General Gardening Discussion

Hi Bashy. Sounds to ME that you`ve done all the right things. Nightime temps are pretty good at the moment and if it was me, I`d have no fear about leaving the vents open. Cheers...freddy.

Hi, and thank you so much, i want to plant outsside,do i need to seal the pot first, is PVA ok to use, then gloss?

You need to keep it growing right through the summer to build up the bulb for next year, feed it occasionally with tomato food. Start to dry it off in early Sept, when the leaves will die. After the initial flowering I tend to leave mine in a cool place right through the winter, bone dry. I...

I have found a weed growing and was told it is mandrake, what is the best way to get rid, I have started to dig them out but will they keep coming back?

I am a professional landscaper and I advise 75mm of hardcore compacted with a plate vibrator then a 6/1 to 10/1 gritsand or limestone dust to cement ratio at about 40mm thickness for a garden patio. I prefer to use it damp and consolidate each flag with a maul. Be sure t haunch the free edges of...

I had similarly bad luck with climbers over the gate to my allotment (I know, I know, but I didn't have a garden then and I needed some flowers!) - I'm not entirely sure of the cause but the main difference between there and my garden here (where I am managing to grow them) was that I just dug...

First year they were gorgeous but now the lillies have no flowers at all,either last year or this year...just leaves and it appears to have a blight on them.Should I get rid of them as I want flowers and not just leaves.

David,Thanks so much for the quick response.Clear and simple advice that someone new to all this can follow. Perfect.Anto

Ooh, partial shade os good news-that's most of my border. I'll give them a go in there. Thanks

I brought 4 lemon scented conifers about 6 weeks ago I noticed 2 have gone brown and the other 2 are ok Wondering why this was I suddenly stummbled on the reason My dog has lernded to open the gate to the garden from the patio and used um as his loo will they recover or has he killed um? oh I...

Hi folks. As already stated a bit pricey, but a nice collection, good for ideas. Cheers...freddy.

Hi folks, thanks for all your replies. For some reason I thought maybe they were only good for one year, happy days :thumb:

Thanks John, I have bought from 'Val's plants' before, more money!!

That's the one glen!

a google gives it as Asparagus densiflorus or asparagus meyeri or Protasparagus densiflorus

This weekend I trimmed ny Laurel hedge, I checked the dimensions and it was 15 foot long and 12 foot high; I lopped 3 foot off the top and took the trimmer down the front. It took me under 4 hours. It was fortunate I had space left over in a skip I was using for building works otherwise it...

Jamista welcome to the forum. For privacy along the back of the border bed you could plant a hedge of laurel this keeps it's leaves all year round so your privacy is covered throughout the year too. Flowering shrubs there is a nice range to choose from; Joseph's Coat (Spirarea Shirobana,...

BP,Welcome to the forum in case I missed you in the Introductions We have one of those Parasene Weed Wands and they are very good but havn't used one to get rid of weeds inbetween paths as I use mine at the lottie {Allotment}especially when I am going to have a bonnie{bonfire}they are great for...

Glen you almost gave me a heart attack! :eek:Here is a pic of my new lily in the bathroom

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