardy plants; Fuchsia, some Salvia, Tradescantia, Commelina, Day Lilies and (my top pick) Alstromeria psittacina...............The list is endless...

Hmmm.....I was thinking if you'd discarded some that may be the reason they are all pink. Some colours tend to grow quicker than others and if all the larger ones had been pricked out that could be the reason you have all pink.Mixed seed packets tend to have more of one colour than another,...