General Gardening Discussion

Thanks g.man, will check it out, fingers crossed!P

No it grows well anywhere I think. I had a large bush in my front garden for years, it grows pretty fast though, and needs clipping, not a nice job. Hence, its not there now. Can be a fire risk, it burns well. I like Dungy.:thumb:

Last day is the best bet. You can haggle the price down cos nobody wants to have to take them all back home. Good luck G.man

Oh, pete, I am SO JEALOUS. I bought one last year (three stems at 2 metres plus) at a so-so cost and planted it to climb through the Miroporo and then Bob & Co arrived and it got lost and it was lost .... very sad .... haven't seen it since and we want it because it grows through trees.

Hi everyone.Thanks for the help and recommendations, in particular to Cookie for the link. I got some book deliveries today so my gardening library now looks like ...Garden Plants and Flowers Through The Year. (RHS) What Plant Where. (Roy Lancaster) The Complete How To Be A Gardener....

I had a few in the garden, but they disappeared. I've grown from seed the first time this year too, thought they were all going to die at one point, it's been touch and go! But they've picked up a bit now. Still too tiny to go in the garden. Beki

We are still working on the photos but Dad's struggling a bit with the technology (he downloaded them, tried to attach them to an email and apparently they'd vanished!).However, he says these "seedheads" (for want of a better term) look a bit like sweetcorn "flowers" or grass seeds.... ...

i love most perenials but I would really love to grow as many cultivars of delphiniums as possible. (this is a dream though as I'm still only an amateur.)I know Peter loves his Salvias, but are there any other members who have collections of their favourites?

My experience is protect the plants trees well. Remember to inspect regularly to make sure plant not being strangled by what ever you use. Cats also help

thanks for that, i could not find it

My cat brings them in regularly at the moment. They seem to facinate him.

thanks for that

Sue, that's how my lilac originated from a growth out from the bottom of my neighbours tree. So have a go as long as you can get it out with some root on should do ok.

Wood ash contains potassium, so it is useful as a fertiliser. It is also alkaline, so maybe not so good on acid-loving plants. When I have any, I sprinkle it around growing plants. Potassium salts are soluble (yes I'm a chemist) so collect the ash before it gets rained on, and I think if you put...

Yes, I use bubble wrap too but it does need a rock or two to hold it down if it is at all windy as I soon found out!

I agree with the slow and steady philosophy. A garden will take up as much time as you let it. I would stick with digging the plot, and planting your veg. The growing season is progressing, and for many things this is the time to get planting. The concrete slabs can wait. It's a job that can...

Cotoneaster Horizontalis is what it says a side growing shrub doesn't get too tall and she could clip it back to what size she wants anyway.

thanks both of you. The plants were bought from a garden centre, but direct imports from Holland. I know it was a bad summer last year, but they performed badly, for plants bred for our climate. They came from here, www.oleandercorazon.com

What a beauty! Very posh.Can't quite make out the design in the centre of the backrest - looks a bit like Britannia!I can visualize this with two stainless steel square planters on each end with a standard bay or laurel in it! Dead snazzy like!

Whisk - your elderberry is bootiful! You have a great eye for colour and foliage!