General Gardening Discussion

Will certainly look at the washers with flying saucer attachments next time washer dies. Just wondering though does the saucer sort of ride on a cushion of water like the flymo grass cutters do? I only ask as some of my slabs and not level with each other and wondering if the saucer would catch...

There is the spindle tree which is apparently was a native of scotland and made it through the ice age as well.. obviously with a warming of the climate after the ice age this tough tree colonized further south.. I believe it's only found in parts of the southeast now? Yes if you define native...

Thanks everyone - it looks like a climbing Hydrangea will be the best bet. Just one more question if I may - from the photos I have seen it looks quite weighty, and the fence it will be climbing is the wooden panel type stuck between two concrete posts (with trellis attached). It's not too...

Oh dear I'm sorry for your loss, it's good to hear you've managed to keep something that reminds you of him, I just wondered if they would manage a pot as well as a bamboo would, we'll I'm laying down pebbles and gravel in the garden with a surrounding bedding area where I intend to lay plants...

Well it's a winter flowerer so it's a little surprising, but i guess it's playing catch up like everything else!

I overcame, unwittingly, the possible problem of damp on the paving by having it raised. This was done because the ground was sloping so it needed to be levelled. I'd recommend it in order to get round any damp problem. I also have shelving but, as it's not easy to fix to the walls, I bought...

Well, I've learnt something to, thank you. I didn't realise it said that on the packaging, however I'll still wait for them to brown just to be sure.

Hello and welcome to the forum. If barley could defeat dock leaves and other weeds, I don't think there'd be much of a herbicide industry because it wouldn't be commercially viable for companies like Monsanto to just develop for the casual home gardener. If you want to grow a competitive...

Well after a long delay due to a) the cold weather and b) a severe dose of man flu , and c) the windy weather, we finally got it done. We eventually went for the digging out the old post (hard work but got there eventually), dropping the new post in, and filling with postcrete, method. ...

Mad, I also meant to say that there is a Bougainvillea to the left of the left obelisk, a common purple one planted in the ground and there is also a red one out back there. When I said they do better without watering here, I meant when they are in the ground, so that may have been a bit...

Looks good a-a I'm a bit of a sucker for some old fashion traditional tools though. The old birch sieves have some reinforcing rods under the netting, which helps support the weight of the material in the sieve, which I think would help.

SHe has been busy planting daisies and making mud pies this aft

Both Boston Ivy and Virginia Creeper are green spring/summer then turn that gorgeous red in the Autumn. It's easy to manage, it doesn't get out of control.

Sage, thyme and rosemary will be ok, oregano will need protection if a young plant, otherwise that should be ok too.

What look are you going for? thats a good place to start

It's not me! It's Sony Their drivers don't work The frogs don't care, though

Haws has a raft of them - all good IME. There are ones (like the "Fine as Rain #4" in the eBay auction) which have very few holes; they don't knock seedlings over, but take ages to water anything. Particularly good for just-emerged seedlings before pricking out, but I bottom-water them because...

I know the feeling Harry, I'm sitting in the middle of it!

Brilliant thread wiseowl, very clear advice and I finally feel I could have a go without fear of doing more harm than good. Thanks, Sam

Perfect JWK, many thanks!