General Gardening Discussion

Looks a bit like wind burn, cold winds can scorch and dry leaves like this. I would prune the dead bits out and wait for the new growth.

Claire, creosote has been banned for about 6 years. Creosote substitute is not creosote.

Vince my barrow was already treated when we bought it. But thank you anyway for pointing it out.I have asked my husband to make me a wishing well planter.Yes he is keen to do it a nice project.I am also goint to plant up a wooden lorry my dad made ,have seen paint to repaint first will...

Thankyou for all your tips!!

Gaz, I got mine from Shrubs Direct on-line http://www.shrubsdirect.com/They only deliver by the palette load, though, so delivery is a shocker. Most of the stuff from them is pretty good. The perennials were massive and ready for division immediately, so two for the price of one though.

get your girls involved. use the garden as a learning proces. teach them how to grow stuf and at the same time teach them how to protect them selfs. today my 12 year old daghter was cutting and pulling a brable bush apart.thick gloves and a good thick coat kept her safeget your two girls to...

Today in the greenhouse Trying out my new panasonic camera i got for my birthday. Greenhouse is filling up pretty quickly.

So sorry for the delay everyone, i missed this thread after i had posted.I had to laugh...what a twit i am, i meant to say my brothers' girlfriend. Case of the mind thinking too fast for the fingers :Dcheers

Okay, thanks for the advice- I'll be busy this weekend now

Hi there G.L. it may be a little early to sow some seeds straight into the soil as yet but you will be able to find out for sure on the net or just check what it says on the seed packets.Before you sow your seeds try and improve your soil as much as you can by digging it over quite a few time...

I wouldn't put it into a larger pot unless the one its in, is full of roots. Overpotting can cause the roots of citrus to rot in cool weather.

Help please, a friend of mine is trying to locate, to buy, a gladioli by the name of BRIDAL (or similiar) can anyone enlighten or assist please. The hardy laurel

Thank you Craig, good to know. At least I've stuck to ONE of the requirements... I dipped them in Hormone Rooting Gel before planting! They're not looking too well, but I should give 'em a few more days to get used to their new home...Thanks!Springy xx

well donehope you get plenty more

Please help As you can see the edges on my rhodi are going burnt around the edges.Any ideas?.

Definately get the cosmos back in the window as they need lots of light and can get leggy. You are fine to tak the lids off them. I was amazed with my cosmos sonata I grew from seed last year, they were huge beautiful plants and with lots of deadheading seemed to flower for ever until I finally...

I will do it later. It's snowing again........

I move the plants out of the heated propagator when they have got established (a few true leaves) into an unheated progator. You really only need heat for germination of the seeds (with normal plants).My greenhouse has bubblewrap insulation, Three heated propagators and several unheated ones....

Only problem with bark chippings Gardenlearner is that it's really very hard to see cat poop in it...... not nice if you garden on your knees! :eek: Hel.xxx.

I seem to remember in the recent past I have had a BBQ at Easter and we have been out in the snow playing with the kids at Easter in another year. I guess this leaves it open that Easter is a varied time of year for the weather and we all like to garden as soon as possible when we get some...