General Gardening Discussion

Two trains of thought with hebes. Light pruning with shears to maintain shape(how I do it) Hard prune with heavy machinery to maintain shape(hit or miss if it survives...maybe)

Sorry this is about 12 years late! But I have experienced exactly the same phenomenon with geranium palmatum you buy a plant it grows very well it self seeds around quite merrily and the whole caboodle just disappears all the seedings you dig up just don't grow main plant and other siblings just...

Sorry both, my email notification didn't work.Thanks for your advice. The hedge is looking good (mostly) but it's important to me that flower colour matches exactly so won't take a chance. I can't bring myself to hoe the seedlings so will pot them to see what happens.Thanks again.

That's brilliant, thank you

This is what I had seen, or similar, as I say not perfect and never tried it. Amazon.co.uk

I picked one up same week as Chelsea flower show without the hiked price . Mine a nice purple also but the buds at first are nearly black

needs a cover ,,, very dangerous ... even if only chicken wire

I've got that all over my grass and I'm seeing the orange one as well now for the first time this year.

So..... you're not good with shurikens?

Good job I got rid of mine then. There are a few feral pigs around my neighbourhood, the 2 legged variety, and I wouldn't want to attract them. 0

Did you re-pot it this spring?It's indeed normal for the lower leaves to die when the plant grows but I have seen happier Monsteras.One quick help is to give the plant either a weekly shower or daily misting, or both. Monsteras like high humidity. Dilute liquid seaweed in the misting spray...

Thank you, I have learnt a thing or two this morning. Considering that the plant was bought as part of heavily discounted 3- pack "lucky dip" (one dead, another ugly and this one) it is earning its keep. I'll chop it well down next spring and see what happens.

Thanks allI've pricked out 18 of the seedlings - those that I could transplant without too much disturbance to the roots. Mixed up the compost I already had with some garden soil to eek it out a bit - it's all gone now.I couldn't bring myself to throw away the remaining seedlings - so have...

I have heard of cooking and eating small whole pods. but never tried it. I like mine as small to medium size beans before they get too big and pld to have tough skins although I have heard of people skinning them, you can also puree larger beans after cooking and removing skins.

Interesting, I guess you could use landscape fabric.

Ah ha, I didn't notice that.

Cut branches should reshoot. You could cut a third out this year, a third next etc. I have hard pruned a lilac to about a foot above the ground, it survived and flowered again a couple of years later. I would remove the suckers before they take over. Some lilacs are grafted; if yours is then...

Hi, it seems a shame to waste a sunny wall on ivy What about Trachelospermum jasminoides (white flowers) or asiaticum ( cream flowers) There's a mucky pink version too. They all have a wonderful perfume and are evergreen. Or Campsis, which will stick to the wall without you needing to put...

@Surfer Great photos