General Gardening Discussion

Superb macro photo there Hornbeam!

... ok Rich, I think its, boing - "time for bed!!!" :D

Well done jazid.... Nice avatar..! [ 25. May 2006, 09:40 AM: Message edited by: Marley Farley ]

They are now all in pots and looking well. As you have them outside pete, does that mean they don't need heat at this time of year, or should I keep them in greenhouse until bigger? They now have frondy tops.

Good thinking Honey Bee :D

Ive pruned pieris japonica hybrids all through the summer although never hard, just tidying. They take very well to it, it keeps them bushy. In my experience they aren't as fussy about soil as creativepaul above suggests. They will grow fine in neutral to mildly alkaline conditions like...

Think the plant you're after is Fuchsia magellanica. My mum calls them dancing ladies (after she's had a couple) and there's a reference to it in Flora Brittanica.

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It seems to me that Chelsea is a bit 'overdone' by the BBC - have been once or twice but given up being pushed about all day. My feelings are a bit mixed but seeing out of season plants with those in season worries me since we cannot reproduce that sort of thing at home. Hampton Court is to my...

So sad for you poor Essex boys! Interesting to read all the chat about Global Warning and etc. my difficulty is in understanding the reality of it all at the same time as the economic divide between the rich/poor and haves/have nots continues to grow. It's OK being 'old' but you have to fear...

What cold - here it was T shirt and shorts weather - glorious :DBut yes summer is acoming -

after ordering a full set of tools on May 3rd [order confirmed], i sent two emails this week asking what was happening, there was no reply i phoned the company and was told that the order labels went to the warehouse on May 22nd, and that there was no manager who could deal with this, and the...

Roses, roses, roses! Warm and sunny yesterday - rain and wind today! Plants do have to be tough don't they!Despite the rain - the roses are well under way now and that does mean Summer This is an unidentified yellow climber trained on the house walland this is Rosa rugosa that makes a...

.... well, what do you expect for a Bank Holiday!!!!????

That must be why we hear a "plop" when we walk by then...

Excellent, always thought it smelled tasty.

If you want anyother information or want the details of any of the bamboos pictured just PM me.BM

Hi again. If it was a present, then somebody has been ripped off if that is the state it was in when delivered-- only jokingSince a lot of these plants have now been micro- propogated by the millions they can be bought for between �£9.99-and �£14.99 they are now quite reasonable, though if...

For most plants you can use multi-purpose compost. I like a mixture of about 30% SHARP sand with the compost, to help with drainage. Pure compost can get very water logged. Though as Frogesque says some plants like special conditions.I have about 35 large pots, with a sand/compost mix in...

I have a balcony planted a grape vine vitis Boskop glory last year in a large pot, I dont know how to prune it and i chopped the top off it has just these past few weeks started to come back it looks ok, does any members know anything about these grape vines, i have it growing up a pagola. I get...