General Gardening Discussion

someone once told me that "new Dawn" would do OK on north face wall, but have never tried it myself though I do grow it.

Get out the cool shades, clag on the suncream and have a great break roders! Interested to see what you manage to come back with

Cheers everyone, not been out to check on them since yesteday morning. If it stops raining I will go and have a look and dispose of them. :D

Well I can send you kilos of the beastly seeds if you insist!!

Goosegrass or cleavers is a valuable plant to the herbalist as Wildflower has already pointed out. It is really easy to pull up when it is scrambling around and yes - as it is full of minerals, it will make valuable compost. However - compost it BEFORE it sets seeds. That is true for all...

Its doing OK pete so fingers crossed XXX

Yes, they do. You can cut the flower head off and new flower spikes will form, so if you miss yours you get a second go!

Hi Lady of leisure this will get you started.http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=001819Some links for reading up on and growing...

I KNEW you'd like it Nik ML !!

Obviously BMshe has a great voice and you must be pretty talented to do clever things like that

Oh ok - have seen the answer to that question in the RHS link.Thanks. Will post a picture once i have done the pruning over the weekend.Amanda

Delosperma cooperi is definitly hardier than lampranthus, I've had lampranthus die on me most winters but the delosperma has looked a bit down but it comes back, up to now. [ 22. June 2006, 09:13 PM: Message edited by: pete ]

advice on how to take a cutting please ta in advance i am that much of a newbie

I don't have it here now (gave the plant away last year - not enough room), but this form - Zantedeschia 'Pink Mist' is generally a good 'doer'. It is not quite so free flowering as Z. aethiopica and tends to be strongly deciduous, whereas the species is usually evergreen here. This suggests...

oh wow, that bbq looks absolutely fab Mona lisa and the planting compliments it. great job.

Hi Barra, Have you done any work on it yet? I can't remember whether you said it was your garden or a relatives now. Do post some pictures of it all it sounds a very interesting project to undertake. I did find these links they may be of some help. ...

You can usually hack away at them, they are tough as old boots and really spring back from the base. Do it soon so they have time to regrow before the winter. I have never had a problem with radical pruning on a rhody but I do know that a few cultivars and species are sometimes grafted (R....

Martin says its about 7ft - I don't know if its the real thing, it looks much paler than your photo but then its obviously at an earlier stage in development.Got my puppies now (had to have caesarian - all very difficult) anyway at least it means I can escape for a minute to take a...

It would seem to be a question of restraining top growth whilst the stem thickens up- I suppose it's too late to get another to wind up the stem to help support it- I've seen this done beautifully with three stems making a very sturdy support.

lol jazid, I just posted this in response to liz...http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=001974