General Gardening Discussion

Hello all, just to let you know that I have posted this week's update to my website, the first taste of Winter has arrived and I have been busy preparing for it, thanks Steve.http://www.myallotments.blogspot.com

Hi, Eucalyptus! There's an ident area in the General Discussion Forum - just go to the forum home and scroll down to find it.

I've used two wests for that sort of thing, and found them pricey but reliable. Have you tried them? http://www.twowests.co.uk/TwoWestsSite/category/WATER.htm

I was just looking at Camellias myself!!!www.camellia-grove.com have got the one your after

Not quite sure where to post this, but seeing as this thread is dedicated to "survivors", I thought here might be appropriate.The only plants I've brought in under and placed under far end of car port are fuchsias of which I am rather fond. How often do they usually need watering,...

Thank you all so much for the excellent advice. I am currently torn between the astro turf, a feature like a bird bath or one of those awesome boxes but please keep the ideas coming if inspiration strikes !

I have sown claytonia outside at end of September, seeds have germinated and are growing well. They are very close so need thinning and I would like to transplant the thinnings. Has anyone had any experience of bareroot transplanting claytonia?

Thankyou everyone for your advice.I will see if I can get some moss from the garden centre or ask my friend if she can get some. I am seeing her tomorrow,and she will be pleased that we are getting advice on what to do.Not being a gardener,I think I will have to bring the plant home to layer...

I would say poison any stump. I remember chopping down a weeping willow tree in my first garden. It was 10 feet from the house and up to the roof height. I remember the original owners waxing lyrically about it. Little did they know what was going on in my wicked mind. A week after moving in I...

Hi Looking for information on how to lay exterior Victorian Tiles. Any Tips??

also lobelia growing where the perrywinkle once did?don`t know what happened but i`m thankful for the colour.

Thanks Hornbeam, think I'll plant around half and pot the others onto larger pots for overwintering.

Terrified of spiders myself but since I've taken up gardening my fear has become less. I think you get used to things if you constantly encounter them in their own environment.

Pansies are fully hardy, and perennial, but most people treat them as annuals, or biennials, as they get very leggy very easily. If you want to keep them going, keep dead-heading and tidying. As for others, well, it depends on what they are. I suspect you mean bedding plants, and they vary a...

I found a couple of seed sites the other day that was interesting on seed germination. you could google tom clothier seed germination or the seed site . I don't know how to post the web add on here, sorry.

Have noticed that a couple of you advise putting clematis seeds in the pot, just below the soil. I had someone tellme that the best way to do it,is to take a complete flower head when a fluffy seed head, and plunge into a post of compost and leave. Loads will germinate, but the informant wasn't...

I see the logic peter, but doesn't it also work in reverse. Never have understood the principle behind polystyrene seed trays, its said that they keep the roots warm, they also keep the roots cold. Suppose they keep a steady temp and iron out the highs and lows. Really would like enough space...

Hello, sorry about how late this update is, but I decided to get away for a few days as it was half term last week, anyway just to let you know that I have added an update to my website, thanks Steve.http://www.myallotments.blogspot.com

definitely worth looking at that site, then! Maybe get some Christmas presents there.... :rolleyes:

It's a nice place to come, as it looks like you've already found, WOO! :DLook forward to seeing your posts all over the place!