General Gardening Discussion

Sorry, the penny has dropped! Fat bergs ... grease icebergs. When I said I don't like grease on my hands, I didn't mean like car grease (I used to work on cars, do my own maintenance up to and including changing a head gasket) ... it is kitchen grease I can't stand, cringe!!!

You seem to be doing exactly as I would do

The first Clematis we got I put the roots in the shade. We then put two in planters and a fourth, which is the best of them all, with the roots in full sun! Maybe the Scottish sun is the same as being in the shade.

I'll give mine a chance Pete as I've just re-potted with a different/better compost.I've got the requirements Mazambo, I'll let you know if they grow enough to plant out.

My first picking this year, an "old-fashioned mix" from Wilko. I recognise Painted Lady, Matucana and Senator so far. Looking forward to seeing which others I find in this mixture.

We removed the conifer hedges from around our present property to the benefit of ourselves and others. The most affected neighbour offered to help pay for the new fence but since they were our trees we thanked him and said no.

Hello allI hope you are well.I am looking for a Plant to fill in a Gap in my Border.I have Posted a Photo and more details in the 'My Garden Progress' Thread, here:My Garden ProgressAny suggestions would be welcome.Thanks in advanceKevin

They self seed in this garden, so I assume you could just collect and scatter the seed. As to when, once the seed is ripe. Seed head just pop open with tiny black, flat seeds. They are actually one of the fastest germinating seeds going. I have had them germinate overnight from sowing in the...

Still great flowers.

Seeds could also be blown in or dropped by birds.

Thanks @Sheal and @pete I'll get them staked. I think I may have to do something more permanent too as it is a windy spot and didn't realise they were so susceptible. You're right Pete. They do look like a herd of cows have trampled them

Get out your Library card @Perki !!I can get without charge and often even before they're out in the shops.Gardeners World Modern Garden The English Garden Small Space Garden Garden Illustrated Amateur Garden + a few others that I don't bother with.With some Libraries you get to keep them,...

I have butts in various places but this was a particular location needing a 'pretty' one. In theory it would be great but cost wise it's not going to make sense. Annoyingly, when doing the building works a few years ago we installed a soakaway about the size of a swimming pool. I feel that with...

Sorry for the late reply been really poorly. I did more scraping and its dead :(

I took the plunge and chopped one stem of 'The Twig'. There were two trunks but the leaves on one were much smaller and it just didn't seem to be thriving like the other one. I mixed up some very gritty topsoil with 30% MPC and stuck the 5 cuttings in that, after letting the ends dry for a...

And this is Cranesbill " Ann Folkard " which I love. She just turns up year after year and spreads wherever she feels like it. She's developing climbing skills this season and has her eye on the Dublin Bay rose that spans the kitchen window.... Jenny namaste

Thanks for the updates folks, much appreciated.

Hi, thanks for the replies Thankfully, i tried again by taking te lid off and loosesning most of the rest of it and was able to bend the side walls as well as the base, i managed eventually to get the doors to go in I have built one of these before as well but i was maybe over confident this...

Do Tropaeolum majus, long trailing and climbing nasturtiums, and Tropaeolum minus, short nasturtiums, hybridise/interbreed?I ask for two main reasons. The first is it might be interesting to get the colours and forms of the short nasturtiums in a big seven foot climbing nasturtium. The...

Yes, having finally vanquished the couch grass that had taken over 1500m2 of 'lawn', and in the process left that area bare for 2 1/2 years, the Poa has had a field (ha!) day. Luckily, it is more seasonal here and burns off by June, but not before it's seeded copiously. Still, it'll give me...