General Gardening Discussion

Nice site Liz - I like to see the pictures by the side of the descriptions. There are just so many plants to try.

why do i never see hedgehogs, are they rare in scotland? can i ask for some to be sent down from the outer hebrides cull?

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Many thanks.I shall wait another 7 or so days until the rain stops - forcast is for more rain at the moment.Hopefully they will stand back upAnthony

Rosemary likes poor hot soil in good sun. Never heard of a trailing one, is it grafted?I just moved mine cos I really had to but it looks very sick, but a new one from veg shop about 75p so not too desperate, but hate to loose anything.

Not tried scandens either but that looks a gorgeous climber and supposed to be hardy so well worth persevering with.

I am glad for you Honeybee, I remember when you first posted the picture of your garden. Glad its going to be terraced - and you'll enjoy doing the planting etc.I look forward to seeing your landscapers end result, before you start planting. Speaking from experience - it is possible to move...

I would love to go to Chelsea - just to see the plants, and arrangements and gardens. But will make do on TV and indeed on line on the BBC site - for me the numbers of people, even on members day are just tooooooo much.Whilst it may once have been a kinda snobby affair, I don't think it is now...

Frogesque, you've beaten what I thought was a record! I planted some of my Dad's seeds, the oldest was a part packet of spinach from 1989, and I have ONE healthy seedling. As it is the perpetual variety I am hoping to keep it!

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:D OK DAG will let you know. We could also do with the air being moved round on those warm, dull, damp days in summer as well & it doesn't look like they will work then.. Have to see I suppose..... :rolleyes:

I'll try not to give too much water, but that's not easy when it's bucketing down outside! Thanks again.

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In the S.E where I am there is a lot of leaf miner infestation, which on close examination is a series of greyish trails just below the surface of the leaf with very small grubs at the end. The effect is of weakening and thinning of growth, and I have definitely had these problems with the...

slugbug,did i read right?did you really feed it cornedbeef?. :D :D :D :D :D .

Suckers from where, they will be like the mother plant. Yeah they belong in the ground, far too vigorous for pots really although OK for a couple of years I suppose.

um frogesque, hope you have thought about using one, I have to tow horse trailer with horse and they go all sorts of ways you would not even imagine if you are not used to them!Having said that in time even a girlie can manage them with half a tonnn of horse inside!

Yes mine are over and done with - I have a real love for Fritillaria, some of the bulbs now on offer are over �£20 of more unusual variety.My now departed next door neigbour used to have all her back garden full of the snakes head ones, all different colours, the new occupiers (who have been...

trouble is I am running out of space - but have to admit hostas easy in my conditions

I take it the Desert Pea is Sturt's Desert Pea. I found them easy to grow and they make great compact house plants, with unusual flowers. I like them a lot.The same with Kangaroo paw, with lanceolate leaves they also made good pot plants in a larger pot. I tried planting them outside, but...