General Gardening Discussion

Creeping thyme is very good, and easy to grow fron seed.

I went for a wander round places like Jewson, saw what sizes they did of the stuff I liked, and went home, measured up, and costed it out from there. Don't forget you'll spend a lot on sharp sand for laying it!! We got Marshallspaving slabs, Saxon - partly because of the yellowness which...

Hi PeterS, I have Stargazer and Tom Pouce, and wouldn't like to say which was the more perfumed! They both havea really strong scent which spreads round the garden. I prefer the Stargazer because I love the colour! Both are lovely.

cheers dave, appreciated...

glad to hear it!! It's amazing how uncomfortable it is to kneel on gravel!! :eek: [ 30. March 2006, 03:43 PM: Message edited by: dendrobium ]

If it likes its' conditions it will self-seed; so after 3 years you should have continuous flowers!

Think Liz might be right,its been too wet or too cold or even both. :(

I think thats right Peter, I tend only to use peat based compost on short term pots ie. one season. Anything longer and I use John Innes, I buy the no 3 and add some peat, or organic matter of some kind, or grit, depending on what the particular plant likes.

Weve added a growing blog for those interested:http://www.thechileman.org/collection.phpMark

Thank you can't believe all the replies so quickly i am going to try the shrub in a pot that sounds like a good idea. I will let you all know what happens. Thank you again

I agree Liz - they love delphs. If you can get them more mature, the slugs are less of a problem, but protect as much as possible against snails. Mine will insist on chewing through the flower spike - one minute glorious stem of buds or even blooms - next day, collapsed thanks to snails...

small annuals would be better, what you used seem to be perennial that create a bigger root system as you know

I have some 3 year old buddleia cuttings which are 2' tall but only because I keep pruning them... and when I moved the pots yesterday I had a struggle because the roots had got out through the drainage holes over winter. Fond as I am of pots, not a good idea!

Ouch! Take care, Laburnum - get someone else to do the digging for a bit!

is the lady on a plynth gold plated? btw who actually puts up �£250000? it cant pay back, and what if you did spend that and didn t get a ticket! I think there should be a value for money categorie where peeps have to detail retail costs

Yes, It's the grafted ones, rarer as Palustris says, that are pricey. Roberts have a set price of �£5.75 but postage is expensive, usually the way with mail order, and mine were beautifully packed. I had an email from them some time ago about size:Size quoted is approx. height/spread at...

That's happened to most folk, dabbit. Not enough light and too much heat are the usual culprits.

ty rossco, the borders won't be walked on, and i ve warned customer that the plants may struggle, i understand Cordyline Indivsa and Phormium Texan will tolerate semi shade

Waco. I think you are right that fertilisers are over complicated. All fertilisers are just a mix of the three basics - N:P:K. With some trace elements thrown in.My understanding is that, for garden plants, you want something hight in Nitrogen (N - for green foliage) and Phosporous (P - for...

Thanks will give them a go in the pots knowing the wife she will want something new in the pots in a couple of years anyway the ones iv,e got are called red dream grow two feet spead two feet