General Gardening Discussion

I have been out again today picking up yet more leaves and whirly gig things, very cold but enjoyable

I never take any notice of printed calender dates or solstices etc. Wild plants grow, bloom, fruit, seed and go dormant when weather and daylight lengths are right. Observe and follow them and you can't go wrong. Some years we have very early springs and sometimes very late ones. Ditto...

I haven't started building the seating area yet so I could easily incorporate a sunken container at this stage. Perhaps that's the way to go???? mmmmm, eye candy garden helper's going to love me!! The grounds like concrete down there :rolleyes: :D

yea, strongylodon I took heel cuttings too. I've got them in the greenhouse at the moment (although it's unheated...guess wot I want for xmas?) I'll keep u posted.

???? wot's a gremlin????

Hi everyonePlanted these fuchsia's in may in pots, they have done really well all year. I moved them closer to the house around mid october to give them a little shelter as my back garden faces North East and there still going!!!

you can over wrap.......unveiling in spring leaves them very anaemic(???spelling). Last year i basically gathered up the leaves into a spike and tied them half way up with a 2 inch strip of that breathable weed cover fabric... this just left a brown line on the undersise of the leaves.....i am...

Rich,I have grown Mirabilis,mine is the yellow variety with seeds that are black and round,and mine come up like weeds,and that is with no special attention.The tubers are black in colour and look a bit like carrots.I just sow mine in multi purpose compost,water them and just put them on the...

Thanks Kf Will do as you advise.

I dont have cats or dogs yet - but the girlfriend is continually working on that ! However I look after foreign students - all ages but generally those who want to pay a little extra for a nice house which is safe etc -- must say the plants are a very quick way to make thigs look a dam site...

Thank you all so much for this great advice, I will do it! I do have a circuit breaker. Have been pondering this for weeks, I'm most grateful.

Hi Rich, what is the flowering red/orange plant in the foreground of the 4th pic down? the one on the edge of the pond?

Thanks Rumple. It shouldn't have dried out as I was watering frantically in the Summer! Great if you have some seeds though.

Indeed I shall Windy. The trouble is that the Acanthus is a big spreader as well, sometimes the flowers have been over 6ft. which is great until they start to flop over. I never knew that it would self seed until it was too late so I have to dig out regularly............

Fritilaria, the snakes head ones. My next door neigbour had hundreds of them growing in her meadow.camassia,and if you can afford it dactylorhiza.

I was going to have a go at growing from cuttings in the conservatory. Do you also prune hard this time of year?

And maybe don't feed it next year, then (if at all) only once a year. A bit of a lean diet may well coax some blooms onto it. Mine is still flowering well, I never feed it and it is surrounded by grass (it grows up a dead Cherry).Can't help on the hedging idea though for no rational reason it...

Loads thanks Roders but they are .com not a uk site.

Homebase are selling them off cheap at the mo - but be quick!!

Hi all. I am just about to go out and sort out my potted cordylines. Two years ago we had strong winds and rain and it ruined the leaves. What I find best is this... Tie up the leaves with garden twine, wrap once or twice with hessian or gardener fleece, NOT bubble wrap, as you need to allow the...