General Gardening Discussion

I'm not at all surprised. :D Did you know there is a red one too? :eek: :eek:

Thanks Rosa......When do you feed it??

Unfortunatley it now looks like this :(Can't see it through the jungle downstairs but upstairs you can since they lopped the cherries (contentious ownership!) :rolleyes:

If I win the lottery I will put it on my list. Looks like a nice present the 3 litre one if you are feeling generous.I have corrected the shop link as I think your full stop got incorporated into the address and spoilt the linkhttp://www.wollemipine.co.uk/acatalog/Wollemi_Pine.html

Know what you mean, Rich (Scott Mackenzie and all that)! As mine was cut back to nearly nothing before it bloomed, I'm lucky on that score ... not straggly at all. The problem I've got is that because it's in the sun till early afternoon the brachts / blooms have faded so may need to move...

Nice story, and with any luck your daughter will not find thunder frightening. My parents told us the same - we used to sit on the front door step counting between the ligntening and thunder, to see how far away the storm was. Fantasia helped the illusion too when it was released.

Thanks for the advice, i will hope for a windy day to blow the flowerheads off!

Thanks Liz and sparkle

Thank you Wildflower for your concern but we don't eat too much of it, I keep it mainly because I love to watch the bees on it and also we live on a quiet lane so not much traffic. I'll still leave the majority of it at the back of the house, it's just that it's not the prettiest of plants now...

The reason we can't shop around for water is whilst it has been a suggestion for years there is no water "national grid" style syetem as it would be too expensive.It does not matter that the system would alleviate the water shortages. Once again the companys are not bothered with any thing...

have three fushias on my balcony seem ok, one had green fly sprayed it lost the buds and they are just budding now, mine are also in shade and i spray them occasionally as recommended on the label

Your welcome rosietu, always nice when you have bought something and it turns out to be rare or special in some way, look after it. BM

Too true, BM!

Thanks. I hope I can get a bargain as my budget is limited

WOW Rich.rich pickings to come!

Thanks for the replies. Thats a very interesting link thanks M-L - lots of info I didnt realise they have such a small root system. I think I will try him in a pot in the autumn - its such a shame you cant him where he is :(

I saw an Echinacea Purpurea for sale that was white the other day jay, this is one I grew from seed last year

Whilst I wouldn't worry about crickets on the lawn, it is probably your unusually hot weather that has attracted them .. I WOULD be wary of any of them entering your home .... they will eat holes into furnishings, clothes etc., and chirp all night !!! Crickets are attracted to moist, shaded...

Hi Deli and welcome.If you could post a picture - it would help. It could well be powdery mildew. Mildew is a white fungal infection that sits on the leaves, rather than the leaves themselves turning white. Its a bit like the common cold for plants. It's around in the air - so you can never...

Thanks for the replies,if we position the trellis about 18ins above the fence would it be to exposed