General Gardening Discussion

Scully.So sorry to hear about your kitty.Is She/He ok?I expect it was some idiot with an air rifle.Please let us all know how kitty is going on.It will be best if they are ripe first,but saying that some of the heads of mine are top heavy on the plant and are heading towards the ground,where...

I also get Grow your Own sometimes, but I do get free offers if I like the look of whatever it is. Bulbs are the best I've had, I've got some gorgeous perfumed lilies that came from a magazine, 3 good sized bulbs for a small postage cost, which have in a couple of years increased well. I've just...

^^ Often visit Charlottesville for lunch as I live only about an hour's distance away. Lovely town and I enjoy visiting the campus of University of Virginia for their exhibits and having lunch at some of the nice little restaurants, etc. We love to walk through the gardens we come across.

After you have planted the clematis try put some small stones around the base of the plant - protects the base and roots from getting too warm. I often grow them in full sun but the roots remain cool and shaded if you do this - no matter where they are.

When they have finished flowering in the pots I remove the seed heads and give my plants a good feed to encourage the bulb rather than the plant itself. Like Liz I let them die down and remove the stems then. I always leave them in the pots. The trouble with putting them in the ground is that...

Interesting shape and size - lots of potential to do things yourself. First decide what you want from this space - what do you want to do in it - and what would be your ideal style - thats where the books at the garden centre come in real handy.From the picture you posted you need some kind...

Whoops!!!I'm only saying what she said..I've planted it anyway and to me it looks like Tradescantia.Stingo :eek:

Shiney wouldn't be sowing now till next year.No Probs nicsdad :D [ 04. August 2006, 05:12 PM: Message edited by: Banana Man ]

My 1st year with this dwarf lily "Red Rum" seems as though it's gonna look good. Anyone else tried it?

Thanks LOL willdo

I garden because I enjoy it!No big questions, no analysing, just good fresh air and exercise. :D

Well, Otter Nurseries' branch here in Torquay don't seem able to keep the orchids alive for long enough to offer them at lower prices post flowering. Considering the long-suffering nature of most orchids, it's some achievement to ruin them quite so quickly.They also had some extremely poor...

Hi, Jazid ... been working hard or away on hols?

Ican see you have painstakingly done your garden and a very nice one too. it looks fab.I like your banana groupe the musical ones it looks great.

Hi, Waco. I picked up the Orange Poppy Thing seeds today, thank you. I only go to the post box twice a week as it's 6km away! Many thanks ... I shall scatter some with gay abandon in the autumn as I fear they'd dry to dust if I did it now!

A few months ago I bought a bamboo and its doing really well but I am worried about the wind whipping it and breaking the stems as its only youngish they are not very fat yet.The bamboo is in a container and it has a house wall to one side and a fence on the other with a shed a couple of...

Congratulations Whiley - sounds like a winner. Yes cut the rose, and others should form before the autumn, in fact roses will often flower until November/December.I agree with D we need to see pictures

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Thank you so much - i will give it a try and let you know. Wasn't sure whether to keep them in the sunshine or not (like ripening tomatoes). I will try the paper bag method!! Cheers, FPJ

hi flowerpotjane a warm welcome to you. Ilove the area where you live. we have been a few times to the forest of dean. my advice to you is dont go chopping trees down willey nilley. sit down and draw a plan., this is what I DID when we moved in 04. first of all decide where you are going to put...