General Gardening Discussion

Brian congratulations and I know the buzz when they first flower. I planted hawthorne whips that very quickly grew into small trees - but I too waited 8 years until they finally flowered. Worth waiting for though and the birds love the fruit.

Thanks to all for the advice. I have taken it onboard and planted a selection of your recommendations, I look forward to seeing how they fare. Thanks again Jaycee.

I have used bark mulch for 2 or 3 years without any problem. However it does its job very efficiently and stops things self seeding. Some plants are short lived and it is the self seeding that keeps the line going. But that is stopped with a thick mulch.

I have some of this allthough mine isnt in flower yet..it smells lovely..

The secret of successional planting must be to find plants that flower early, then die away completely and allow a later flowering plant to take over. There are loads of later flowering plants - but its finding the earlies that is the problem.Tonight, on Gardener's World, they mentioned...

Waheyy! the ladies back!!Nice one for that, i'll have nosey!

10 !!! :eek: as in ten... no I bought just the one in Sainsburys last year gave it a lot of attention it looks like it is going to repay me have U seen it in flower?

What I'd do, is pop it in another small pot to see what it does just in case it turns into a magical plant - and use your container for your seedlings.

Dave, I think as Wishaw and Papajo said the most important thing is safety. That means a decent distance from house, fences etc. Having said that you don't have to have a huge, out of control type, bonfire. My fires were never much larger than the fire that you have in a fireplace. I made a...

They are self supporting Fran, the old leaf stalks bend down and support the stem. I'm not sure but I think its only Maderense and Anemonifolium (palmatum) that does this.

There were just a few about today before the heavens opened up and the pics I did manage have not come out well so I won't post them. I'll try again on Monday(Mutters dark mutterings about stupid auto focus cameras! )

The first time I heard of toad lilies was at this site. I saw pictures and had to have some.

hi fran & bubblyso sorry for the delay in replying, i've been away on holiday.MANY, MANY THANKS , it would appear that bubbly has identified the problem.looks like i've got a bit of a problem on my hands !!!thanks again.Gordon.

I work for a local authority and one of the things my colleagues do is concerning contaminated land. I think its a fairly safe bet to say that when plans were afoot to build your house the prior use of the land would have been looked at. If there was any concern then remediation would have been...

Looks good now, so think how lovely it will be with plants growing up!

how about a solar pump/ filter, or oxygenator?

The bags may be more expensive, but easier to transport through your house

Agree with Hornbeam about the highly coloured varieties although you can get them to repeat flower - just put them out tof the way somewhere until next winter and allow them to rest. Have not been too succesful with the Auriculas but they are wonderful - love the pictures. Another useful Primula...

This guy seems to have written quite a few helpful articles on vegetable growing.Enjoy.http://www.westsidegardener.com/articles/index_complete.html

thanks very much palustris, very helpful.