General Gardening Discussion

Ouch! Take care, Laburnum - get someone else to do the digging for a bit!

I have some 3 year old buddleia cuttings which are 2' tall but only because I keep pruning them... and when I moved the pots yesterday I had a struggle because the roots had got out through the drainage holes over winter. Fond as I am of pots, not a good idea!

small annuals would be better, what you used seem to be perennial that create a bigger root system as you know

I agree Liz - they love delphs. If you can get them more mature, the slugs are less of a problem, but protect as much as possible against snails. Mine will insist on chewing through the flower spike - one minute glorious stem of buds or even blooms - next day, collapsed thanks to snails...

Thank you can't believe all the replies so quickly i am going to try the shrub in a pot that sounds like a good idea. I will let you all know what happens. Thank you again

Weve added a growing blog for those interested:http://www.thechileman.org/collection.phpMark

I think thats right Peter, I tend only to use peat based compost on short term pots ie. one season. Anything longer and I use John Innes, I buy the no 3 and add some peat, or organic matter of some kind, or grit, depending on what the particular plant likes.

Think Liz might be right,its been too wet or too cold or even both. :(

If it likes its' conditions it will self-seed; so after 3 years you should have continuous flowers!

glad to hear it!! It's amazing how uncomfortable it is to kneel on gravel!! :eek: [ 30. March 2006, 03:43 PM: Message edited by: dendrobium ]

cheers dave, appreciated...

Hi PeterS, I have Stargazer and Tom Pouce, and wouldn't like to say which was the more perfumed! They both havea really strong scent which spreads round the garden. I prefer the Stargazer because I love the colour! Both are lovely.

I went for a wander round places like Jewson, saw what sizes they did of the stuff I liked, and went home, measured up, and costed it out from there. Don't forget you'll spend a lot on sharp sand for laying it!! We got Marshallspaving slabs, Saxon - partly because of the yellowness which...

Creeping thyme is very good, and easy to grow fron seed.

I suspect that they will not be available for that long. But should be available for another week or two. Even the ones I bought a few days ago have grown noticeably, and after a while would get too big and out of hand in the garden centres.Many of mine are on window sills in the house.

I think LesH has got it! They spread like fury, grow anywhere are easily lifted and in the south are probably 3 or 4 weeks ahead of up here.

yes, scarify now, but keep off if things are too wet - it won't do any good. If it's a small area, just use a springbok (very bouncy metal or plastic rake) - no need for expensive machinery! And a very good workout!

If anyone else would like to contribute to my ground breaking research, then any input would be appreciated. I'm going to make the cut off Sunday evening, then I'll have to write my report, can't put it off any longer. :(ThanksIan

Hi, Sawfish! Yes, I agree, and to get back to the original thread, sort of - I'm sure there are lots of snowdrops there at the moment!! :D

hans thanks for puting me in the 'younger person' catagory, been in horticulture 35 years this year, and married just as long, but you are always learning new thing in this game. Used Jeyes for more years than I care to remember, and, yes it is good stuff.