General Gardening Discussion

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...

swanseadel, although not in the same line of business i can really understand your wanting to work for a company that cares. well done on you. It's not often you find people that do care these days, no matter what business, so I hope you find something that keeps you happy (and therefore your...

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...

Yes indeedy - same as growth rings on trees Puzzled me that I hadn't moved or changed the routine of any of the orchids and it only affected two - then I remembered that they were the two I got earlier this year - rather than the older ones. Made sense then. The Iris Europa in the garden with...

Are inedible, yuck...the opposite of pork scratchings.:eek:

First off i apologise if this is a little long and if there are too many pics. Myself and my boyfriend moved into our house last August. When we moved in our garden was freshly laid turf. It took a while for it to settle and grow, plus with a very non green fingered OH and lack of money we have...

Mine is in its second year and hasn't flowered at all yet - do you think it will? I bought it in spring last year and the nursery owner suggested I cut it back hard, which would mean it wouldn't flower that year but would be a much stronger plant for it. I did, it didn't but now it is - but no...

yep, will do. cheers

cheers peeps,tweaky, never thought about it like that.

PipsterI agree with Cajary - that "fern like grass" could be Mare's Tail. In particular, your reference to "segments" describes the stem of Mare's Tail quite accurately.If it is Mare's Tail, you have a very difficult weed to control, I'm afraid and I suggest you use the search facility...

Good idea, Alasdair.:D The serious pumpkin growers will grow 1 plant in a 30 or 40 ft polytunnel. That`s the guys who go for the really big ones. I planted one in an outside bed for a clients granddaughter, today and I`ve allowed it a 15ft run. You also need to keep them growing, water and feed...

I once served my mum and dad with a salad containing Borage Flowers and Nasturtium leaves and flowers.He ate everything except the flowers...thought I was trying to poison him.:DI used the same tone of voice on him, that they had used on me when being told as a child to eat my vegetables...

Well done Anthony, it's a great feeling, so no need to apologise :thumb:

I have both low voltage mains lights to light a path and spotlight a couple of things - timer controlled - and a couple of solar lights. They have two LEDs and provide a nice soft glow - lightening some very dark areas. Unfortunately I found changing the batteries a bit tricky, so now they are...

sorry scotkat, guess who i was thinking of? cheers