General Gardening Discussion

Hi, I use rainwater for the indoor plants mainly because some don't like hard water and chlorine. Also the hard water makes a deposit on leaves and pots which is unsightly.

Well i tried it and they love it, they definately prefer mine to the shop bought ones..thank you all

Hmmm - not sure that this doesn't need a mod's input....

Tomato, pepper, runnerbean, buzzie lizzie, sunflower, marigold, sweet pea - basically any cheap & poular seed - save all your yoghurt pots to put them in too!!!! (sell them singularly and make more money...)

no lasting effect ..... it will damage plants leaves if it splashes i suppose

Thanks a lot. I will try that. There are plenty of leaves on the lower stem...indeed that lower area looks absolutely fine. Its the top leaves/stem that have wilted and are drooping. Fingers crossed! Cheers

As you probably know, Foxgloves, (Digitalis) D. purpurea and D. ferruginea usually flower in their second year so best to treat them as biennial. They may flower in the 3rd year as well if they are not allowed to set seed. Other species are given as perennial.I don't have any specific...

There are a lot of first class garden perennials that fall in this category. Such as Astilbe, Eupatorium, Filipendula, Hostas, various Iris, Lythrum. Lobelia, and various Primula such as P. Vialii and P. Candelabra, and Schitzostylis.Try Googling "bog plants" or "damp plants".

Hi Caroljames Dark green glossy leaves sounds good. Is it a "Grandiflora"? A twice yearly good dose of sequestrene will help keep the soil acid, yellowy leaves is a sign that this is needed urgently. But I reckon you will need to wait a while for flowers. But it will be worth it. My 25 year old...

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Jenny I would definitely go with the florist advice from lisa, nature is such a fickle thing. Have a lovely day. Nik

As an added suggestion to the ones already provided - there are some excellent gardens for kids books - browse these for further ideas. I think your plan for a garden for exploration is very good - you can divide even the smallest space in to areas that surprise and please both children and...

Hi PeterYes you can get other colours of Brugmasia. I have a white one and also pink. there are some which also have double flowers. The lilac ones people mention are a Datura which is an annual but they are very easy to propogate, It's difficult to get seeds for Brugs in this country as they...

Like it or not your bulbs will begin to grow, unless you can keep then very cold, but not actually frozen. It would probably be better to plant them in pots as soon as possible and take the pots with you.

+1 deg here and overcast, who knows how cold it would be if the sky was to clear overnight. Hope the cloud sticks.

well done.

Thanks everybody for all your help the site wonderful by the way only discovered it yesterday but I think I'll be afrequent visitor from now on

Thanks, Lisa and Liz, for your replies. I'll look out for them at our garden centre.

I often sow HA's in Autumn and often, but not always, get a fantastic show from late spring on.Last year's lobelia flowered profusely from spring to the end of september.And I live way, way up North where we don't get much heat!!Big Mick

Laurels, Hazel, Hornbeam, Beech (retains its leaves if kept as a hedge less than about 10 ft). Larger leaved varieties are best for deadening noise, apparently.