General Gardening Discussion

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...

Thank you all so much! My note book is growing rapidly!Boyfriend will be pleased about the strawberries info too, while i've been spending a lot of time on here there has been 'know about strawberries yet?' 'can you do strawberries now?' every few minutes!Thank you for that link also! Wow,...

lovely picture hornbeam love the colour All the women in you life mmmmm :D

some people cant help it LofL

Lovely pictures! top one looks like "Blue Bird" which I grow and is said to be the most hardy, however I have had problems getting it to flower. It is not wedged between a pitospurnham - ur not sure I spelt that right, and willow, all cramped up, but it flowers like mad.

Yes - I agree with Frgesque - its a real case of caveat emptor, and checking feedback.......

Hello SparkleI grow palms in my chilly, northern (Lancashire)north facing conservatory successfully.How about the Mediterranean Fan Palm or if you want some colour Canna are great with fabulous foliage and pretty flowers.I also grow Colocasia which are quite tropical looking, but I did...

I did some research on companion planting before planting my courgettes and tomatoes (in pots). I've perviously had problems with whitefly on courgettes so I thought it was worth a go.I found 3 plants that were recommended - french marigolds, nasturtiums and bush basil.Here are my...

Ooo. I might have a go as well! I doubt the garden design part would be much good, but the first half would take some of the reliance on these foor forum folk that i have and direct it there i guess!

Yes, a fan oven would work but I think it would take more than a couple of hours- you want to dry not cook- depending on size of slices. I have a dehydrator [fancy gadget!] which is great for drying herbs, fruit etc but some things take overnight.

delightful little plant i scattered a few seeds this year but no signs as yet.....my fingers are not very green :rolleyes:

Honey BeeFor Bougainvilleas I alternate Hi N feed with Hi K feed during the summer season. About four weeks of each. The Hi N promotes new shoots upon which the new flowers form.Nik

as far as I'm aware it's just viburnum that has this particular problem. Generally speaking the advice is to remove all affected leaves and burn them - but sometimes it doesn't leave much!As for digging it up and replacing it, it's up to you! I try to go through the advice I've just...

Well said Rich. :D :D :D

Its comming back to me now, but I think there are a few DA roses named after Thomas Hardy's stuff, "Wenlock" Mayor of Casterbridge, all reminds me of my dark days.Liz - as a "Dramatic soprano" I probably push my characters too! Know what you mean though but I think he summs up life well - too...

Yes- that's it! Very much like the triffids in the TV drama and also a look about them of the pitcher plants. They don't eat insects of course, but they do entice them in for pollination. Fantastic.

Thanks guys :DActually, peppermint is great if you have crazy paving. Our patio is crazy, just like us, and where the peppermint grows in the cracks other things don't seem to grow there. The peppermint doesn't grow much more than a quarter of an inch high (a little bit more in the...