General Gardening Discussion

Besides designing the borders of your front garden to green up the front, either with containers or a border including perhaps a small tree or two at the front edge - why not try a border between where the wheels go with low growing spreading thymes and such - like the alpine bed in this months...

Hello Hans, No it is a cold greenhouse but large 40x20 protected on the east by a tall hedge & a steep hill. I've been growing early potatoes in it for the last 10 years but in that time we have'nt had a severe winter so I'm wondering how this will turn out. I divide the space into four & rotate...

Hi all,I remember them well in my parents garden in a small village called Pant-Y-Dwr pant/e/do/er that was where mine probably came from originally, sadly a long time ago. Looking forward to reintroducing them.

That flowering quince is gorgeous FranI'm having my 'summer hols' at the moment so I'm not working in the gardens but I have grown gorse as part of an anti-intruder hedge before. Sad fact but we do have to protect our properties so how about some 'green razorwire' :DIt is legumeous...

The way I grew cowslips (primula) was to plant them, place them in a plastic bag and put them in the fridge.They germinated and were a bit leggy after about 5 weeks when I remembered them. I then removed them and planted them up individually in pots, planting them out in spring. They have...

TicketSDoes that mean you can take someone with you? :D

Thanks Pete - they won't flower for Christmas but it's something to look forward to afterwards. They are not in the warm most of the time because our central heating is programmed for early morning and evenings. I'll wait until I have flowers before posting a picture.

Sorry the council could do no more than offer advise - but twas worth a go. You sure have got a big job on your hands - but massive satisfaction - when done. The best of luck with it

Same here liz put lizzies in green house went away came home no lizzies. I think the cold snap was the worse for a good many years.

Thanks everyone. Palustris, that site is great, I hadn't found it!

I aggree with Liz, It is the only thing I use [being mostly organic] to clean out trays, pots, greenhouse, socks and so on. It can be nasty if splashed onto skin. I have one small grandson and I keep it well away from him. High shelf of coarse. So long a you don't have a health and saftey...

Chobart,Add a new thread to the 'Wants' category, and what you have to exchange. Hopefully we can build a list for swaps. Nathan.

Osmanthus is the best scented plant for me in the winter - also have viburnum, Daphne and Mahonia and others. My wife will be out with the scissors when the Osmanthus flowers but not for others.Chobart

I bought the bougainvillea this year in France, it has grown and flowered well.I had a choice to put it in the conservatory or unheated, but bubblewrapped greenhouse and chose the conservatory.In the greenhouse I would expect it to lose its leaves and go to sleep for the winter...I think.

Thanks for the tip - I'll try again next year.

One book I've got recommends leaving the dead flower heads to protect the substance of the shrub against the worst of winter.

If the bulbs don't progress don't worry - they'll drop off and new ones will come next year.

Thanks so much to Palustris, Fran and michaelmsdaisy for your help.Catinwaiting

Thanks guys Im off to the garden centre in the morning, if I dont get it under control soon i'll need a hover mowerkevin

Or if not someone else might find it useful...