General Gardening Discussion

How about some ferns in containers as well, helps to make the most of your colour by adding the all important green background, and would be happy in the most shady parts along with those Hostas?

Soil was really nice today after a bit of the wet stuff on it. It's also warming up in the sunshine so I planted out a couple of small trees I'd been holding back.

Hornbeam, that is a lovely picture of your violets.

Thanks - to both of you. I will wait and see. Hopefully there will be some sign of life soon.

Thanks for your replies!Amanda

Stinking after on the beach - mine come back smelling sweetly after all that salt and water! well after it all dries out that is.I wish you luck with Parkers ferns, let me know how you goet on. I bought the grasses too and the red one is pathetic, it is in my hospital ward, but could end up...

I'd definately dig through the soil to remove any bulbs lurking down there before putting membrane down, from experience, there are always a few left which manage to get though membrane - grrrrrr. I had to lift membrane to dig out bulbs - which I thought I had removed.

Looks like you have been working really hard!! Well done!!! (er - any chance you can loan him out for a week or two????!!!! )

So why not just chuck them now if she is not going to get any flowers and then they will die? or have I missed something?I would take a chance on it, I am a bit in the same boat as I could not get bulbs in last Autumn because of my accident, I stuck them in last month and I am optamistic!The...

And they will charge you 9 quid plus for the white flowered version!

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You don't say what kind of euphorbia it is and how big the space is. some varieties can take over any garden, others more easily kept in place.I move mine when the leaves have died back, but take great care as the sap can cause a very nasty skin reaction.I had a huge orange one ?grifithii??...

Thanks all, I am sure I am on the right lines now in my garden, but the hedge bottoms look awfull full of the stuff and I am sure will stop the grass growing. I may be have to drop a hint to the boys that look after the grounds.Wildflower, interesting about Hepatica Nobilis. I will try to get...

Thank you DaveAmanda

Thank you!

Generally speaking a slightly acid soil like yours will grow almost anything except perhaps dianthus (though they will grow but not really thrive). The acidiy level is not really an indication of fertility though. Daft as it sounds, lok at your weeds! The better they grow, especially things like...

Hawthorn I think Pete.

Thanks again pete, that's very interesting. Must agree about the mud!

If its growing, I'd just let it continue for fun. It would take a long time for it to do anything productive, but who knows what it would turn out to be.

A figure of 6.5 is generally quoted as the best pH for soil, simple because most plants are happy there. I do not think that you have any probem at 6. Even if your pH was further from the optimum I would still not do anything. It is easier to select the plants to suit the soil rather than...