General Gardening Discussion

Ok, thanks all for the advice. F

Thank you!!

I did the same - chopped it down - no sign of life - will wait and see!

To be quite honest I can't see anything too bad. Hebe will always be brown inside, the berberis could be a bit dry or it could be insect damage not really possible to say .

First thing that comes to mind is the family members that the garden will be occupied by. Ages of the children is relevant (I've watched too much Titchmarsh!) But with little ones, it does mean the difference beween a stonking big pond teeming with wild life, or alternatively a big play area...

Ah I see @pete, great thank you

I think it might be evening primrose.

Well, look around various plant nurseries to see if they offer varieties where pollination is not much of a problem. You can limit purchases to just one plant but I found it better for my blueberry-addicted household to have three; they Agriculture Extension Service also recommended three as the...

Welcome Beej118. It also looks like dock, the picture is rather small to tell properly. Both dock and horseradish both have tap roots and are difficult to remove once they get a hold. If the root is broken and some left in the ground it will re-shoot.

Same here. Ive grown them for a couple years for their scent in baskets and containers. This year about 2/3 of mine died off whilst the rest of the plants survived. I wont bother with them next year no matter how glorious they smell. Nothing smells good when its dead eh.

Just about every single plant in my garden, both fruit and veg have been sub par this year. Everything started out so promising then went to hell in a handcart. South coast so a very wet winter (lost all my delphiniums) then a glorious spring then saharan conditions in summer probably did it. If...

Dog pee always kills grass in summer, in winter the rain and wet soil dilutes it. Follow the dog round with a bucket of water.

Probably some time in the future, similar comments may be given.

As I've mentioned in another thread, I want to put a few azaleas into a border. But how far apart should I put them, and hence how many should I buy? The variety is Dwarf Orange (possibly also Dwarf White, depending on the answer to my question). Thompson & Morgan have them listed here and here....

I'm looking for more information on a lost hybrid of B. davidii/forrestii called Buddleja X 'Hotblackiana'. Has anyone ever seen this plant? I've seen the Wikipedia page, and the reference is wrong, as it doesn't mention the Buddleja at all.I have a plant labelled B. limitanea, origin...

@shiney Now that is a lovely plant, I may get one myself! I presume when you say popular, you mean with the gardener and not the rabbits?

Thanks for replying I'll wait and might try to divide them then. Yes I know what you mean. To be honest I give them very little attention. They stay where they are all year and flower over a couple of months. They wouldn't survive in my borders either so they'll have to stay in a pot

I think the first picture is a flower bud yet to open, same for the second picture. When the flower is dead the dry ends of the seeds poke out from the closed bud.I think most are now F1 s so are often sterile.

Its only a young bulb and it flowered for the first time this year. Grown from offsets from a larger bulb which I dont have anymore.

I always use scaffolders' gloves, from Quickfix. A scaffolder once gave me a pack of 10 pairs and I wouldn't be without them now...bramble proof, long lasting.