General Gardening Discussion

Congratulations Nicola and well deserved.

Welcome Paul, Sorry to hear about your greenhouse :(

I would love to have a greenhouse Pete - but its a matter of space. I have a summerhouse, which is has an entire glass front, which is a sort of semi-greenhouse, but its not the same. I think I'll have to have one in my dining room alongside my light box. :D

I,ve had the same problem several times while building my new garden. Leave a pile for just a short time and you are weeding it forever. Solved my problem with half dozen cheap plastic dustbins. They have been used over and over again for topsoil, compost, grit etc... You do need a trolley to...

Evening all againFound this website and its only just down the road!! Can't decide between these http://www.greenhousesgalore.co.uk/cat.asp?ID=261 http://www.greenhousesgalore.co.uk/cat.asp?ID=261Which do you all think?

Just filled it in too. Seems well worthwhile - anything that avoids me having to carry great big sacks of compost around sounds good to me! :D

"So much of ignorance is just the failure to think about it".I like that line Peter, unfortunately its something I tend to do a lot more of these day,.....fail to think about it.

OK lily of the valley.. I have tried these in my garden,so many times,but have never seen them the following year,why do they disappear. even potted up one year and planted them in early spring,and still they vanished.

I agree, just heel them in somewhere for now.

Ok. Thanks for that, the fuchias have got thick woody stems so I will do as advised as with the lavender too. Thanks again. Chris.

great. the anemone looks especially nice!

Thanks Pete, I'll "Google" it and have a look

Thanks guys. It is sharp sand so I guess it'll be fine.

Well I cut mine hard back yesterday and moved it to its new home I would think that a frost (as opposed to a deep freeze) will do the plant no harm. It will continue to grow roots over the winter and begin life again in springtime Because it has been cut back hard to help it survive, it will...

Planted Oca and Ulluco in the spring having been inspired by Simon Hickmotts 'Growing Unusual Vegetables' book to try something different. I started them off in the greenhouse in pots and then planted them out in April in a deep bed that was treated with lots of lovely well rotted manure. The...

Two evergreens that spring to mind are Sarcoccoca, common name Christmas Box, and Daphne odora. Both are winter flowering and highly scented. Then you have the two failsafe evergreens, Japanese Azaleas and Hebes.

Thanks for that Walnut :DSo I am going to end up with three tall bushes am IT&M should be ashamed of themselvesI tied 'em back but still they are stubbormly trying to go forward, nearly as stubborn as me I suppose but I will win the war! :D

Roders, that's really lovely. i was going to ask what they were cos i don't know much, never i hear you say!! but Helen sorted that out for me, i love those heathers.this morning a friend brought round some ivy in hanging baskets so i have some more green in the garden. the geranium is...