General Gardening Discussion

Well the branches go bare like any deciduous tree but it flowers very early, last year it was in March and it got caught by frost, which ruined the flowering. This year there is no sign of flowers yet due to the colder weather, so hopefully it might be better and later. Apparently the fruits...

Excellent link! Thanks

My favourite gardening website is:www.plantagogo.co.uk for alpine/rockery plants.for shear enthusiasm and helpfulness on the phone, with no hint of commercialisation, hard to find these days!My next would be Bakker for quality and good general range of plants, but I feel, a very commercial...

thanks pete2255

Actually North West is a reasonable direction for a garden to face. It should get a goodly amount of sun and as you say, the frost has gone before the sun gets on it. This is what happens with a North east exposure as you surmise. Plum trees tend to flower early in the year and frost will damage...

Curling is due to water loss . If they are in open pots you could cover with a plastic bag to retain moisture. They usually pick up quickly, particularly if they had some root when you potted them.

mmm yes 4" of couch grass, and dogs mercury over the whole garden, customer wants to sow grass ... this mite be one solution, not a perfect solution...... ive got rid of most plants from the infested area . which is most of the back garden [ 03. March 2006, 07:09 PM: Message edited by: Lady...

They from pools of blue round the bare trees on one of the walks at Anglesey Abbey in March. Lovely flower.Another March Flowerer - albeit it with chewed leaves.Berginia - large fleshy green leaves growing from rhyzome type root. Grows fine in a dappled shady spot in my side garden and...

WOW! what a lot of replies so quickly! Many thanks to all, I'll try and do as you suggest and if I don't manage it at least I know I can buy some! Once again many thanks

this is another tough plant with interest all year...ELAEAGNUS pungens 'MACULATA' An evergreen, bushy, slightly spiney shrub, with glossy, dark green leaves marked with large, central,deep yellow patch. VERY FRAGRANT, URN SHAPED, CREAMY WHITE FLOWERS, open from mid, to late autumn. And another,...

Pavel, I would agree with the others. Have a go yourself, and find out what you can. Check with the neighbours and see what they say. Make a list of the most common plants in your neighbourhood and then google to see what conditions they like. The link below gives some background to the...

Weedol or Pathclear, keep pets or children off until it dries. Pathclear is supposed to be longer lasting (up to 3 months if applied in spring but read any instructions and disclaimers)Both contain diquat and paraquat, very poisonous to aquatic life so no good anywhere near a pond or...

cheers guys, not sure what plants my mum has! but read up on books from library,will keep you updated cheers

I did some end of last summer and I think they are ok

i think you could pot these up for now and keep in cold greenhouse, if only to get every1 involved,dont plant them deep so you can see progress and top them up if necessary .. normally they would be planted whre they are to flower, but this method will prove more interesting

re: you miniature daffs, if they have started to sprout then put them into pots so you can control the amount of water they get, just keep them damp. if sprouting has not started, put them out in the ground where you want them, mark with a small cane, if they appear this year they will only be...

try you local Nursery, not the Garden centre, as they really only supply plants and a few sundries, unlike Gardencentres, they sell more sundries now a days than plants, and are usually more expensive. buying on line is ok, but deal with people that you have had recommenations from. depending...

what conditions was your Dacaena growing in your previous house compared to your new one i.e light/shade. It has obviously made a difference. Is it the plain green form or variegated? As Lisa says it may be too late to save it.

Morrisons sell some great plants - a lot of them are exactly the same as you would get in garden centres (RHS certified, same labels etc) but a lot cheaper. The problem is that the range can be quite limited and they generally only have one delivery of each type (i.e. when it's gone, it's gone)....

there was one thread about bamboo that's not invasive - but I can't spot it at the moment - I think it was iun one about a big yellow van ( to disguise seeing it!)