General Gardening Discussion

Good point lol

The Erythrina, still not sure what kind it is.

Well its not inventive but I use Hessian to protect my less hardy plants in the winter,ohhh and not forgetting i do use them for sack races

Apparently the young tops make a very tasty soup - fry chopped onions gently in butter for a few minutes until soft, then add a few chopped-up boiled potatoes, a small amount of vegetable stock and the nettles, just enough stock so they can simmer 'til soft. Cool for 10 mins, add cream, ground...

I have several Clematis Montana ranging from 4 to 14 years old. The oldest one started the Spring well, produced a few flowers but is now wilting (leaf tips going black). One other started to produce leaves but they wilted, but the others have produced no leaves at all. Would this be Wilt ? They...

I think the seeds I sent must have been jinxed. :eek: I'll collect more this year and hope that they do better.

Well, the kids and I wanted to get OH a swing seat for Father's Day - some great deals on right now. But....the big problem here is wind - and we know that it wouldn't likely make it through the wind we get up here unless we tucked it away in a corner somewhere. We wanted it down by the pool,...

Yea, sorry forgot to mention that Paul.I strung wires up behind them, attached to the fence. As they started branching out I tied them in along the wires whilst they were still soft and pliable..loosely of course, just to get them used to going in a sideways direction.New shoots from the...

Not in my experience,like Hellebores they are promiscuous, and seedlings come up every colour under the sun.But I love to be surprised what they throw up as seedlings. But there can be some horrible colours! Nice colours I take cuttings off ( though they don't always root) that way I get to...

Hi guys. I take on board what you say about `dappled` Dai Hopefully in the non too distant future I can give it such a spot. As for watering PeterS, I`m pretty sure it`s been looked after in that respect (by us), but it WAS bought from B&Q ! :( Thanks for the replies btw. Cheers...freddy.

After only a week of using this spray on the "fatsia" its sprung to life! praying to the sun again! Thanks all

Lovely pics Kandy - lvoe those big seedheads! Reminded me to go and see if I can capture some of my own! ...

Two have the white and the violet but the blue and the alpine haven't flowered at all yet. Don't know why.

Now that's just wonderful Sandra I'm sure the lady will get plenty of helpful advice here and be hooked in no time at all if she joins. I do hope she's brave and informs us (if and when she joins) of the lovely chat she had with you because it would be so nice to follow the trail of how she...

I would agree with Pam and Ivory. Its a bit late to sow seeds for things to flower this year but you might like to try some annuals. Annuals are the sprinters of the plant world. They germinate quickly, and often grow and flower quite quickly, and then set a lot of seed. They have to because...

I hate that stuff its everywhere round here .....

You are very welcome.:D

Not put off at all, experience is what I asked for!! :-)I love my auricula way too much, I will divide the clump, and put into *2* pots, either that or plant it in the bathing tub, lol. Thanks!

Nice one:thumb:

Never heard of this one! Masks for handling compost? Ooer!