General Gardening Discussion

Thank you very much both, I will try the fleece, but as to the drainage, I think I'll wait until all the work is finished and the grass has grown to see what is happening, my son-in-law is sure that it will take away my flooding problems and as he will be doing all the work, to be fair to him, I...

Yep,probably seed pods.

I don`t know that it won`t survive the winter abyway. Mine is in the soil and I haven`t ever brought it in-it does fine and flourishes. Your winters in London are milder anyway.

The ideal way of doing it Vince, is to treat the ground now. Leave for a month, then turn the ground over again and re-treat.:thumb:

After last night I admit that`s a relief

Most of the plots grew Sunflowers this year only because of the competition for the tallest Sunflower tree, this was for the children and not for the adults. Some of the flowers were as big as dinner plates but it was fun.

Yes a Montana would do well. We've already got lots of honeysuckles, so probably steer clear of that. I had a feeling the hop might not do too well, but virginia creeper might be ideal - love the autumn colour. Sorry but Russian Vine is one of my phobias, having battled with one for years at a...

You are right to be concerned. Many years ago I had one in my front lawn, and for years I was shaving the very shallow roots with the mower. It had to go before it got to big because it appeared one of the roots was heading for the house. This proved to be the case when I got around to removing...

"I don't supose they do it to give the plant extra vigour":D

thanks all, whee what a job,its now all s****ed clean not a bit in sight ,have used loads of salt,the weather has been great will see what happens when it rains,today we have snow :(

That's great folks - thanks for your help.

jjordie,Mrs Pal says ....Just leave them alone...don't water them ,but keep them warm....She puts them in the spare room where the temp is constant and out of direct sun light.

Good point. I'd prefer the pots had "bottoms", but its not that important.

Thanks Steve I was wondering with the seasons changing if the flowering time had altered they would have to be at their warmest to flower so would need to be inside at the coldest time of the year something I could not do with my s.nicolai,looks like it will have to enjoyed for its foliage in...

Thankyou

Unless its a sunny, warm, day I doubt you will need to water them more than twice a week at present, probably only once a week in December / January.Pick up the pot and see if it feels "light" and if so it needs watering.I avoid watering in the evening so they don't have cold, wet, feet...

Looks great, really bright, neat and cheerful :thumb:

thanks PG

That's a beaut Marley don't forget some seeds next time you go,here is a website you will probably like, look at the choices on here

Thank you for responding FANCY, pete and strong but I have now resolved the above problem by purchasing another Gloriosa today .... :thumb::D .... now the problem is where to plant the Passiflora. :dh: All I can say about the Passion Flower pete is that is has taken over a conifer, along...