General Gardening Discussion

You probably can if there are none flowering shoots with a growing point below those flowers. But don't expect the same form of plant. Those types of chrysanthemums are grown under controlled conditions and probably dwarfed by the use of chemicals.

"Ah Arigatoh, thank you, merci..."Blimey, its all getting a bit multi-lingual. Doitashimashte, don't mention it, c'est rien!

Just got back to the Deep South after a week in Edinburgh and a week in Lancashire.I know the weather this year has been a bit, er, "challenging" for us gardeners but every garden I peered into (and the countryside in general) was looking pretty damn good. And the herbacious border in the...

Claire, they are the ONLY Geraniums. The bedding plants we call Geraniums are really Pelargoniums.:thumb:

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Anything else you try is a waste of time and effort

Right away without looking at books, I could think of:Hardy: Arum dracunculus. Rosa pteracantha. Sedum telephium "purple emperor" and "Linda and Rodney". Hydrangea aspera subsp. sargentiana.Corylus avellana "contorta". All the so called "black"flowers, but they need to be seen up close, and...

thanks PeterS, havent been on for a while ,sorry I didnt reply before now :o

Ooh what does it taste like?

the mares ... well on the packet it say smoking will harm you AND OTHERS AROUND YOU . GET THE MESSAGE Devil weed . THE MASTER is SMOKING dug out a few more today , but i tell you if I see any more sprigs comming up the power spade is comming out (very sharpe stainles steel jobbie) this is like...

That is one ugly front garden. I think anything u do will improve it lol

Sorry forgot to say, I came across this site accidently earlier today. I haven't had a proper look at it yet but it seems to have a lot of info. Can you let me know if any of you 'proper' gardeners have a look and think it's good. www.theseedsite.co.uk cheers

Hi Paul.Yea, secateurs of course. Ok, will prune it this weekend.:thumb:

I am really at a loss to know what is eating (destroying) them. I have resown Aut cauli's etc, hoping for the best, but they were really well protected, because of them being eaten in past years.Dear Walnut, have you no bed to go to ???????

I'm determined come autumn i'm going to be out in the woods collecting fallen leaves to make this, it would look great as a centre piece for Christmas dinner:D

Ah, good idea! I'll put some up tomorrow. :D

Thanks Anakat and Strongy for the information on Agapanthus. I think the only solution to long time delays is to have lots of different things at different stages in the pipeline.

"I read in a book that for cuttings, some people use sphagnum moss as the growing medium. Has anyone tried that, and had much luck?"I reckon Perlite would be your best bet. Inert, free draining, unlikely to grow algae etc.

HiWell we blanched the broad beans i picked approx 5lb so they are in the freezer still picking more and the week before last picked about 5lb thanks all for your input.

Hi Jack. I think it would be better to pee in the waterbut and to put the manure on the garden. :DManure is really more of a soil conditioner than a fertiliser. That is to say the organic material is very good at improving the soil and helping to retain moisture. A lot of the fertiliser...