General Gardening Discussion

Do you leave it watering all through the summer i.e. when it's raining as well I can imagine it's a pain to turn it off when it rains and remember (or forget) to turn it on again when it stops?

Ah that ull do me then :thumb: ill prob do as you say for now as its not the whole length of the gap more or less just what you see in the pic is what will be under the soil a meater max :D

I tend to leave mine til most of the flowers are faded. It does mean that it takes longer for the new shoots to appear, but I like to enjoy the flowers for as long as I can. Who knows - the slugs may spoil the new shoots :-)

I use some pet friendly pellets (at least that is what is says on the packet) there is also a gel which can be spread around individual plants. other possibilities are: sauces of beer (they go for a drink and drown- honest!) copper wire hedgehogs

Thanks Mike, appreciated. There is no way I'm gonna dig up 'Perpetually', even if it isn't exactly what I wanted. It's soooo healthy and happy looking, that would be criminal! At the end of summer/autumn, I'm re-hashing the back garden - bringing an edge border forward onto the laen area and...

I missed this celt, seeing as non stop Begonias are upright in habit perhaps something trailing would go with it (depending how high the containers are) such as Bacopa, trailing Alyssum or even edging Lobelia. There are many plants you can mix with Begonias, Salvias, impatiens or even Geraniums....

Many thanks - ordered them!!!:thumb::thumb:

We have a bedding geranium from last year that survived the winter and is now producing lots of new leaves.It doesn't match the new ones I got for this year but I didn't have the heart to move it.

You can buy all manner of wildflower meadow seed mixes, but these are for areas where the grass will grow long - not a lawn. I reckon your best bet would be to dig up some daisies from a friend/neighbours lawn, as most flok try to get rid of them! I personally like them, and brought a small...

We:1. Cleared the ground of all debris 2. Added 3 ton of pea shingle 3. Laid down heavy duty black mebrane 4. Laid the frame ontop and then filled the gaps with in the frame with more shingle and cement 5. Topped it up with some nice stones.Plus - weedkiller is being put down every 2...

I am pretty sure it's not grafted, but give me a couple of days and I will send a picture.Thanks again.Jeff

Thankyou for all your comments, one more question do we need to nip out the sideshoots on our peppers??Many Thanks

I bought a cheap propogator with seed tray (has 40ish compartments) and it has a plastic clear lid also to grow some seeds so some questions -If seeds say grow direct would they benefit from starting in a propogator first?How many seeds do you put in a little compartment - I assume this...

If you want flowers this year Bella you can still plant up seeds for Sweet William , Forget me Not , and Cornflower to name just a few ,I know there are more but I cant think of them of the top of my head, if I do I will post to this thread,

Hi Sabrina welcome to the forum. Both my side garden and back are on a slope although nowhere near what Gingernutsman has to work with. Below is our side garden we did all the work in just a couple of weeks last July although I changed the designs a great many times before it was done. To...

Nitida? Just flowering at the moment, and new seedlings won't flower again for about 100 years, so should do for your lifetime

Will take a pic tomorrow for you Slinky! It hasn't flowered yet but so beautiful when they do, I love Hydranga's!

When pinching out Fuchsias it takes 8 to 10 weeks for a single and 10 to 12 weeks for a double to flower. I feed my Fuchsias high nitrogen at ¼ strength at each watering, feeding a potash feed retards the later flowers.Trevor

ScoobyDon't listen to them! That spot is absolutely crying out for a heuchera - maybe "Obsidian" or "Licorice". They're beautiful, versatile and robust.

Sorry matt...can't get a link!:confused: