General Gardening Discussion

Thanks for that thought Liz. I will give it a try. Dicentra has been very disappointing this year. The last couple of years it flowered for 10 weeks, but this year - short and battered.

Oh my word, don't blame you, you'd be there forever!!Think i'll give it a go on mine.

That sounds reasonable pete. I have this year cut back again in the hope that goodness wuld go back into plant and not into something I was going to remove in early august, but I see your point about it stimmulating more growth, so will re think my schedule.

Good to hear...You are very welcome!

dont know what size jervis balcony is mine is quite big part of the flat structure iff it is a balcony attached to the building will have to be carefulrosa

Right, hot water, sand and cement it is! Thanks!!

i like heuchera's myself, i have sown some purple palace,bressingham and green finch?, buyer was not able to identify, but said it looks like green finch. Also have a 2nd year strawberry candy one in my wee greenhouse. :D

They are truly a delightful spring flower, and bring back many memories for me too.

Golden euonymus should also do OK - and hosta's should manage there as well ferns. Primular vulgaris (the wild primrose) should also manage as well as fuchsias - especially magenallica, which I've grown in similar shady positions.Take a look at the RHS site, which should expand on the...

Jazid, that's what I wanted to say!! It has to be the ultimate favourite plant name! But I rather like phlox of sheep! Sorry!

Agree with Chobart - looks like a penstemon - don't know which. If so, it's half-hardy, so take cuttings in the autumn to make sure that you still have some if it's a hard winter.

I can always spot a 'goody'. Very nice!

liz The honeysuckle is only about 4 years old this is the second time it has flowered as last year it was a deep reddish shade and this year the flowers where the deep reddish and just as they where coming out they are changing to an orange/yellow shade now, The plant looks healthy nature is a...

Apparently the basic idea is to get a T shape like a one layered espalier, but they can be grown in all sorts of ways: http://womansworld05.atalink.co.uk/articles/gardens-and-gadening/281 Scroll down to the pic. of the hamburg grape to avoid all the bumpf... My vine weevil and chafer grub ridden...

I have a balcony planted a grape vine vitis Boskop glory last year in a large pot, I dont know how to prune it and i chopped the top off it has just these past few weeks started to come back it looks ok, does any members know anything about these grape vines, i have it growing up a pagola. I get...

For most plants you can use multi-purpose compost. I like a mixture of about 30% SHARP sand with the compost, to help with drainage. Pure compost can get very water logged. Though as Frogesque says some plants like special conditions.I have about 35 large pots, with a sand/compost mix in...

Hi again. If it was a present, then somebody has been ripped off if that is the state it was in when delivered-- only jokingSince a lot of these plants have now been micro- propogated by the millions they can be bought for between �£9.99-and �£14.99 they are now quite reasonable, though if...

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Excellent, always thought it smelled tasty.

That must be why we hear a "plop" when we walk by then...