General Gardening Discussion

Looking good! I thought April was supposed to be showery, but it hasn't rained here since March. Water butt was empty two weeks ago - I wonder if we'll get a wet May like last year.

Hi Roders and Kedi-Gato - Thanks v.much for the list. We already have Snowdrops, Bluebells and lily of the Valley so i think we may well try Impatients as I had excellent success with them last year in a window box. Thx again.

Thanks for your help.This site is great isn't it. We have all the available windows and doors open at the mo. as very nice weather in England!. It looked so much better during the past couple of years, this is possibly a blip. Something happend to shock it perhaps ... ps.I have sussed the...

That's the scariest plant I ever saw! Are you sure they're not triffids?

Many thanks Dendy,Claire75,I will save both these links on my fav/list

The density of soil is about 1.3 grams/cc. So a cubic meter will weigh 1.3 tonnes. You can calculate the volume you require - as the area in square meters times height in meters. Then multiply this by 1.3 to get the weight in tonnes.

Claire, I am sure they will be OK. I started some of mine off some time ago, almost completely buried, and they are doing fine. After the advice I got yesterday I re-did all the Dahlias I had started recently. They were nearly all doing fine, except for Bishop of Llandaff which had a little rot...

My mum has asked me to ask a question...She has a very large Boston Ivy growing along the front fence. Last year, at this time, part of it died. She removed the dead part and for the rest of the year it grew okay. The same thing has happened this year.... Anyone know why?I wondered if...

Didnt preview post and look what happened. What I meant to say was, lets look forward to summer blooms.

I used a teaspoon today, planted out sunflowers, nasturtiums and pot marigolds that i'd started off in trays - worked a treat!

Hi Dillydo. The orange one should flower, mine is just beginning to put up shoots. Geums do benefit from splitting but it's a little late now, maybe it should still be ok to do this if you water them in very well? Perhaps see what other people think before you do anything just yet.

Hi people can any one help me plz.iv bought some sikkimensis seeds of ebay to try.Are thay hard to germinate also whats the best way to do so ?Thank you for your help ....daz

Hi Folks,Another week added - hope you enjoy it!

It's probably the viburnum beetle, Alikirk - it's a problem all over the place.http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0405/viburnumbeetle.asp

Many thanks for all your responses...all I know is, it is called "Scarlett Jack".........and poor Jack does not look atall well.....

Oh that's good Waco!! So even if it's a gonner...there's still some hope The problem is, all the things I really love won't grow in these conditions :rolleyes: I try to be sensible...honest I do...but sometimes the odd stupidity sneaks in :rolleyes: The Trachy...the Mushy...

I'm so jelous! I'd love to hear/see a Cuckoo! The closest I'll get is Cockoo-spit! I live on a busy concrete council estate and all we get to see are Starlings, although we've been watching a very brave male Sparrow battle it out with them over the last few days. Saw a Kestrel fly over the other...

Thanks, its taken 15 years to get to this, unfortunately it wont last forever and every year I fear it will be the last. Therefore I enjoy every minute of it.

thanks yes ill have a look at that

yes dends right we have been down this road before, personally speaking i think i will be opting out of this discussion :D :D