General Gardening Discussion

Thanks all, out of no where a lonely Iris came out over the weekend. I shall make a start with the advice at the weekend.

Thread from last Spring:

Thanks Stephen! I think these past few days the UK has been getting more mediterranean weather than we have, so those plants probably feel more at home there right now! Even the broom, which is everywhere just behind our house, is dragging it's feet this year, and I can't say I blame it!

The Elder, Holly and Bramble are probably there due to the birds. I suspect it may be that part of the privet has died off. I've had this with mine and some of the established branches will just snap off quite easily, even though there is growth at the top. It's part of the rejuvenation of the...

Jooohn....i've been furtling.....tried one of my Arron Pilots but only half a dozen pea sized Potatoes...... did notice by the soil i need to water more.....you would have got a picture but i'm not showing my self up

Zigs, the conifer should be removed, I dread to think what the roots are doing to your foundations. If you remember I've been down this road with a conifer hedge and drain damage twice, the hedge was removed. Contact you house insurance people and tell them the situation, you will probably...

Totally gorgeous. It looks very romantic too.

Thanks for the advice, I was thinking about it as I was digging the beds over, maybe it will be best to start with just a few varieties and then I won't be disheartened. On a more positive note, I checked my fruit garden and I have nearly a 100 strawberries coming through, some are even a...

sorry i was trying to see on an anderoid phone I will look it up in my rose book later. its worth a look

OK here I am in front of my wee calendar in the kitchen. the May month shows a Pea Cock in front of a structure under the picture the title reads " Temple of Acolus, Kew, London." June is a pretty pic of another structure castle like with gardens, under that pic it reads " The Abbey House,...

It makes me tired just looking at the amount of work you put into cutting that lot down with shears! Is it the camera angle or do I detect what could be quite a steep(ish) slope? I'm thinking 'patio area + slope = levelling'. From the pictures, to me at least, your garden screams...

Yesterday Trogre. Night temps are up to around 10°c now , and remember they are very short nights. I planted mine out last weekend , don't have any container cannas this year.

I'm not sure about this one, sorry. Try posting it in the Roses forum it might get more response there. WiseOwl is our rose expert so he may be able to id the problem for you.

I used to grow M.cardinalis at my old house................ It was tolerant of wet or dry, and would self seed freely....................

Great pics

That's a shame Silu, I didn't think slugs touched Irises, they haven't been anywhere near mine.

Delighted you were able to give your plants your usual TLC, Vince I get the same thing with Ozzy, soft as soap, but there are people who will cross the road to avoid him. It's handy too, sometimes, isn't it!? Good luck with your weekend planting

Thats a lovely picture. Thanks for sharing with us. I also did locate a tree and you were quite right in that they had just started to develop leaves. All the best.

ah location would help :P I'm located in the UK, Kent. Closer inspection earlier I found a bud that must have been dropped by the bud thief, it had landed in between 2 leaves. Someone suggested it could be birds, but I have only ever seen magpies around here.

Lovely looking hedge scooby, unfortunately it will be taking all the moisture and nutrients from the soil, so you might struggle to establish anything perennial. Thinking as it gets so much sun, would shallow rooted plants manage, things that like their crowns on soil level or above, peonies or...