General Gardening Discussion

looks like Agave Americana Marginata in the first pic, in the darkened pic it looks more like Variegata!Nice plants.www.palmsnexotics.zoomshare.comPaul M Murray

Hmm, yes, I was thinking now would be good too. The weather's just turned now so that I don't want to be outside though-I may have to summon assistance :D

I love all the seasons, but spring and autumn are my favourites, and anytime after or during rain (call me crazy :D ).I just strole along and watch my four legged friends enjoying the new smells and sights, aaaaaaah the perfect day :D

Laurie,Firstly hello :DSecondly, you had more luck with yours than i had with mine, one started to bloom and the rest just couldn't be asked :(

elf, very important - don't add the nettles and your own urine at the same time :eek: :eek: ouch :D

I don't think I'd be drawn to a gardening book that didn't have any pictures. One likes to see what the results might be, after all.

Strongy, thank you very much for your seed offer- I have some seedlings from seed you sent me last year! still tiny though. This was a larger bush which I had for 5 years. On the bright side my sunflowers were enormous and the morning glories have been beautiful.

You can gather the seeds and keep some back for planting next year, then spreasd the others on a baking tray and cook in the over for several hours on a low gas, when cool pop them in air tight tins, and sprinkle on your cereal or use as snacks, very good for you. Buzzing around!

I agree with daitheplant, cut it back in Spring and give it a feed then.

Thanks for the advice. It's all making more sense to me now.To answer 'youngdaisydee's question, i'm not 100% sure...they are to be sown Jul-Sept and Dec-March if that helps.

Thanks all for your very kind advise. We are using the leylandii to screen our garden from our neighbours who are 'Network Rail'. The railway embankment on the other side of our fence is extremely ugly, there are brambles growing into our garden and Network rail are extremely noisy neighbours....

Hi Billrobo, I bought a camelia this year and reading up on them before purchasing I found that some prefer a particular aspect for example east facing not west facing for best results. I don't know about the flowering part yet but it has put on a lot of new growth this year and looks very...

Daisybelle, my thoughts too. The times we go into Wilkos and admire their skills in producing dried flowers and plants from living ones.They must dispose of double what they sell. I thought B&Q were bad enough but Wilkos must be the worst. As a grower it sickens me to see this kind of...

These novelty palms unfortunately never normally live more than a year in this country, high light intensity and salt air are two requirements but even those here don't seem to extend their lives. :(

Hi BM,I have been trying to narrow down the search area for your hideout and have decided that you must live under a dome like at Centre Parcs :D

Haha - and more, Newbie! My Great Uncle, whose garden it was before mine, was 96 when he died, and was still learning! At least, he used to teach me all the time!

Thanks Walnut, I did check the RHS site no news their yet.......... I thought someone might have heard something on the grapevine.

Peter that's a really traditional planting scheme it always works well and looks nice.I'ave done it in the past with pink tulips and it did look amazing!I think the trick is that whatever your planting is to keep to only a couple of colours, a for-get-me-not and red tulip scheme looks...

That makes sense Marley because those shrubs did flower well before mine did. Mine are still flowering so I'll follow your advice and give them a light clip this year.Sarraceniac, I'll have a look in my shed for the label.TO

What it will be is that the aphids are feeding on the sap. They produce excess sugary stuff as honeydew which drips off on to the plants underneath. Sooty mould would then grow on the honeydew. That is then going to affect the plants ability to photosynthesise.