General Gardening Discussion

.... well, what do you expect for a Bank Holiday!!!!????

Roses, roses, roses! Warm and sunny yesterday - rain and wind today! Plants do have to be tough don't they!Despite the rain - the roses are well under way now and that does mean Summer This is an unidentified yellow climber trained on the house walland this is Rosa rugosa that makes a...

after ordering a full set of tools on May 3rd [order confirmed], i sent two emails this week asking what was happening, there was no reply i phoned the company and was told that the order labels went to the warehouse on May 22nd, and that there was no manager who could deal with this, and the...

What cold - here it was T shirt and shorts weather - glorious :DBut yes summer is acoming -

So sad for you poor Essex boys! Interesting to read all the chat about Global Warning and etc. my difficulty is in understanding the reality of it all at the same time as the economic divide between the rich/poor and haves/have nots continues to grow. It's OK being 'old' but you have to fear...

It seems to me that Chelsea is a bit 'overdone' by the BBC - have been once or twice but given up being pushed about all day. My feelings are a bit mixed but seeing out of season plants with those in season worries me since we cannot reproduce that sort of thing at home. Hampton Court is to my...

Best not.

Think the plant you're after is Fuchsia magellanica. My mum calls them dancing ladies (after she's had a couple) and there's a reference to it in Flora Brittanica.

Ive pruned pieris japonica hybrids all through the summer although never hard, just tidying. They take very well to it, it keeps them bushy. In my experience they aren't as fussy about soil as creativepaul above suggests. They will grow fine in neutral to mildly alkaline conditions like...

Good thinking Honey Bee :D

They are now all in pots and looking well. As you have them outside pete, does that mean they don't need heat at this time of year, or should I keep them in greenhouse until bigger? They now have frondy tops.

Well done jazid.... Nice avatar..! [ 25. May 2006, 09:40 AM: Message edited by: Marley Farley ]

... ok Rich, I think its, boing - "time for bed!!!" :D

Superb macro photo there Hornbeam!

I take it the Desert Pea is Sturt's Desert Pea. I found them easy to grow and they make great compact house plants, with unusual flowers. I like them a lot.The same with Kangaroo paw, with lanceolate leaves they also made good pot plants in a larger pot. I tried planting them outside, but...

trouble is I am running out of space - but have to admit hostas easy in my conditions

Yes mine are over and done with - I have a real love for Fritillaria, some of the bulbs now on offer are over �£20 of more unusual variety.My now departed next door neigbour used to have all her back garden full of the snakes head ones, all different colours, the new occupiers (who have been...

um frogesque, hope you have thought about using one, I have to tow horse trailer with horse and they go all sorts of ways you would not even imagine if you are not used to them!Having said that in time even a girlie can manage them with half a tonnn of horse inside!

Suckers from where, they will be like the mother plant. Yeah they belong in the ground, far too vigorous for pots really although OK for a couple of years I suppose.

slugbug,did i read right?did you really feed it cornedbeef?. :D :D :D :D :D .