General Gardening Discussion

Thanks again Pete! I'll go and sort it out now. ( If I can drag myself away from GC! :D )

Hi Tricky Woo - I have just bought one for myself too! - Satureja douglasii, its a member of the savory family (labiatae). (also known as Indian mint are S.spicigera or S.repandra- also known as creeping savory!)- likes well drained, neutral to alkaline soil in sun. Hardy to 1/2 hardy (in other...

Hi, webmaster. Just tried the animator site you posted to Fran. I'ts great. Love Gardeners corner too, learning something new everytime i visit the site.

Thanks for that,its interesting to see what happens when they come up.I'm always asuming its me thats not green fingered but I'm getting quit impressed with what I have learnt up to now with a little help from my friends of course this web site is great. Off to the garden festival now at Ness.

Another ruse is to move them closer to the building into a sheltered spot, if poss. Even in winter there is a storage heater effect which will make this area a few degrees warmer than out in the garden.My thyme has been covered with snow several winters now, though, and doesn't look any the...

Hi there, looking good so far. Im the same as Michaelmasdaisy and i have dug up and moved lots of things as ive gotten better at knowing where things would do better or look better. Im not too worried about the plants though as they are usually pretty easy to shift and will often let you away...

To Bayleaf's excellent advise I would add the following. Sounds like you have cleared the garden, so are facing a fresh canvas - and with the age range of your children - you need a plan, of what is going where - for the whole family - parents to chill, kids to explore and play. At this time of...

mixed woodland? maybe something like hornbeam, beech, or hawthorn. all good hedgeing plants and all very good for wildlife.

Several duly sent on a FROG march,last seen heading north :D

Last spring I planted a corylus in a semishaded position and it started off very well, with a vigorous leaf growth. However, despite regular watering through the hot weather, many of the leaves have developed a black or dark brown discolouration, particularly nearer the top of the plant. My...

We have a fungus growing (and expanding) in our lawn. I dig it up, it returns. I've put down lawn sand but its still there. The lawn is about 18 months old, it was laid by a firm and is Sovereign turf.here's the pictures ...roja.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/also - one of my trees has died...

You can grow from seed without a greenhouse Coralbat you just need to wait for the light levels to come up a bit - and sow in a covered propogator close to the house wall. I grow grow all kinds of bulbs - spring ones planted in the autumn and indeed tubers in a clay soil ncluding dahlias, though...

I dont have a wisteria anymore I planted it in the wrong place and the flowers hung down so far you couldn't walk under it, pity. Anyway, I always used to cut off the long summer shoots to 2-3 buds in august, that is if you dont want them for extension growth. It does no harm and keeps it...

Aqua Your mystery wild flower looks like Honesty to me. Does it have 2P sized round, flat, semitransparant seed pods on it by now? Nik

Yes indeedy there are small ferns - take a look at the painted fern. I have an evolving woodland section of my garden, and have planted ferns over the last two years - only one looks like its going to be a big one, and even that nothing like you see in the countryside.

Some fungi are good and recycle nutrients as in rotting tree parts and will eventually disappear. Others are spread by wind and the mower etc. Good drainage and deep drainage will help eventually but it's not at all easy. good luck.

Thanks, I'm not really a flower grower and I thought the photo looked a bit suspicious shall I post or not ..glad I did now. have a nice weekend.

Hi AquaI know what you mean, I already have lots of seeds for next year as well as a heap of tulip bulbs. You can sow some seeds in Sept/ oct for early flowering next year but check the back of the packets to see which ones. I have some poppy, godetia and corn cockles that im going to sow...

Thanks Fran. Can I plant something when I have added the compost do you think?

I dunno, bidens? is that that plant that looks like a marigold?