General Gardening Discussion

Thanks @Clueless 1 v2. It's glorious when it's in full bloom. It starts to bloom here just as the gorse flowers are on the wane.I do remember the thread and as it happens yellow is my favourite colour.

I remember once taking a light meter reading from a 100w incandescent bulb, close up, and it was not as bright as a human face in sunlight.

I've been growing Fuchsias on the balcony almost the 20 odd years we've lived here. Never see gall mite damage on mine or on others around town either. I have seen hardy Fuchsia bushes die in a couple of years but no idea if the mite was responsible or something else. One died in the gardens of...

Thank you both!The weather is supposed to be ok-ish from this weekend so out they'll go

Thanks for the advice everyone. The border was already this size so we just altered the edge for a better shape, took out a few woody shrubs but left the Laurel. I intend to have a mini pond water feature in front of the Laurel as the soil isn’t very good there and to have a focal point. I...

A good way of keeping warm on a cold winters day. Usually you would cut half way through the main stem then pull i down towards the ground. Push some of the branches you cut off into the ground and fasten the bent over stem to these, traditionally would have used long bramble shoots or stems...

Will google these ty. Best avoid anything too big, and has to be fully hardy as that bit gets plenty sun but also wind.

Ok all Thanx for your advice

I was going to suggest Cuprinol ‘Garden Shades’ range, it’s always lasted pretty well. Not so good on smooth surfaces though.

I like the Kalmia, never in my life heard of it before. Is it easy to buy here? And def a sarcococca too. Putting up a shed has drastically changed the levels of sunlight and forcing me to move a lot of things around. Always the same eh - you improve one thing and then find it's messed up three...

Alan Gray, one of the owners, used to regularly write an article for the RHS Garden magazine. I'm not sure why it stopped as it was a highlight in an otherwise boring publication. They are both characters.

Thanks, I had to pop into sainsbury's this morning and they actually had some new plants there so I bought two Gaillardias and two Coreopsis on the two for £5.00 offer. They did have rhododendrons for £10.00 but I've heard they can be quite difficult to grow so I left that!

Great to hear things are brightening up for you, @trogre For annuals, I can recommend J Parker's plugs, very good value and some good varieties.Selecting planting that requires less watering is not just wise economically, but an important action for the environment. Purifying, storing and...

Just don't buy them with holes in - the manufacturers will soon change when they can't sell the stupid things.

I'd wait another month personally. I think there is still time give the bark a scratch low down and see if it is green underneath.

Thank you I will do that hopefully not too many more frosts!

That's good if its working, maybe good to give it a soak once a week for a while even if it rains, as long as you dont see standing water it should be ok.

Probably I'll do that but I was hoping to avoid further disturbance