General Gardening Discussion

"but the property to our left is still owned by the council and it is also "their" fence,"I am in much the same situation. Council wanted �£800 to remove the old fence (2 feet high, 80 years old and useless) and erect another - and that was only my half! I suggested that I would replace the...

Thanks for all that info folks!

Rossco, can you explain more about why cuttings do not grow true to type? This confuses me, although I don't doubt you're right. I was lucky with my twisted willows then, they came in a bouquet of flowers, and all 3 rooted. I gave 2 away but all three have made nice little twisted trees.

Thanks again guys you are all superstars !! x x

Waco, the generally given advice is to cut the old leaves off as the flower buds develop. Certainly we always have and we now have a few hundred of the things all over the place. Sawfish, sow the seeds as soon as the pods on the plants begin to open. We sow in trays 'cos otherwwise we have far...

Thanks for all the help, will wait till they hit the garden centres. cheers

Amazing and interesting what you can find in rubbish, Liz.

completely agree with TLG - get stout gloves, hack brambles back, chop into small bits to pout in bags to take to tip, then dig out the roots - deep!! As for nettles - their roots spread a lot too - very yellow and fibrous - dig it ALL out, and compost it if you can - otherwise - local tip, for...

Is it worth considering renting rather than buying? And informally instead of formally, to keep solicitors from profitingout of it? My in-laws did this, had great use of the estra area for veg, and it returned to the original owners when my f-i-law died, and there was nobody to make good use...

I once went to a talk about worms and compost and it seems that earthworms and compost woms are entirely diferent so it may not do any good to put composty worms on the garden.

that's what I call a practical gardener!! got to be realistic, haven't you! :D

Liz, I've got a Ficus Religiosa, dont think thats a banyan tree but its similar. Peepul Tree, Never grown any aerial roots, guess it needs to get bigger and more humidity.

look at http://ashridgetrees.co.uk/ and others selling packages, there is still time to plant bare rooted plants http://www.tree-shop.co.uk/index.asp

I plaated my seeds straight into peat post this year in groups of 2/3, intending to destroy weaker seedlings - BUT I think Peter has had too much of an influence on me and when I pulled them out last Sunday I could not destroy them so planted them into new peat post and they look fine.

It's taken long enough, TLG!!

I tried to reply to this a couple of days ago, but the site wouldn't let me!! Anyway - I thoroughly agree with Hans - great stuff, downloaded, printed off, read, and filed!! Thanks, PeterS :D

OMG! What a perfect answer! :D

blow the needle on to the grass then suck up

Thanks for all of those tips, I'll take them on board.

There are some very small ones at the Savill Gardens - can't remember their names, but will try to find out. Somehow managed not to see your post before this, Waco!! D'uh! So I've been searching and ended up with what both of you had alrady found!!The Savill Gardens site was no use at all - but...