General Gardening Discussion

Hi Mrs T (great name BTW - you need a Mr T in a wig avatar now!)If the rhodie is in the right kind of soil, and it looks otherwise healthy it could be just a bit too young?There's a good article here:http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0301/nonflowering_rhododendrons.aspHope that...

Thanks Peter, good idea about wiring each panel independantly.

Also, you get the green ones fresh all year - the white ones are in season only from 21st of April until 21st of June (a bit earlier for the Moroccan and Greek varieties). Outside these times it comes only from tins and jars and freezers - and in that state it can be like rubber sometimes and is...

Congratulations to Corri. Now if you will excuse me I need to go and lay down. :D

no problem about putting the gereaniums in - they're perennials. (different with pelargoniums, the things everybody knows as geraniums - they're not hardy) :confused:

My lilies are also sprouting but it looks like some of them are much smaller in diameter (they are third year plantings) - is it worth keeping them or buying some new ones although probably a bit lat for this year flowering.

Thank you, I'm going for the honeysuckle - love ivy but I know it gets a bit out of hand over the years. I've never grown honeysuckle, and fancy a go at that I think. Thanks again for your help!

If you prune them hard in Feb/Mar to 12 or 18 inches, you should make them bush out. Its a bit late now but it might still be possible. This is recommended for all new plants, irrespective of their normal pruning requirements. As Palustris says if it is an early flowering type you might have...

I'd agree, when we have discussed pollutants before the general conclusion has been that if there's enough in the soil to harm us then the plants won't do well either.

thankyou Palustris,it wasnt black night but cool rockets and larkspur.

Hello all. Ive had the music lovers rose growing in a pot on my patio for 2 years quite happily but it's died on me this year, any idea why. My other potted roses are ok. Also in your opinion is there anything that wont grow in a pot given the right soil and feed etc?

Hi Pete, yes, I have tried this with Amaranthus, some of the tiny purple seedlings had a lovely dark colour. The big fat green ones weren't so interesting. Also try to save tiny dark coloured Love-in-a-mist seedlings. I'm always in favour of the underdogs!

Growing orchids from seed is difficult and requires specialist knowledge and skills. orchids raised commercially from seed are germinated in flasks of nutrient jelly in a controlled laboratory environment. they are some times also propogated by meristem culture: microscopic pieces of plant...

BeckW79 - don't worry over much about the watering, unless you can't get your fork in. That's what you need - not a rake - it has to ba border fork, dug in to its full depth, and the soil turned, checking every bit for weed-root, and get every piece removed!! Good clean fun!! I do it a lot...

many thanks for advice hubby wiil have to put up with the long grass a bit longer!

Trachycarpus is definately hardier than cordyline, and I would say its better for shade as well. Sometimes its winter sun that makes the difference between life and death. It all very well planting in a fairly sunny spot in mid summer but you need to think if that spot gets any sun at all in...

I'd like to see the tulip, if you have a digital there are detailed instructions on this site for posting pics

Thanks for the advice everyone. cheers

This one is a bit different and easy if you have a damp shadey garden. Oh and I HATE those white daffs! anyone want a load?

cool will get some seeds then.. cheers.was just worrying about the sun the plants will get... had it in my head because the area in front of the fence always gets lots of sun that the fence did.. Actually looking at it yesterday I noticed that it must be north facing as the sun was behind the...