General Gardening Discussion

Thanks Miraflores - thats a good site. I recognise my soil there - Clay - "cracks 2 inches wide and 3 foot deep". But as it points out there are always some benefits as well.

Hi martin You may want to look at thease sitesOr google it to see what else it shows.Jimbo

and put this product code in the Search box1198-20and its six channels, not four :thumb: and each can be garden hose or irrigation pipe - so you could run some larger pipe on your mini-sprinkler circuit.They probably cost an arm-and-a-leg though :confused:

Shobna The size of them usually, they can be 2 inches long so you'll know one when you see it. leave them alone and they will do the same. Normal wasps are pollinators so they are not entirely bad.

Where has my link gone? Bah! Try this:and scroll down for the Rosa Gallica Agatha Prolifera.

Thanks Rouxbee :D

THATS STUNNING:thumb:

Jee, luckily I never knew that begonias were such a sexy and complicated plant,so I was able to just plant them and let themn do their thing without any further worry! :D

I must be honest Gaz when I got to the photo of 'how it used to be', I liked that anyway. But what an improvement you have made. And to get the plants in you really wanted is great. Lovely garden. You'll definately have to post some pics. cheers

How often were you watering it, Daisy?

I used gravel boards too. Timber is treated and lasts ages. I used a bit of untreated timber at the back of one of mine and 3 years later it has rotted through, whereas the main part is fine. I haven't noticed any strange effects that could come from leaching either.

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Together with the yuccas, euphorbias, sedums (spectabile and telephium for height, any of the small ones for ground cover), opuntias (some are hardy) different iris in bold clumps and, if you have time to lift a few tender things for winter, agaves and aeoniums would make a rather wow bed, imho.

Mandy I'm certain your beech will recover, its quite a tough tree and it's unlikely that one dose of roundup could kill it completely. As others have said, its systemic so it will already have got into the plant, don't try lopping off any more branches, there is nothing more you can do, just...

Jimbo & Elaine, both your gardens are looking lovely. I like the way you have a bed in the lawn Jimbo and your ornaments bring a smile. Elaine, you must be looking forward to eating some of your hard work, lol. Your honeysuckle looks lovely. I thought it only came in yellow which I...

90% of the time it's straight after flowering. Not sure about Wegalia though:confused: There was a thread about pruning them that suggested it wasn't that straightforward. Maybe you could use the Search facility. Also, you have to be a lttle careful with Firethorn (Pyracantha) if you prune...

I have a varigated variety that is not so vigorous, at least not yet. It's been in the gardenf ro over 2 years now and the clumps is small and controllable. The normal Lemon Balm is quite fast growing although I have not had it spread too much.

Most plants are easy to propagate. Annuals and biennials are usually only grown from seed. And, because they rely on this method, they generally grow very easily from seed.For perennials the simplest method of propagtion is by division. This works for plants that form clumps, ie after two...

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You are all full of wonderful ideas and thank you! Youngdaisydee - you have a good point there. We pride ourselves that we are a garden centre run by gardeners and freely advise people so some inspiration would sit well with our ethos. You are right, we really should find out why nobody seems...