General Gardening Discussion

Check it out !Managed to complete this on time for once - while Ruby still asleep!By the way, she's growing fast - 12.5 lbs already.

Thanks. I had thought previously that I might have to sacrifice one year of flowers.

I agree, get rid of the InstantBuzz thing, extremely annoying.

Oh yes! I like that - thank you

Hi Thanks once again for your help. Dixon of dock green.

Thanks very much everyone. I'll take a look at that site WOO

Yip the flowers are double. Thank you.

Hi Witchy and welcome, I think you have some stunning views there. As far as your ideas for the front garden are concerned I think that bright orange amongst pinks and purples would be fantastic,( I would not use white it is such a negative shade ). David.

Hi Maplewood and welcome, I would not make such a massive cut all at one go. I would be inclined to cut it back by about 6 inches now, and then take it back by another 6 inches in January/February. I would repeat this procedure again next year in August/September and the following...

that all sounds wonderfull, thanks for the tips

I don't think it's down to the rain, as the leaves are changing colour. I think they would just turn brown if it were waterlogged, though I'm not sure. Have you fed them at all over the time you've had the trees?

And Windy Miller, Here are a few flowers i 'borrowed' from a wood on Trencrom Hill, just outside St, Ives. Cornwall!!

It looks superb as it is celia. Now I know what a cornish hedge is too thanks. John

The thingies are flowers I think, we had some on the alocasias in the garden centre and I asked what they were, I was told flowers.

There are lots of hazel trees around where I live - beautiful. Have to be quick for the nuts! I love hazelnuts - gorgeous roasted!

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Rick, assuming you want a hedge about 6ft high and about 3ft thick, then cut your hedge to a height of 6ft and a thickness of 3ft. It will look like a load of sticks but I promise you, you will end up with a beautiful privet hedge. David.

thank you for your reply, sorry for my mispelling to sow ha! well i'm going to sow a few seeds tomorrow and leave them in the greenhouse for the winter. now if it doesn't work then i'll have to sow the rest of the delphiniums in the spring.

My whole garden seems to be clay. It is getting better though just after 1 year of turning it all over Titchmarsh style. I do need more organic material in it though, but i need to get rid of some of my current soil because my beds getting too high according to my g/f

Most of the blackberrys have finished round us!!