General Gardening Discussion

If you put manure down now, you will be protecting the slugs and eggs from the frost which sometimes has the tendency to kill them. I would wait till end of frost time and dig in the stuff well - but again, it must be well-rotted from the compost heap not the farmyard.

Nice - thanks for sharing.

Last frost here July 7th.

Some gentians, soldanella, corydalis, campanula [all these are blue], cyclamen and other spring bulbs, saxifragia, vaccinium [cranberry]. There are also annuals such as Aquilegia which are easy to grow or buy and come in loads of colours and sizes See if there's a local nursery selling...

I always throught Russian vine was like an ivy and not evergreen and its stems whent red in winter????

I am in the process of buying seeds/plants, but it states nowhere on those websites when you can plant/sow?I absolutely want snow in winter Geranium Vinca Thymethat should fill the front really nicely and hopefully look stunning!

I think we male gardeners would love a photo, lisa. If you dressed like that down the allotments I can imagine loads of new gardeners starting up, just how much work they would do I don't know. We could become overwhelmed with new members.

thanks for reply been in pot out side for awhile it was a cutting .

A south or south west facing garden has more light during the year, when the sun starts to get lower in the sky i.e. spring, autumn and winter. Additionally the house provides some protections to the garden from cold northerly or north easterly winds.Better for sunbathing tooo :D

I would go with Liz's suggestion. Also be very carefull where you dump any bits you chop down. They will root into almost anything!If you want some ivy growing go for one of the smaller leaved varigated ornamental type. They are usually hardy enough to survive outside but are much slower...

A flock of long tailed tits called today, about eight of them, they seem to like just about everything but one stays on guard. I've seen them visit quite few times and they are always a talking point. But where was the camera? today, upstairs. [ 27. January 2006, 04:44 PM: Message edited by:...

HiI have keept fish in a pond for years, when the tem drops the fish will go into a sort of suspended animation so try not to disturb them to much. As a genaral rule they wont need food if the water temp is delow 10 degrees. If you do get ice on the top for a long perion stand a hot pan on...

Well I�m sorry to say but it�s me that needs to apologise to Palustris. I first went off topic, I was saying that��. On never mind no good talking to the �� Anyway please except my apologies Palustris.

Sue that sounds like a great idea. Moving any plant out of warm indoors at this time of year - can give it a heck of a shock.I'm with Pete, some variety of azaleas are not able to tolerate our winters outside - any chance you can post us a picture of yours?

I hope the next quote comes in lower but there's a lot of hard landscaping to do - and that costs.Thought - I wonder if it would be cheaper - to get your preferred firm to a) give you a plan b)work with you to do it in stages over time with you doing some of the work between stages. If the...

And can you imagine forgeting it was there and walking past. could be a bit of a shock :D

For the more organic amongst us, look at this thread: http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000070;p=2

I know they quite often are sold in clear pots, but I always repot them into ordinary pots, usually the ceramic type, and they dont seem to mind. Must admit I have heard that theory,Rudham but I dont know that its true, I know most orchids have a relationship with fungus, and the epiphytic...

At a guess Acer pseudoplatanus brilliantissimum A varegated sycamore

As I say Jackie I really do wish you luck on this one. But the point I was trying to make is that the work of fifty people over some months can all be undone in one night by half a dozen yobs. Its not right. :( Even the cemetaries get vandalised around here. [ 29. January 2006, 04:12 PM:...