General Gardening Discussion

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Sorry for the earlier confusion - must be the heat! This is henbane and its nothing like hemlock. Only the names are similar. The whole plant of henbane is very poisonous but it is now quite rare.

Two varieties that will root freely in water are weeping willow and twisted willow. My neighbour and I both have nice little twisted willow trees grown from twigs in bouquets of flowers, and I have several bits of weeping willow rooting up nicely in my pond to try a bonsai one. I would think...

Mums and dads beware, my son has a TP climbing frame and the tent window part rolls up, I went to roll it down after about 5 days and there was a honeycomb in it about the size of a large bar chocolate, luckily there were no stingers that i noticed about when i found it, but i dread to think...

The first sentance is the clue I think. Rhodies do not do well in full sun. They are shade lovers doing well in dappled and partial shade. They are quite shallow rooted so I would imagine that if its in full sun,its not getting enough water.I would lift it and move it into a shadier place -...

If anybody wants cuttings from it your welcome, I would need advice as to best time to do it, bearing in mind its evergreen and never dormant, and best way to send thro' the post?elainefiz: Thanks, hope you are not in a hurry then? PeterS: :D I like that, reminds me of my late mother who...

Thanks Geometer, take your point so far, look forward to hearing from you again!

I've been Freecycled! I am a natural hoarder and have to restrain myself quite severely to avoid ending up like the people on TV who can't get in their houses for 'things' piled waist high.... Freecycle appeals to all my worst instincts, and I blame GC for introducing me to it. :D ANYWAY, I...

thanks very much for answering, ive transplanted them to a large pot, and day 2 they still look good ...... not expecting anything this year, but hopefully next year the kids will have fun squishing the orange lanterns .... well thats what i used to do as a child .. lol !!

Thanks Liz

If you want something quick, cheap and cheefull for this summer while you get something else established then why not plant up a container of sweetpeas. They will quickly head upwards to the light and then tumble over the shed roof. Just put a bit of netting over the roof to give them something...

Hi jjordieI meant I've posted pics in the other hardy geranium site of my other geraniums. This new one isn't in flower yet.Yes it's meant to have near black flowers on the new geranium and my rose should be a deep red.Neither are in flower yet though as they are both new.

you could make some wine or cordial with the berrys..or even include them in jam..the berrys are excellent to boost your imune system so you can fight the winter flu and cold germs...mine are only just opening out..

Yes, it does quite well when offsets are pushed into the crumbling mortar of an old wall. I used to have several clumps grown in this way and when carrying 4 or 5 flower spikes, they looked rather more interesting than they would if pot grown.

Earthquake?

I usually scatter ours around the fruit trees. Ash from green wood is high in potash, but I've got my doubts about the potash content of ash from charcoal. It won't do your soil structure any harm wherever you put it and so long as it isn't in a big thick layer, chucking it on the compost heap ...

Lonicera Nitida Baggesens Gold is a lovely low growing compact shrub for hedges.

No offence taken E, i'm thicker skinned than that, you have to be in our job. That reminds me, I was leaning on my spade the other day.......... :D :D

As long as they are fed and watered I have found they do really well in pots. I think gladys has great things ahead of her!!!

Thanks for that, mine is Blue colour, and I will watch for the slugs, seems to have taken ok, and is in the sunniest part of the garden so here's hopeing.