General Gardening Discussion

LesH what I ment when pruning now is taking dead growth away not any new.

woo dont worry thats just the drink :D stopped checking weather as they nearly always get it wrong. well good luck in wales the west country and the south coast

Take care when the storm hits.

Oh. I think they were Pete. Mine will be �£3 a pound (solid gold). :D

Paul its so cold outdoors now a real icy wind.

Thanks Paul. The posts are to be set in grassed area so no problems there except the stony first foot in depth, after that it is sand. Wish you lived in Gwynedd, you could come and do it for me!

All sorted, batoned down for storms on Monday !!!thanks all. I love forums.

Joyce, you mean dig it out. If you just pull it out, as Pal says, it is a thug and like The Terminator it will be back.

I was still picking armfuls of dahlias in September here in N Lincs.Ileave them till the frost blackens them and apply mulch,some of mine are 20 years old.Joyce42

These days I dont lift them, I cut the stem to 6" then multch with compost or similar, 95 % come back fine, even in very exposed gardens.If I want to divide the tubers I do it in the spring.When I used to lift them, I would stick them in a wooden box with no compost and a sprinkle of...

I always spray ferrouse sulphate, using a drop spreader is asking for trouble.if the dust blows onto paving you end up with an unnshiftable stain.Most spreaders arent acurate enough either. Spraying alows a more acurate aplication.I use a knapsack sprayer, 10 litres of water to one tea cup...

A regular supplier of mine who sells on eBay and is very good had one for �£6.25 plus �£2.25 shipping. As I had a voucher from eBay for �£2.50 it only cost �£6 so I thought I would risk it. Oh, that of course is plus the flowers, chocolates and dinner for 2 out I have e sneaking feeling...

Azaleas?

They have them at Wilkos for �£19.99. I saw them yesterday. I have sent for one the same from ebay. It cost �£16.94 inc p&p.I love ebay.

I hope the weather stays reasonable for you Rich but if it ends up in a mud bath I'm sure you will have plenty of fun..... after all isn't that what little boys and big boys love to do mess around in mud? :DThe mini was always fun to drive Bob (my hubbie) would turn into Michael Schumacher...

Thanks Pete will do that, probably keep a couple in pots the first year and overwinter them in the poly.

Sunshine do your pruning straight after they have flowered this will allow them to build up growth and buds for next years flowers.

Moonshine as Ste has already said Box takes a very long time to grow so much so you might have changed your gardening design before the box is even half way where you want it! :eek:Those box deals are a really good and cheap deal from B&Q I brought some packs myself last year and they are...

Looks goodI'm not a great fan of beds that come to very acute angles - I always seem to wind up skinning my knuckles on the edges - so, if it were me, I'd keep the bed beside the garage a bit wider.I can't decide whether this would work or not - if you're using membrane covered with...

The most prolific evergreen climber I have seen/planted is Lonicera Etruscan which has a wonderful scent and its only drawback is its growth rate which is very strong but manageable.