General Gardening Discussion

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Popped into local garden centre today looking for a plant for a customer and came away with some goodies for myself Whilst looking around I found an area tucked away at the back that was full of plants being sold off at ridiculously low prices, I got a Weigelia florida and a Physocarpus...

Many thanks for all your very kind comments and feedback which I am passing onto my wife. I'm quite happy to stick with cutting the grass and trimming the hedge, and leave all the creative gardening to my wife. And yes, I think she does have a quite a bit of fun with her creations. By the way,...

Personally, I'd leave them a bit longer. Beneficial insects often hide inside dead stalks over winter to keep warm. When you do cut them off, I'd put them somewhere in a little pile in the corner somewhere out of your way, so that if anything is hibernating in there, they'll have a chance to...

may be catkins then!!! i will have to do a sniff test and see what happens!

It looks a lovely little spot Phillip....i don't think you need to move anything just now but the Hellebores and Ferns will need a bit more space over time as they might crowd each other out

I was thinking the common name was probably causing the confusion.You need to give them full sun, and cool them down to about 15C, but dont go too low temperature wise, a dry atmosphere would also be good. I'd not repot again for the time being, they are very "drawn" but they should recover...

You can make great labels out of pegs (Woden) and if u use dolly ones with pens little one can make pot decorations like pirates etc clueless

I'm only passing on what a friend of mine told me recently who has turned the stuff. My buddlejas are quite young and I'm trying to keeping them well pruned every year. The smaller stems are hollow I do agree but I've seen wider trunks roughly 3' across cut down and not hollow (not from my...

Many thanks to both of you. I might have been worrying a bit too much, my mind is much more at ease now. We have a Lidl not too far away, so I will stop by when I am next off work.Good point about kids. My stepdaughter is 11, but like any kid she learns the hard way usually.

Well there is only one way to find out . I'll try a few "clumps" when I am pricking out in the next few weeks, and try and see how they fare as compared to singletons.

Thanks all, I've made a list of the suggestions and will keep my eyes open for them when at the garden centre.They will mainly be used for groud cover between shrubs

frankly, really don't want to deal with that plant.

Thank you! @Kristen I shall do that (No roots showing, so far!) I may even get organised enough to take some pix (camera missing; lead for recharging on "hold")

If it has been raining recently you don't really want to sit on it!

Reassuringly fat

Windowsill propagator, with a sprinkle of vermiculite on the top as per the instructions. Seeds were from T&M though, so am starting to wonder if I am getting the same as I had with their seeds last year. None of the non-stop begonia petticoat that I sowed at the same time have germinated...

Normally grown in rows that you can walk between. If you are planting them as a double-row I would plant them staggered.I reckon you need about 10 x Raspberry plants to get a good crop (as in: enough for a family to have a meal a couple of times a week). If you have more space than I would...

Tried that Zigs, didn't feel too bad, actually; I even have the cider, but saving that for the pork.Thanks for the slightly more sensible suggestions; will hang fire, then.

I'm not sure, very tempted with a few different ones,