General Gardening Discussion

:D :D :D Very good, Waco! I don't think I told you it's a Begonia argenteo-guttata (Trout Begonia). As I've said, I had the Grandmother of yours 12 foot plus tall (she's 22ish now and living with my friend in England) and Mum is probably nearer 6 foot, she gets severely cut back every...

They do sound good. It looks like this gardening mine become a costly hobby

Thanks OB saw that an ok price but I was looking for Pansy Zest a lovely orange pansy nice and cheerful colour managed to source from Jersey.Thanks again enjoy your weekend.

I'm with Geoff on this. I've used it all round the garden while trying to get it how I want, cutting through it to get the plants in the right place. Now that I feel borders are becoming established, I would like to put some bulbs in, so I can either cut parts out or remove sections...

Way to go Waco you will have enough to start a buisness.

Lady no problem,I do a mean beetroot and cinnamon, sounds weird but slips down a treat. May give headache in the morning thoughD:

Looks cool tho OB,Have to admit tho that the G C Jeep is a treat in this weather but still like ya car :D

Why bother? It would just fudge the issue. The trees belong to the council and if they don't want to do anything to them they don't have to. No point in annoying them unnecessarily. Preservation orders are there to stop owners of trees from damaging them. The lack of such an order does not mean...

You got it in one Newbie,I tend to put plants that don't need much water up on the patio/trellis area ('cos i forget they are there all too often) - went up there a couple of days ago and clematis has become an entangled beligerent mass. I tried to "sling" the overhang over into the front...

Well I caught up with the little b******* today, they are only a few mill but definately sammy snails!

I cut them back after flowering and give them some food in spring, other than that I leave them to it. I think I'd be tempted to leave well alone until it next flowers - I'm certainly no expert on them but I guess it's already had one shock this season. Though they are pretty resilient. ...

OMG,As if i needed any encouragement, site is now installed in my favourites which basically means buisiness account will be taking a bashing :eek:What the heck you only live once :DThanks for the link,Anyone want some pink pampas :confused:

It could just be dying back for the winter and will pop through again around March. I like dicentras but found their habit of flowering for a couple of weeks and then dying back annoying. Mainly because I would forget that they were there and plant something else on top. I think that the white...

Phillipio,I have a lilac coloured wysteria growing in front, with the intention of having it growing across the front of the house (trained). It was in full flower when bought but didn't flower again for 2 years. Wisteria flower on old wood so if you are patient and give it time hopefully...

Hi there Glasgowgreen,I read your problem with dismay as I have a rather highly strung neighbour to say the least. Their fir trees overgrow our 6ft fence along our patio and the dog was choking on some of the fir they trimmed and threw over our side (don't ask me why the woman did it), I...

I wouldn't mind knowing about what other people subscribe too aswell please. I found this forum hard enough to find, after a few others on google but they all seemed dead. At least people post on here, it seems like a nice friendly active forum

well done oktarine your plot looks great and so do your onions and garlic .

Hi Oogie I haven't done nor heard of anyone doing it but, why not? All you can lose is the time and effort and whatever you plant. The landowners would probably be quite happy with it. As a suggestion - take photos of how bad it looks in case you are accused of removing something rare or...

That'll do for me Dave...common as muck,thats why Pete called it Fred :D The other reason it is easy 'cos the seeds were given away in Amateur Gardening earlier this year,so I guess I am not the only one from GC who has them.........Yes it has been proven they assist the relief from...

Hiya,I have solanum growing up as a climber probably completely different type to yours but i have managed not to kill it. It is a quick grower and has the mid purple flowers with yellow centres.But don't mind me as I live up to my name :D