General Gardening Discussion

Thank you all - in many ways that is a relief - I seem to remember a similar thing happening to the other Hibiscus last year. Anyway at least the plant looks healthy! I cant see any signs of a bug so I've taken your advice Mona Lisa and gievn it a good spray with Fairy liquid. Thank you

Cheers Poppy33, without being too wet it really is an expression of me so its nice to get positive coments. I have put alot of brain time into visualising it and its nice that others can see what I have had in my head for so long. It felt like a great weight had been lifted when I finally...

This is what I bought as a "Meconapsis Alba" but in fact i think it is a Blue Himalayan which i longed for years ago but didn't think it would survive in my soil Doesn't it look lovely? ! was really suprised when it flowered

Yes, just off for a nap now. :rolleyes:

thanks hornbeam... any idea what she can treat them with ?

Glad to hear it's recovering! Leave it until late Autumn and prune it then. You may find that buds will grow further up the branches as the tree settles down. If you're having hot weather, keep it watered! PS I like your sparkly avatar.

It isn't Eccremocarpus but it is a flowering plant of some sort. You might get a nice surprise when it blooms.

i have planted out my dahlias now that where in the greenhouse. but wild rabbits are munching them. so i have had to put plastic bottles over them for protection for now. until i get chickenwire to put around beds.

Thanks for your advice - I just thought that early stages of decomposing bird might be a problem! But then, when I removed the poor thing it was still in pretty good shape (better anyway than those the cats tend to get a hold of - we have a "wall" of tall conifers in our garden where lots of...

some of mrs grieves modern herbal book is outdated..allthough its an excellent book it should be used with caution..some usefull things for elder are.. flower heads fried in batter "elderflower fritters"..the flowers are also used to make cordial and summer drinks and champagne..if you want to...

Hi Sweetpea. There are two aspects. Long term and short term.Long term, what Debdrobium said is right. If its clay, you want to improve it as much as you can, by adding lots of organic material, also small 10 ml gravel (agricultural grit is the best - but not so easy to find in bulk), and...

Pears suffer with fungi attacks and some of the blame is host trees that reinfect.

Sorry no, it is stone but just not old, thats what I meant!! Yes its very heavy Could you tell me what the plants are you have growing up behind yours BM? Is it bamboo?

I dont care to be honest if it got rid of a migraine - have done the chinese herb thing, now that's not a nice taste!!

You'll have to number your Hedgies then! I hope my little snufflepig keeps coming back, Ive plenty of slugs for him, lol!

There is some stuff called "Super Dug" which is a great soil conditioner. http://www.compost-technology.co.uk/cart.php - quite expensive thoughI used it a lot when we moved in and it does work. You lay it on the surface of your clay and the worms do the work for you by dragging it down...

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Oh, really. That sounds a bit of a challenge. :s

All I do is cut top growth and put as much as I can in a jug, pour on boiling water and let them steep until the water turns quite a dark colour.If you use it after washing your hair, then rinse it off. The way I'm using mine at the moment is to bottle it, then dab some directly onto the...

Nice one, will do. I've had the same thing happen with my pansies in the back aswell. It can't be dryness as i am really good on the watering front.Maybe it is the wind, but yet the back part of the house doesn't get windy....damn those Vine Weevils......