General Gardening Discussion

Ah thanks Pete. I didnt know about the heartwood/sap - my friend just said there was life/green in the twig she snapped but she might be wrong. I appreciate the help.

fish & chips tonight?

We have one of these stamping guns with the reel of plastic strip that the gun embosses. We gave up with that as well! Apart from being too much of a hassle we found that those disappeared too. We actually saw a squirrel removing some of them With most of our plants we know what they are...

What would you like to know about the scientific depts Mike? Unless people have the direct need for them then I'm not sure why anyone would know. It's not like saying 'Hi there, as you're a member please come and play in the science lab'; it's a specialist service or aspect of the RHS, not...

LOL Yes, but what species of thistle, Pete? We've got loads of 'em in Britain!Nick

That dischondra is actually really nice once it gets going, grew it in a hanging basket a few years ago. @mazambo Certainly no expert here, but I would cut after that third large leaf which is what I think KFF is suggesting, should be enough to sustain your new plant.Nick

I went with pikes peak and red sun and just kept two of each and passed the rest on two and a half months on my grandson is well impressed, not giants by no means but they look bigger to him, two have opened with flowers and two are yet to open, I kept 2 red and 2 yellow one opened is yellow...

That’s great, looks so much better. If you see a problem with the grass we have a lawn section, just post away and feel free to join in the rest of the forum as we are a happy bunch

Good morning @KFF my friend thank you for that,they are Leucanthemum Vulgare (May Queen)

Very similar colour too the SPs I grow. These are Charlies Angels ( which I could not get this year) and Our Harry. Both very good performers with lovely colour.

was frightened that the birds would fly into it.

@MondomondoTread carefully all shrubs are different as @Verdun said they come from all round the world. pruning is often done after a shrub has flowered or fruited eg philadelphus, deutzia, rubus or when they are dormant. Others are pruned after the winter as the new growth might be damaged...

I may go weather permitting , if I do go I am sure I'll pop in and have a look around.

Again Matt, it’s your soil I think. Too dry and too impoverished. If you apply a good fertiliser....fish blood and bone, chicken manure etc., and apply a generous mulch it will help boost growth. No cutting off the flowers will not really make much of a difference to growth. Remove flowers next...

I have two ornamental fruit trees that shade our front bay window for a bit of privacy. This year the malus has taken on a lot of growth which is great.Can I prune them now to encourage the right shape and ensure all its growth goes in the right places to maximise shade?Or is it too late...

My action would be to sort the drainage out first. Not keen on bonemeal ....I know it’s often recommended It might be blight but first things first.....the drainage. And I wouldn’t repot just now

They don't look too bad to me, tomatoes are remarkably forgiving and will recover quickly given the right conditions. As others have said I go along with over-watering being the problem. It may have washed the nutrients out of the compost so I would try a half dose of Tomorite or similar tomato...

Welcome to the forum! Try to let them mature as long as you can before collecting seeds. Worse come to worse, make a note of their name and then you'll know what to order if you have to.

Thanks @NigelJ but I am in my first season back here in Carmarthenshire - my failures were in Nottinghamshire - cold and windy. I have noticed around my village here that Briza maxima seems to have made its escape.

Back in the early spring of 2018, while sorting out a rather neglected area in our new garden, I came across a clump of what I suspected were daylilies, buried under various other plants. So I carefully lifted and potted them, grew them on and then planted them out in one of our newly created...