General Gardening Discussion

Hi Caroline. Sorry not got back sooner but nothing inside leaves. Really puzzled. It's defo not over watering. Especially the amount of rain we get in UK. Never sprayed it all. Could be PH. But it's been there for 3 years. But will have to check it Dave

Hi,We have a Hornbeam in the garden that is 20+ years old and is currently about 3m high by 3m wide, with a depth of just under 2m.To all intents and purposes it's been treated like a hedge, very light pruning a couple of times a year to give a really thick growth. Trouble is, it's now badly...

Hi,The largish plug plants we purchased in April time have done brilliantly and a few seem too big for their 3.5" half pots.They say its best to pot them on every 6 months but wondering if September is getting too late in the year for doing so, or better to overwinter them and repot in the...

I'm sure it would find it's sea legs.

Thanks everyone - I've a lot of googling to do - to see what these plants look like and where I can get them from .

Thank you @luis_pr ... that helped me too as i have three macrophylla with a total of 3 blooms between them.

I like your approach charlie! However one inch of compost would only benefit moss or algae lol. Most of it would wash away into the rubble.. Good plants need good ground mate and there's no simple fix if you really want that bank looking good.

What a beautiful vintage property Kriss, I love the style of the curvaceous wall , the gate and everything else! Can't add to what other suggestions have been made but I go along with them

I know I shouldn't have picked up on this thread! It's very catching this Day Lily theme ,

For various reasons I've been away from the forum for a while (apart from a few quick look ins) and will be largely absent again once my parents kitchen is finished. However, circumstances dictated that I needed to make regular visits to my parents where most of my plants are so I have a few...

Has anyone ever encountered this species on the or travels?Longstock National Collection has lost their plant and they no longer have a living specimen at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. It's possible one has survived at another garden with a collection not listed online.For information,...

Do you have a heated place to over winter the pups? Assume you realise the main stem will die after flowering.If left alone over winter you can treat it exactly the same as last year. I would perhaps dry it off a bit earlier, as I find when you put a large pot in unheated conditions in late...

Looks like Impatiens @Flumpy Himalayan balsam.

Thanks @pete - we're going to move her a few feet closer to light. Thanks for advice - have a few aerial roots which have tucked back into pot - good to know that is right thing to do.

Hi,Any enclosed area like the cloche or greenhouse needs to be checked a few times a week in winter to ensure things do not dry out too much.You need to keep them from drying out fully, but equally avoid overwatering them and making things really soggy as that will just rot the roots.The...

Thanks for itemising your fears regarding LCD versus Viewfinder situation, in an enjoyable way! They are what I feared! In normal times id be able to go to a shop and try some cameras, but so far I haven't done that. However there is a Jessops a few miles away so perhaps I should pluck up the...

I’ve not used a GTech.

We've had badgers over the years and i always know when one is 'back' They are strong for their size and you can see ground well dug and pots dishevelled as they root around for earth worms. We did have a semi tame one a few years back that stayed under the shed. We put out peanut butter...

Thanks, I find it very rewarding to pop back indoors from apple pressing in the garden, check for new posts and post a correct response to an ID request within 3 mins of being posted.Back to my apples ......