General Gardening Discussion

Years ago I accidently dropped the height on tne mower on one side only. Didn't notice it until most of thr way done and saw the lawn had a distinct shingled look!Yes, my neighbour mowed his lawn last night and he doesn't water He is a first time home owner so that explains somewhat and I am...

I don't feed everything regularly. My regime looks a bit like this:Fruit bearing plants in containers get fed weekly while they are actively growing, ie late spring to early autumn. They get an extra feed, so twice weekly when they're at their peak of activity, typically July and...

Love Digitalis! Yes easy to grow from seed just scattered, but only 'common' species as the less well known need more care for me! Also when you buy these seeds you get enough for small tray/pot. However last year's batch thin on the ground! Why I wonder??

If you can't cooperate then I suppose you could dig it all out your side and put in a barrier to stop it returning.

Seems like you made a good choice there. The problem I found when buying a cordless lawnmower was availability. With most being made in China the supply chain has dried up with the covid shutdowns. My cordless Bosch hedge trimmer gave up the ghost yesterday ( Bosch used to be the top make! )...

Old compost bags work a charm. Cut a big circle and put it around the plant like a collar. you can mulch on top of that for asth...aths...looks! Just watch out for slugs, they hide underneath the plastic

Given the hot dry weather we are currently "enjoying" don't forget to water the Camellias, Rhododendrons and Azaleas if you want flowers next year. This is the time of year they form flower buds for next year and if they get too dry the buds either abort or don't form. Also these are fairly...

Hopefully we can keep you on the right path ! Adding the chicken pellets that way was not the best method as there was a good chance you would be disturbing the new roots of the plants and some of the pellets would make direct contact with the roots, and as they are very concentrated they...

I agree with your gardener. If done now the wounds heal before winter frosts. Give it a feed in spring and new growth comes. Btw when hard pruning do the top then the side next year and the other side the next year. Keeps the hedge strong.

Thank you Nigel you’ve been a massive help. Have a great day huni

I wonder how many people have actually grown the new Buddleja hybrids that are currently in the catalogues. I have been growing 'Rocketstar', 'Flutterby', 'Dreaming' and quite a few others. For the most part, they are awful. Poor performance and often lacking in any disease resistance.For...

Today we lifted the weedy one and replanted it elsewhere. I was reading about planting and care and one pundit said to use a root barrier as they spread their roots like wildfire. The one I lifted had a small rootball (unless the rest was left in the ground). For a rampant invasive species mine...

Pay a bob or two in a reclamation yard for those. Well done.

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They is possibly something dead near it ? Can't say I've seen blue bottles comigrating near laburnum before

Maybe Silene dioica would do the job. It grows well here( maybe a bit too well at times) good flowering season. Another with a long season is Geranium rozanne

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My wife called me out to take a look at the Clematis this afternoon and I believe it is starting to flower. Better late than never.

A couple of images of my problematic Vitis coingnetiae, in case anyone has any ideas about what’s going on. As you can see, from one side of the trellis it looks as though it’s gone into its normal autumnal behaviour early, and on the other side it looks more poorly.It’s been fed and...

@noisette47 I might put some drain holes in it if that would help? I googled the other plants you suggested, they all fit within my vision for it.For the crocosmia, if it won't thrive in the old pond, I could put it around it. The area around is currently bare, as when I built it years ago my...