General Gardening Discussion

Reclamation yards and look up on ebay - they sometimes have them listed on there, you will need them to be local though or the postage could be pretty pricey! You can search on nearest to you.

I'm with Blackthorn !!!Seriously, we usually ask the elderly folk at our nearby residents home to pop in occasionally, and also in the past, the scouts have helped out after we donated to their summer camping fund.

I have two vigorous climbers which are part shade by an old lilac. Clematis montana and honeysuckle - both seem not to mind it being a tad shady.

Sorry you got diddy ones, Mef. I got big ones but they are not much good. So you see, size just doesn't matter in some circumstances.It's nice to see how they should look. I'll try feeding them as Royster suggested. In the meantime will just keep snipping away at the leaves.

That's a goodly list! I can't think of much to add except heuchera, nepeta and hardy geraniums.

been there many times, but as long as its not in the house you are ok it just calls for right plants in right place.Hang in there my friends!

Hi Steve, glad to see you are surviving the elements.

Sorry windy missed your post, of course your a gardener, your garden looks better than mine.Seeker of knowledge, Insignificant but still spectacular, if you know what I mean. :D

A very healthy plant Gogs Allways fancied a variagated one never seen them for sale, love the pictures of your dog.

Thanks rosietu - you have encouraged me. I do find quite a bit of bought seed doesn't germinate. I always thought it was me - and obviously some is - but I do think some purchased seed is not viable.

Well done roxy

Mike I have used T&M for some time the last geraniums I got were well packed rubbish, doing my best to pull them through 2 out of the 12 failed already I have taken pictures as they were when I opened the packages, standards have definitely fallen.

Well that is how cold it gets along the shore but who can afford to live down there? We have extended periods of cold with a lot of icy wind which I think is what does in the Rhodies. There isn't any problem growing what we call 'ironclad' Rhododendrons that are hardy to about -20C. They do...

Thanks but Liz ID'd it in my cardiocrinum giganteum thread. It is this -http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/486.shtml

hi antheasorry for the delay in my reply been busy draining my garden with all the RAIN feel free will give it my best shot and hope your panys are doing ok

I know just how you feel Honey Bee :D BM, your garden is so beautiful and lush , not like my poor neglected patch :rolleyes:

I once had a gunnera, now I have 3. Two are three year old self seeded seedlings and they never get above 2' high. I call them my gunnera minicatas.

Maybe when the other half fits the new tap, I can take the old one (identical) with me to B & Q and try them all for size!Thats the problems usually. In the shop you think its the right fitting, get it home and its not. Ive lost track of how many useless fittings we have brought :rolleyes: ...

Actually, one of my comp pics was a bee in mine ...Fanfare for the Common Bee