General Gardening Discussion

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.

While I was out in the woods on Sunday in the rain, there was a sudden gust of wind as I was walking down an avenue of yews - and suddenly the same thing happened!!! I couldn't believe it, as I'd just read this thread before going out! It was amazing - and, no, it didn't start off my...

So do I plant this wee baby thing just below the compost?The big one already has a shoot about 1 1/2 inch long on it but is only on surface of soil.

thanks very much indeed

you can cut down on weight by using polystyrene for part of the compost fill, i hope they wont blow over btw, is there a piccy? take a trip to Kew Gardens to get a few ideas, cos this looks like a BIG enterprise

Depends whether you want them there. If you want to move them somewhere else you could- they seem to be propagating themselves quite happily!

Thanks all, I had thought that may be the case, but I am getting a bit bulbed up in my garden. I think the answer may be to start a flower bed for cut flowers.

Thats probably the reason, I would not grow them again unless asked to

Thanks everyone - given me stacks of ideas. Going with the totem poles....JOKING!!! It's a huge relief to know I don't necessarily have to dig out the roots and as they are planted along the front drive I may go for gravel and pots if they prove really stubborn. (Not my first choice, but it...