General Gardening Discussion

Unfortunately for the wedding (but good for our garden) we had a monsoon mid afternoon. I hope their marquee withstood the onslaught.

thanks guys, i'll be sure to tell him all the lovely compliments he got i think i'll also bring it in for the winter or possibly hang it on the inside of the shed door for the winter months, safely in out of the elements i don't think your wrong there

A picture of my disa opend 2 days ago

Well I've tried both today. The one which you use with soluble feed was a nightmare - as soon as I put it on there was water squirting out of several different places and I got drenched. It also slowed the water down too much. So that's going back to B&Q The Liquafeed was better to use in...

Hostas prefer moist conditions (Just look at them in the Lake District) but will grow in drier soil, just not as lush. My ferns seem to put up with dry soil under trees.

He doesn't pick it up it's still lying down from last time!

Behave yourself Mr. Moderator!

No, a foot tall would be normal for a dwarf lily I reckon. Ignore me earlier thinking looks to be irrelevant. Stem roots would be normal on some types - but I've never dug one up to know how much root they should also have out of the bottom of the bulb.

Possibly, but I would have expected them to have destroyed plants before - those Box plants have been there quite a while

Noisette I think this is a better show than last year.

Looks good!

Many thanks for having a look into that Kristen.

There is a spiked piece of metal inside the letter opening (to prevent anyone from putting their hand in and stealing the mail no doubt) If the birds try to nest it would probably be impossible to get out again :( Anyways .. I had two large keys made when I bought the thing (it cost me £100 at...

Thanks Zigs

Brill photo Loli!

I didn`t know that some cornus produce edible fruit , seen a cornus florida at Mk show from madrona nursery .... not as nice as Kristens cornus but that was impressive and was just £30 but already sold

Yup, that's why I have got hundreds. Literally. About a third of my 16 ft greenhouse is Haworthias.

Photo blog only.Enjoy the colour

Ah, too much love - so they are a bit like nasturtiums then, and thrive on tough love? I shall duly ignore it for a while and see what happens

Very nice Gary