General Gardening Discussion

Yep John,I enjoy the gossip as much as the gardening, i am a true beleiver in multi-tasking :D

I went to the roof gardens about 5 years ago - amazing to think that there is a busy street down below yet up there, it's a little bit of heaven. The flamingos took me by suprise, I must admit! Oh and they do good cocktails too!:D

Hi Kathy, No I haven't developed schizophrenia, I've had to re-register under a different name following computer problems. I'm still JT.In answer to your question, I have always cut back to ground level following flowering - and it has always come back on schedule. So does my neighbour cut...

Sorry - I have let you all down. Not been to visit in a couple of days and mamma and the little 'uns have up and gone before I could photograph them.I'll be more vigilant next time.

Thank you everyone for your lovely commments and thank you Paula and Fonzie too.I have had a very upsetting weekend. Something has been visiting the garden and either sleeping or just crawling through the flower beds and leaving a trail of destruction. I cannot find any "poos" which...

Hi there again B.M. Got a question for you as you seem to be the expert palm person. Here is my poor specimen which comes in every winter and really suffers - I'm rubbish with things in pots! Then back it goes in the garden for the summer and does really well. My question is, as you...

Scotkat I have small part of my garden that I have "done" in a woodland style, some hardy cyclamen in my new patch would look great.If not I'll wait and plant some pale cream primroses I saw last year the setting would be great for them! Helen.xxx.

HoneyBee you're so right ,but wouldn't have it any other way good fun,and a smile x

Are you anywhere near Cumbernauld? The Dobies there is bound to have them.

Aw thanks guys I now have 9 baby Beshys, and they're growing at quite a rate...they're already 4" tall.

Evening nef750 ... yours will grow up if you treat it nicely.pete, I'm sure there are older ones out there ... let them show themselves ... :love

Who to, Elaine? To the Americans? :DI've just made some veg soup - not all my own, but the potatoes and onions are! Really looking forward to being able to do more veg and stuff, and get it really fresh for more of the year. MIL does beans, and she has better conditions for fruit in her...

Thanks guys.Not sure which one mate probably the red cordiline. Behind the cordi is a little gunnera that banana man so kindly gave to me.Thanks for looking guys ...daz.Lady i only put the vampire on at midnight lol.

Does not seem to set seed and the suckers do not seem to want to survive away from the mother plant either. Nice looking but it is a thug!

Wow Lady that was quick, i was just looking at your two loos le trek, spooky are those eyes really yours?

They are very gross feeders, in a pot they need very regular liquid feeding. They are also prone to spider mite and whitefly, which can cause yellow mottling of the leaf.

I should have added that work is a Parks Dept nursery so plenty of winter light. It also has a large number of chillis and tomatoes in tubs as it is 1/4 acre and virtually empty this time of year after the summer bedding has gone. You may as well get something out of work too, best of luck.

Many thanks, You make it sound simple so I will give it a try

I have one that has 3 pitches, at the moment it's set as a fox deterrent and seems to have worked for a couple of months but isn't doing so well now. Either it needs new batteries or re-siting, apperently animals get "used" to them after a while if they're left in one place.I've finally got...

Acerhead,I comiserate with you. I have been reliably informed that I have to replace my 8ft high hedge or cut it down to 1ft or so and let it re-grow. I think it may be a matter of time but then again i'm no expert