General Gardening Discussion

Although I didnt know it at the time my love of gardens came to me as soon as I was born. I grew up in Sussex and my father had what can only be described as a truly beautiful garden. I only really appreciated it when though circumstances I was forced to live in London. The first plant I bought...

um have forgotten how philosophical us gardeners can be! AND all very romantic.Have the time at the moment but not the strength!

i,m sitting drinking coffee on my deck , tis luvely and sunny here ,only slight thing to spoil it is buster next doors humungous cat , hes eyeing up the fence again , last time he landed on me daffs and squished em the ungainly so an so ... still the weather is balmy the kids and hubby are all...

Hi Frogesque, Taken your advice onboard,the Pachira has now been repotted in the biggest pot homebase had 22" new compost/perlite. Lets hope that will do the trick. Thank you for your help. http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h45/bluemolly/gardenerscorner.jpg

Thanks to all for the responses - I now have some new ideas.Our local gardening club had their 'bring and buy' last month but were unable to run a stall at the local fete - it was cancelled because of the rain.!

At least it's not going to be stained...I did insist that my side would not be done, and so the whole lot is to stay natural.

Have a try on Ebay - you might be lucky. I got two (unused) at �£1.50 each at our local car boot sale! :D

In June the sun it is hotDoes it shine?It does not!

I think this is also called the madagascar jasmine. I have recently purchased this, but it is showing signs of wilting already. It was in flower when I got it, but these have just fallen away one by one, and the leaves are looking as if they may follow. I didn't give it a lot of water and it...

Thnakyou very much, I haven't given it any tlc since it was planted so you're probably right there.I'll give it a good feed and cut it back in winter.One last thing - there's self seeded campanula crowding its base - would it help if I cleared them away?

Might I suggest that if you buy a couple of clematis they should fall into the same pruning group, as they will get all tangled up immediately and if you are like me you will snap many of the shoots trying to extract one from the other. Judging from response here I would suggest sticking to the...

Excellent! A living tapestry of colour

Why not paint the concrete with G4. Usually takes about 4 coats and is available in black or clear. It is totally waterproof and is used to seal concrete ponds so a stream should be no problem plus you wont have creases from the liner to worry about.John.

Thanks, that doesn't sound difficult technically. Good idea about the cut turf! My bricks are buff coloured but I can't complain.

Once you've salvaged what you can - instead of planting it in compost - fill a small pot with ordinary soil from the ground, the sandier the better - dampen it and then plant it. In my experience mint, marjoram, oregano like a lot of herbs do better in soil without the addition of nutrients....

Bougainvilleas flower on new wood, so I feed mine furiously with Hi N for 3 or 4 weeks to encourage shoots, then Hi K for 3 or 4 weeks to encourage flowers, alternately all through the summer. If you can stop them loosing their leaves during the winter they get a flying start the next year, but...

I use pelleted chicken manure too. No smell and it really does a grand job. Mulch with garden compost in the autumn, two handfulls of pelleted chicken poo per bush in the spring and two more in the summer and that's it.

Thanks guys, I think I'll hold onto it but keep it isolated from everything else and see what happens.

Rain...what rain? yes it is a very vibrant blue tending to purple most eye catching the leaf is like yours.

Lowest for essex was 5, but may think about getting in my summer bananas cause the leaves might crisp. Not sure if the nights are long enough now for frosts are they? I need a fleece that stretches from corner to corner, or one of those stadium roofs that close up. [ 29. May 2006, 12:26 PM:...