General Gardening Discussion

Hi, webmaster. Just tried the animator site you posted to Fran. I'ts great. Love Gardeners corner too, learning something new everytime i visit the site.

Hi Tricky Woo - I have just bought one for myself too! - Satureja douglasii, its a member of the savory family (labiatae). (also known as Indian mint are S.spicigera or S.repandra- also known as creeping savory!)- likes well drained, neutral to alkaline soil in sun. Hardy to 1/2 hardy (in other...

Thanks again Pete! I'll go and sort it out now. ( If I can drag myself away from GC! :D )

Great job..JC....bet you are proud of it, inspite of the blisters lol Re Wasp nests, they need to be destroyed, as Bayleaf said, if not, they take up residence nearby and each colony will set up elsewhere next year. Vinegar ? more like Diesel and a match, lol if it is outdoors in ground,...

Hi, usually when you get bud drop it means erratic watering, what size pot do you have it in? I have some habanero plants in the greenhouse and I do get the odd flower dropping off but so far nothing to worry about. Your Apache chilli plant sounds good I have not got round to trying them yet...

thanks steve, will get digging and filling lol. will also try alderman peas as not very successful with short ones thanks to next doors cat, who will soon be a muff!!!lol

hiya, I am in Morayshire too Do a soil check before planting your heathers, it is usually acidic to neutral here and very suitable to heathers without any need for special composts

Hi fran, I think some pics would help. I'm not really clued up on all orchids, just some of the more common types. A jewel orchid? have you got it latin name? not sure what that is off the top of my head. Cym? Cymbidiums in sphagnum moss, that dont sound right. Cutting off the flower stems...

I tried them for the first time Buttons and think they are brilliant. I put three in a large pot, which was standing on some stones anyway. And so their tops were nearly 6 feet high. They had real presence, but sadly last night's wind broke two of them. Memo next year support them. I am...

Sorry about the links But i know slightly more about brain surgery than orchids so unless someone with knowledge posts, here's a better page, look for the question.... 'Q: The flowers on my flower spike has fallen off. Do I now need to cut the stem?' also look at the photo...

Looks a bit like the sought after blewit (lepista to me)http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_fungi_sci&enlarge=0000+0000+0304+0497erm, but don't take my word for that [ 25. August 2005, 07:28 PM: Message edited by: SteveW ]

Ladybirds ideas could be right, it might be to prevent water losshttp://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/envirohort/articles/woody_ornamentals/rhododen.html

Hi PM As Fran says - plants will drop flowers in order to put energy into root growth when moved, that's why its best to trim down top growth (including flowers) if you move plants - gives them a fighting chance! Its best just to let it be making sure you're giving it the conditions it...

Hi, Mowgley. I was wondering the same thing this afternoon. I would like a change from pansies this winter.

Rich ...great pic...sadly only last a few hours...and annuals...but lovely scent, even if cut off and put them in some water, unlike the big Datura tree...loose scent as soon as they are cut off... enjoy it !!Ladybird

I have two ash saplings 6ft high growing in the gap between my garage and my neighbour's garage. The gap is only a foot wide and I can't reach them. I doused them both with 'Deep Root' from above in the spring, the leaves have died away and to date no more leaves have appeared - hopefully they...

Wow Pete those cleome are wonderful, I've grown them once from seed sent from Atlanta, prickly, but lovely flowers.

Hi see here for a bit of info on your Leucothoe keiskei "Royal Ruby"( Keiskei Fetterbush ) http://www.mygardenguide.com/plant_detail.html?id=9495 & http://www.kadel.cz/flora/c/kvCard.asp?Id=1503 no real need to prune but here is some pruning info relevant, if you feel you must (it is very slow...

well, "Barnsley" should be VERY pale pink (almost white) with a red eye. it is still quite common to see a lavatera labeled as "Barnsley" with a deep pink flower (of course this has already reverted)and strangely you sometimes see an individual flower half "Barnsley" and half "Rosea", anyway two...

Good suggestion! Best one I can think of off the top of my head is the recent warning about lilies being deadly to cats. (Note to self - must get rid of my Arum lilly tomorrow!!)