General Gardening Discussion

Oh dear! Pity she didn't notice sooner.

Thanks to everyone for all your responses and great ideas!!Both the shed and the rigid wall suggestions are worth further consideration.I'll ensure that I keep everyone up-to-date with progress.Thanks again,Big Mick

:D Okay....... :D :D

I think this question has been asked before but If you need a permanent job then stone walling, bricks[recycled] railway sleepers. Treated timber constructions need to be well braced and look resonable. Fill them up with good soil and look on this site for planting ideas.

I hope you mean Pieris japonica Forest Flame?. Cuttings need bottom heat in a propagator. They are usually taken when the new growth loses its pink/red colour and are about 3 inches long. You can get better results from layering. Find a branch which may be bent to touch the ground. Make a small...

Hi, I am a highly qualified/experienced Head Gardener/Estate Manager seeking live in post in the Staffordshire/Shropshire/Derbyshire area. anyone that may know of such a position please let me know....

scarify your lawns at the end of march, then you can top dress or fertilize, granular feed is fine, but do it just before your expecting rain, saves scorching the grass

I'm not sure about the vinegar, but I was told to mix tomato juice into their food & that would help. I tried it for 2 months but to no avail in the end. Daily rinsing off with claen water has a goodish effect, otherwise the Armillatox is about the best I have found....

Thanks for the replies - Fran they are in very large pots and already in ericacious soil. I have not been watering them whilst the weather has been damp, but I will try and clear out as much soil and replace and wate with miraclecid,and I will also take up Palustris' idea of spraying them with...

make sure you visit a local nursery for advice.... mistakes can be expensive

Danny, re: your log store, outside is definately best. the main reason for the storage time, is to let the sap dry out, although the wood will burn if used 'wet' the problem doing this will be a build up of sticky sap to the inside of your chimney, which over time will cause the space to get...

thank you very much, most helpfull.

thank you ever so much for your replies

Hi all, On advice from this forum i didn't plant my broad beans in Autumn, thought I'd try in greenhouse in loo rolls, ditto sweetpeas about now. The lobelia is such tiny seed and germinates so profusely I mix it with dry sand for sowing to thin out the seedlings, Then I just leave it to get on...

I agree with Hans. It's often worth paying more for larger plants, and saving a few years....Delivery is expensive, but you can get quite large trees in a hatchback!

Some tips herehttp://www.flowers.org.uk/plants/plantfacts/anthurium.htm

Thanks Liz, I will :D I suppose thats possible, but I've got more stones than that, eroding down in my garden, so I probably wont need any dust.

I use old margerine tubs

Thanks for your replies - I ve decided to plant it to grow up my huge shed :eek: that way, it doesnt matter how it grow and if it sticks to the wood and makes the shed fall down then I'll be happy! (Said in another postthe shed is huge and Id like to get rid of it to have more planting space...

Just had a quick skeg and got as far as ceanothus. That is is a dangerous site and should carry a wallet warning! Plants are relatively cheap but all those varieties! :eek: :DI'll give it a try for a couple of items and let you know how things go.