General Gardening Discussion

Excellent - many thanks. My neighbour told me to hang them like onions but that didn't sound right!!

Interesting,I have lots of blackbirds in my garden but haven't noticed them at the crocus

Agree with Palustris.I certainly wouldn't do the setting fire trick to it just now, but I do know various people who do this to their established plants, and thy thrive, I have to say! I just do what I mentioned, cut it down with hedge trimmers every few years.

Lovely picture! I found some yellow ones growing on my compost heap Friday allong with some Cyclamen and sprouting clematis.

:D :D This sounds like it could be more interesting by the minute,Palustrus. I wonder if I will get something different come up amongst them... This is of course assuming I will get any to germinate.... I shall follow your instructions & we shall see what happens.... Who knows I may be...

Spring is springing!!! I can't say has sprung - not here, anyway! But some little daffs were so close to it yesterday, that they may well be out as I type! Camera will go everywhere with me today! :DBTW, does anyone like the pink ones? I haven't yet found anyone who does.....

Not sure if you saw this HBthey still havn't got to the surface yet.

Hi, Carolla and welcome! :DWe found the busy lizzies disappointing last year, but the petunias were great!

Don't really know if I have a favourite flower???? probably a bit too soon to choose! :rolleyes: I have a soft-spot for Aquilegias as my Grandad always grew them ( not that I've got any in my garden - yet!) I suppose my favourite of the moment would be Passiflora - so intricate and intriguing...

Have a similar problem with the added 'bonus' of the sun when it goes round draws the plants to it hence everything grows at 45 degrees to the perpendicular. Acanthus and other tap-rooters are good as are the 'cranesbills'. I do try to water now and again but being on sand the water goes...

Thats a lovely welcome sight its good to see the plants coming back to life..

Yes, dendrobium, something I am doing a lot of lately!!

Thanks Palustris and Blackthorn, that is my next project then.

My daffs aren't out yet, neither are the fields of them behind my house!!!!! Won't be long though!! They normally herald bad weather when they do flower - it normally blows a gale and batters them all to bits :rolleyes: Such a shame!! Welcome back Chips, sorry to hear your bad news :(

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I had to lop the top off the clematis when replacing the trellis so am hoping that's not going to damage the plant. As our seasons seem to be somewhat mixed up, should we continue to follow the seasonal advice for pruning? The clematis already has good sized...

thanks paladin i am on the low strength patches. well done to you both from 40 a day to none,thought i would pull my hair out,so far so good if i can be honest its needing to do something with your hands :confused:

I found it very difficult to believe my eyes yesterday morning. But one of my clematis a deep red late flowering, has 2 flowers open. It must be very mild here, even though i'm a 1000' up a mountain. Yet my freckles, winter flowering is in full leaf but no buds as yet. definately strange things...

Thanks for that Jjordie! But I agree about no.5 :rolleyes:

yes, they do - here....http://www.edirectory.co.uk/chilternseeds/pages/moreinfo.asp?pe=DBFBBFDDQ_+linum+usitatissimum&cid=211

OoH! no, thats another one for my list!! Catalogues and bills are all I seem to be getting so hopefully I can outweigh the bills!