General Gardening Discussion

not quite the same though

It depends on what kind of Iris it is. If it is tall Bearded Iris I don't let them go to seed. I usually remove the spent flower stalks and then take the foliage and make a fan shape out of them about 6 inches above the ground. In general I let the other types alone.

Bonjour Madames et Monsieurs, I have returned from holiday in France with recharged batteries and ready to go, I have added my latest update which I hope you enjoy, regards Steve.http://www.myallotments.com

Always a good read !Bon Voyage

Daisybelle, I bought an evergreen clematis in B&Q today-It's called Avalanche and should have white flowers in spring only so not as freeflowering as montana but at least you get some colour all year..

i know they recovered well and still tasted good but noweher near as prolific as if they hadnt

Yes, I want them 18" cubes which I think is about the right size to make them comfortable to perch on. Using the old pythagorus, I worked out you'd need 27" diameter to get an 18" square, and I want 4 of them, so that's 72" long. Am I right in thinking, if you use a tree surgeon, the wood is...

great site very useful..thanks for posting that PeterS and lol Hyla..i couldnt even SAY that!

Stingo lol

Yea ,sorta mid March /early April time .(i was a bit late setting them off this year)

Well Bob..you really do have a beautiful..I love your edgings..I did'nt think that was log on a roll...it looks so professional,also the sleepers look great...you certainly have given me some wonderful ideas....Many thanks.. your replies are much appreciated...

Oo arr, oo arr! A foine phalaenopsis to be sure!!Looks in pretty good nick, too - give it a bit o' what it fancies (!) and you'll have it for years!!!

I have surrounded them with slug pellets but have also put aclear dome over so nothing else can eat the pellets. Now I'll see....

Agree with Tortuosa and Whis4ey, but if you can't change the sleepers then I would use blue DPM polythene from a builders merchant and sandwich a layer of tough geotextile like Terram between the polythene and the sleeper. I would also take the polythene down to at least a foot below the lower...

I dont think it was anywhere near a frost last night in most parts of the country.

Thanks :D

I tried five spot last yr and they failed. I`ve used the same packet of seed this yr and they`ve grown.Very strange.I don`t think there are that many seeds you can`t keep and use again. In fact the only one i can think of is parsnip. I was talking to a friend at allotment about sweet william...

Thanks everyone for your help,she is still managing to hold on to it and it is doing quite well fingers crossed

I seem to remember the name is short and begins with an O but i should also say i think that the packaging wasn`t in English.Probably the reason they sell them so cheap. ...and yes,it does smell lovely.I never realised last yr as there weren`t so many flowers then,but this yr, i can even smell...

I would say a jasmine would grow up there ok but my concern might be with any of these climbers the pot might not be big enough for the roots, honeysuckle is lovely but it gets very woody and thick, having a balcony myself fairly enclosed i have a lot of clematis growing extremely well maybe...