General Gardening Discussion

Do you mean sphagnum moss or low growing green moss?Val

Eeeee I'm a lazy gardener :D have awoken from winter hibernation to start prep.So, what have I learnt..there is one side of my garden which I need to treat as shaded/woodland and it's futile to pretend otherwise. With this in mind I have moved the poor geranium something or other that has...

I have an l shaped built planting area which is 3m long each side but only about 50cm wide in terms of planting space. It is in a relatively sunny part of my east-west garden getting sunlight late morning for the rest of the day. I have always found it tricky to get the rightplants as there is a...

I know it's a worry Jack but i'm certain your Cat wouldn't attempt to eat the Euonymus....They're very clever creatures....try not to worry too much because if you think of it this way...your cat may well have a wander into neighbouring gardens which are probably full of potentially...

I have a caryopteris 'heavenly blue' in my Yorkshire, clay soil, not loads of sun garden and I love it. Each winter I think it has died and each spring it revives itself. I like the foliage as much as the late summer blue flowers.

If you want small compact low growing plants then I would look into alpines.. These links might help you decide..http://portraitsofalpineplants.com/Portraits of Alpine...

Jenny!! Somehow I thought that this would be right up your street.Here's mine today....................It's come through the winter well. Indeed, it has been in bloom (not very well) all winter..............Look closely and it appears to be forming seed pods..............Whether...

The other thing about dropping them to a lower level on the staging is the matter of light. What might seem like a small difference can result in leggy seedlings.

Looks lovely, really has made a difference

I'm not sure what it is. My dad says every now and then lots of running water would suddenly spurt out of it then eventually stop. I think we will have to eventually lead the water from that pipe into the drain as blocking it might backfire :D

Yes it does look good, it's a shame the sun wasn't around to open them up.I've lived near this property for seventeen years and thinking about it the crocuses have only really caught my eye in the last two to three, which tells me they weren't in great abundance before that. I reckon they've...

Maybe they've had a lot of practise!

Should be fine unless it has been grown under cover and therefore much further on than it should be new growth wise. Even then it might get a bit of a check if it gets frosted but should recover. Which variety is it? I grow about 5 0r 6 different ones and all of mine are as hardy as anything....

Plenty of time yet, before they show. I've left mine in the ground during the winter in the past, and they haven't shown until May. They aren't hardy as such, so it's always taking a bit of a chance leaving them in the ground.

I would not sow direct, start them off in some seed compost in pots or trays first to give them a good start.

I was wondering how to make a sandy clay loam soil ? can someone please suggest where to buy loam from? usually its mentioned that mix all the three soils in equal proportions but my garden soil is heavy clay and when dug up it forms clumps which dont mixed with anything.... any tips?

The Hed I kept in the garage is looking relatively ok. Even the experimental one I left in the garden has some green foliage still. I guess it's due to the mild winter we have had.

looks like I may have 2 baby foxgloves growing in the Cotswold stone chippings infront of the rockery.Never noticed them before, its as though they sprouted overnight. They are big enough to have the recognisable leaves, just need to try and get them out without damaging them, and then into a...

I'll make a point of collecting more seed this summer then, and you are more than welcome to some. In fact, if I find my current stash, I will sow a few just to see how viable they are, as I have never grown them from seed.

Wife grew some from seed 2 or 3 years ago. They barely flowered at all in their first year, but the second year they just bloomed and bloomed and kept going right into the start of winter. Some bloomed again last summer but not as well, so I dead headed them and they got shorter and shorter over...