General Gardening Discussion

Like Waco I use Dahlias and Canna lilies but also have a couple of Monardas which flower alongside the Heliantheum? and Penstemmons which are having a difficult time without water. Other late flowering plants often seem to be in the Yellow/Red spectrum although my Anchusa looks good when it flowers.

Hi Gogs, I grow all my Crasulaea in the green house, but do put them out in the summer. This is a very good link about yours... http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week141.shtml They are nice plants & take neglect. I have sevaral different kinds now...

The Palace State Rooms are open to the public from today for 8 weeks and tickets can be booked on line. There is a special exhibition of 80 of HM's dresses and some of her jewellery (diamonds, saphires, emeralds etc) in celebration of her 80th birthday. I couldn't get Mrs shiney away from...

Not a bad size garden, only 3.5 times the length of mine!!!! Loads of trees to choose from Fancy, I have gone for deep rooted ones becasue of their proximity to the house so I would think this would be a sensible approach when planting near ponds. Would be a good idea to go with a tree with...

Hi Init sister, it was yellow inside as I remember, and very sweet, mine wasn't very big.

Bark chippings form an effective mulch and naturally decompose with the aid of insects, fungi and bacteria. These creatures are all part of the decomposing process. Gradually, they will allow the bark to turn into crumbly humus. You need these creatures to work the magic for you :D

That reminds me of that strange Iris, Hornbeam, foetidissima, which grow in the gardens where my apartment is in the IoW.

Hi folks, I have some AQUILEGIA SEEDS TO OFFER IF ANY ONE WANTS THEM . FLOWERS PURE WHITE, DEEP PURPLE, AND LILAC AND WHITE MIX THIS ONE IS VERIEGATED LEAVES. SEND ME PM AND ADDRESS.fancy. :D

sparkle said -------------------------------- Not sure whether it's worth the argement or maybe I should just stick something ugly over the hole and hope they take the hint. -------------------------------- Hi sparkleIf you want something ugly to stick over the hole I can send you a picture of...

Jasmine nudifoliumwhat aspect? makes a big difference to what you can plant.

AAhhhhh!!!!!we spend all the time trying to get rid of it from the stream.

Hi fellow gardenersI have four young helleborus, all different and in pots I re-potted them, now three are doing well and the other has one leaf which is going brown :eek: (it only consists of one leaf actually!)Any ideas?Also when should these be planted out Autumn perhaps?Grateful...

OK - I've bought my iodine (for tadpoles) so how much do I put in? Any ideas? The pond is about 6footx4foot and about 3foot at the deepest.

Got my dragon wing, huge plants they were selling off at local nursery and they look very good in situe - descrete, but sculptural - off for some more tomorrow whilst Mr Waco still away!As to Luxurians - just got to have it - SPECTACULAR!

Does anyone know how much iodine you would need to add to how much water to metamorhosise the frogs?. I would just leave them.

Well I have read so much C Lloyd at the moment I feel I have swallowed his books, but he thinks they are so sculptural he grows them in his garden. He also describes vividly his mother cooking it once - which was not a repeatable experience apparently!

I suspect they may need a lot of heat - even florist said they did not last long.

:D No BM. No cat scratches, that is how Birch bark often goes. All healthy & normal apparently. I had the tree checked when I saw it the first time... :rolleyes: Now the tree is 30 something & still growing well..!! :D

I have also recently bought bamboo but a different one to you. I bought if from a specialist nursery and they told me to feed it with a lawn feed (not weed n feed) once a month in the growing season and to put it in a pot at least 18 " square.