General Gardening Discussion

Macleaf :D :D steveb, I wish my garden looked like Eden; more like Dingles yard at the moment :D Don't have the nerve to 'acquire' seeds like you yet. I'll wait until your next trip down and you can give me a masterclass :D

He, he - looks like he's peering at the camera!!!!Frogs don't need water for day to day stuff, only essential for spawning in. They are more than happy in damp shade..... at least he keeps the slugs off your strawberries!!!

It won't grow totally out of control anyway except in damp conditions. Mine has been in a pot for ages and as long as you remember to water it frequently it should be OK. Mine is in full sun as its' pot is very heavy but it does better in damp shade. I never cut mine back either.

Don't ask me about spelling fmay, I have stoopid fingers and I always type things backwards. We all knew what you mean't.

Listen to frogesque, very good advice!Honey fungus is orrible, I have never encountered it myself but I have friends in suffolk who say everything was fine almost the best they have seen the garden and then suddenly, like overnight, everything just withered and died. Sends shivers down my...

Thank you Lady of Leisure for your welcome and your advice,most kind, Macleaf

great thanks! I have some horesy pooh thats been lying about for a bit,they should like that!

ARGH! I have the mini version of Equisetum giganteum (horsetail weed) EVERYWHERE in my garden. I spend most of my time trying to get rid of the stuff! I'm sure the large version looks very impressive, but I couldn't comprehend purposefully growing any more!

i have one of the above I bought a couple of months ago. Its in direct sunlight as I understand this is what it needs but it just doesnt seem to have got any bigger. The pot its in is about 12" square and deep and have planted it in compost with food added. can nayone shed light as to why its...

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry?The Tiger Flower may not have William Blake's "fearful symmetry", but it does have a perfect symmetry of its own. Incredible!

Hi Lady of Leisure, I fill my freezer, make Jams, Chutneys & Pickles, supply family, friends & neighbours, regards Steve.

As no-one gave me a good reason to continue growing Campanulata glomerata - tonight I dug it all up. I have dug up every bit that I could find. It was only as I was putting it on the compost heap that I realised it was a native of Austria. I heard this voice in a gutteral Austrian accent...

Yes, that one has creamy coloured flowers, doesn't it? The one I'm talking about is usually mentioned with the banana one, not many mentions but I think it's also called port wine magnolia. July- September is the right time for cuttings from what I can find. If they don't work I'll just have to...

LOL - wonderful. Yes thanks the weather was great - though the lavender was not quite in flower.

finally ......

Hi ,I agree with it being a late spring a lot of plants are late flowering. At first i thought it was with us moving.(mind i dont suppose that helped.) But as the saying goes BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.

Great - thanks for all your advice......I will try out your tips and report back! they are such beautiful flowers............

Rhyzomes both started about 23rd June.Yes I already got rid of the cling film, they were not under it for very long. The node was definately greening, but I would have expected it to be shooting up like the other one was, so hence took drastic action.dave I planted it as you instructed...

why dont you put some trellis up and grow ivy..and make a feature of lanterns hanging on bamboo sticks or old branches....or screen it off with that grass you can buy on the roll and make a shady seating area..or even make a small pond their with lots of bog plants and things of interest..sorry...

Thrift (Armeria maritima).Getting past its best now but a wonderful late spring favourite on any coastal walk. Look carefully though, there are still blooms to be found on north facing rocks or in shady gulliesIt doesn't ususally grow as tall as the garden cultivars and is a wonderfull...