General Gardening Discussion

Thanks for the good replies !

Men8ifr. The flowers don`t last forever, they are done for this year. The plant will now make some of that growth you want. And don`t feed it for now, let it take it`s nutrient from the soil.

It's an amazing transformation Lol and well worth the wait I think (love the granite)although I think you deserve it sweetie after all your early morning wake ups because no matter how hunky the builders were no lady sure have her sleep disturbed.:D I hope you and your beloved spend many a...

thank you! we still hve a fair way to go! My hubby is building a little picket type fence which will seperate the gravel area from the lawn (and hopefully stop my 18mth daughter from thinning the carrots out!!!) And we need to paint the fences and shed (fence will be green and shed will be...

Thanks Pete, that's helpful x

Think you have it the nail on the head there pete I would like to think i'm one of them. My wifes uncle had a beautiful garden imaculate lawn spent nearly all his time in it, one of the old gardener types always admired him until I found out one of his tricks was to water his lawn with some...

thanks Pete - there are huge cordylines in the area - about 25 ft tall. A mature acacia and quite a few pelargoniums that are about 4ft tall, seems like quite a mild area. However, in central London where the plants were last winter there was no frost at all. If yours survive minus 5 I think...

Sorry Freddy but I have just seen your reply, I stopped my waterful to see if that was the problem, I do think that after a lot of rain the ground under and surrounding the pond does push the water higher and then as the ground drys out the water level does drop.--- Mauriceoops just noticed...

Hozelock have been fine for me, strange that Gardena need to try such tactics. I wonder if they have done this on any of the other gardening forums?

How about a yellow-flowering Phyrgium? Tough little plants that seem impossible to kill

Thanks for the advice, I will give it a prune.

It's a variety of Citron, only it has no pulp or juice. Used in cooking or for scaring young kids away.:D Needs a conservatory or greenhouse, don't think it's as hardy as a lemon.

That pic of tadpoles is a bit much, I can picture them all squirming around, yuck!

Phone up the suppliers. Even if they aren't willing to send you replacements they might have some ideas on how to sort them out. That's got to be easier for them than you demanding they send more.

I saw a fastfood bag on Dartmoor the other day. Such a peaceful, natural place. I can't Imagen why somebody would have chosen to drive up there with a burger. The car must smell already, you might as well take the litter home!

I grew decorative gourds last year to see what they were like. As daitheplant says they behaved just like cucumbers etc.If you've still got the pack I would check carefully about whether they are edible and assume not unless you can be certain otherwise.Mine grew on through the Autumn, up...

There are some climbers that will do also,but they need a support (like a ... ah moss-stick?) in the pot so they can be a bit less graceful that a freely growing plant. Cissus, rhoicissus, philodendrons and syngoniums would do, and fatsedera, and also monstera, but this last will take its time...

Well, I've flushed the pot out once (thoroughly I might add), and followed with a small watering of epsom salts to help alleviate any magnesium deficiency. Most of it drained through the bottom so fingers crossed, I should begin to see some improvements.

Nowt wrong with that mate. I'm a bit the same myself.Always like to know the inn's and outs afore hand. That's what comes of being a Boy Scout in my younger days....Be Prepared, heh,heh.:thumb:

Steve Here is a site which lists most of the Clematis including the one David recommended.I have just arrived back from the Greek islands and you can't move for Bougainvillea over there !:D Its an incredible plant , but as mentioned I have never seen it grown outdoors in the UK. Only wish...