General Gardening Discussion

Yep, got them blooming in my garden.

Most everything I grow gets pinched out. As Pete said, it delays flowering a tad but you will get many more flowers on more shoots Freddie.

@pete @Purple Streaks @Verdun Thanks. I'll get on it.G

i think you would just need a single cane to take the stem from where you’d planted the clematis to the conifer. From there on it would be able to make its own way up. Maybe a case of directing it to run in front, rather than round the back. I would certainly run any additional stems along the...

I'd be inclined to casually fling some native wild flower seeds over the fence.

Cheers Verdun, I'll do that as soon as all the bulbs show

Booo ...... You must try harder

No problems Monty. Hope all turns out well. Best wishes.

Alstroemeria 'Little Eleanor' (Peruvian Lily) | Peter Beales Roses - the World Leaders in Shrub, Climbing, Rambling and Standard Classic Roses@Spruce Good Call. I'll keep my eye on this one.@Verdun Both seem respectable choices. To me daisy shape flowers dont have that wow factor but in...

Or as a neighbour recently ("put me right") because I misquoted it would sayNe'er cast a clout till May be out'

Haven't the faintest . I think they're a bog standard Stachys lanata.They certainly need tidying up but the flowers look good and they're easy to remove.

I have an everlasting sweet pea in a pot next to a fence in North Yorks. It is grumpy, bent double and brown.Can anyone help me save it?Many thanks!

May be this member was quoting his favourite "The Rambling Rose"

Golden privet, in my experience, is very tough and responds well to hard pruning. My experience echoes that of honeybunny

Will do and will buy more seeds too.

Ha ha fumanchu....but you have become wiser! Earlier today I suddenly doubted myself and dug up campanula Iridescent Bells. Silly billy me! Plenty of shoots from an inch or so below soil surface. A thick mulch added to the depth too. I replanted it and hope it doesn’t take offence at my...

thanks for all your responses Me-thinks Membrane & Gravel makes the most sense, because unfortunately the Chain-Link can't be disposed of, the House being rented.

Thanks Nigel and KFF, I'll keep it in a sheltered spot for a few weeks, chilly forecast over the weekend. Then plant it out.

Of course.