General Gardening Discussion

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:

You can grow them in bricks - the engineering ones with holes through. Like Pete says, don't give them too much food. When mature, they put out some very weird looking flower heads. I love 'em!

I've been using their yoghurt pots for yonks to grow seeds in...they love to take them home to Mum and Dad...Mrs Pal is a minder and sowing seeds is a great way for kiddies to get into gardening:thumb:....Excellent Slinky.. That's a great way to recycle too

Hello Borrowers,I like Foxgloves not so sure about FoxFloves,must check spelling next time!The hardest part is pulling out a plant that is just about to flower. But the dominant colour is seldom what is wanted,so away with them.Have just come in from the garden, the large bees have...

AS paul[pro guard] said just Masonry paint, It says exactly whats on the tin:thumb:

Reading in other threads about free plant offers - from the larger mail order nurseries, I had a quick Google for other online offers. I came across Plant4Free , where you can order 3 shrubs or bulbs for just £6.95 p and p. My experience with mail order plants is not good , but this seems a...

Beautiful pictures!!!

Thanks walnut for letting us know about the names. I once got a really nice bouquet of differently coloured roses from a friend who sells flowers in london and the first rose was part of it, but I never knew the name of it. It has a terriffic smell.Wonderful pictures dorsetmike!!! :thumb:

I'm sure the liquid feed will work OK and as Pro Gard says it is easier to get it right with liquid. I do wonder however if it is more costly than granular feed in the long run. The aim is to add nutrient (mainly nitrogen potassium, and phosphorus) to the lawn. Lawns need nitrogen particularly....

Added interest to the garden , great for christmas table decs if your into floristry at all.Munday

There's a great site which has loads of information on many plants and little how-to videos (and there all American...lol so plant names sound funny :P)Just follow the link and search for "orchids" http://hcs.osu.edu/plantfacts/movies/

Hey Slinky go to this sight & have a look as well. There is a really good list of the different plants that like dry shade...:thumb:

Not a lot you can do other than reduce the lower growth, otherwise youll encouradge it more