General Gardening Discussion

The shed is tin as far as I can see.The garden probably looks smaller than it is - we counted the left hand side as 15 fence panels (6 foot panels) - it is quite narrow but long. There is a slight slope but hardly worth mentioning - sloping away from the house.It really only is about the...

with a bit of luck there will still be buds lower down, even if the highest ones are affected by frostI was always advised not to do it until May started - and that was down south - so I suppose that'd be ok for Somerset!! Whatever you do, don't cut off any bits that go black if we do...

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I have to do something in my lunch break and Faversham town centre doesn't offer much.Lovely sunny day all day today.

Great plant, can also spread 3 metres +. can be kept to half that size, but it lose's it's inpact a bit..

Take 1/3 old wood out of the centre each year for three years, this will encourage new growth from the base. Best time would be April/May or when growth is under way.Keep the rest lightly trimmed with garden shears after flowering to maintain shape.Also check any branches that touch the...

Pavel, for the price you were quoted, are you sure that your garden is not 5 acres! I have designed mainly large formal grounds, up to 20 acres with the odd smaller plot, and, although it is not cheap, I think the price you were quoted was quite high, for the size of garden Agree with fran, you...

Thank you all for the information i am sure i shall be planting some of these plants.

looks good in the snow too! It's been snowing for ages here too - started sometime overnight, and it's still going - got plenty of pics (see comp!!) :D :D :D

They are on a window sill in a room where there is no heating on but maybe it was too late when i put them there.I'll take your advice and wait to see what happens.

Mims Re your query as to what varieties of Bourganvilla, Datura, and Hibiscus I could recommend. Afraid you just have to walk around the markets and see something you find striking and bring it away. The Spaniards never bother to label anything ( they probably dont know a name anyhow). I would...

Wisteria will be OK on an east facing wall, my daughter has a huge one on the east face of her house. It is quite open so gets sun about half the time. There are quite a few roses that will thrive on a north facing wall as well, particularly the old fashioned ones. A rose and clematis together...

Ground level! Will do, thanks again.

We have several of these in our garden. We call them the Irish hanging baskets :D :D Nik

ok thank you both for the info. Will start them as soon as i get back then

My house backs on to it too! Redding - new-build - loads of it around!

Hi all,The last set came in a bit late for my visit! I did make it to Buckingham Nurseries and realsied that this was somewhere I currently have a mail order with ! D'Oh! Could have saved myself the postage! Ah well, got a gorgeous rhododedron (deep green and bright yellow foliage, purple...

great! well I will try and remember to look out for them later in the year and have a go and see what happens. I like free things

that's an excellent book - definitely worth while. If you're seriously intersted, it might be worth while joining a gardeners book club, as that's one of the usual books on offer which makes it much more affordable. Details are in most of the gardening mags, often on the back page, or one of...

Alex: My garden is really my wife's garden! That is when there are flowers to cut for the house or when she is showing her friends round. It is also the play area for a five years old labrador dog as well as his 'toilet' area much of the time. With squirrels digging their holes in the lawn -...