General Gardening Discussion

unhappy croton?

Thanks will get a bigger one for next year I was in two minds

Yes I've always grown wallflowers, they're great for early bees that are around.

That is very true, yer very wise. And makes me feel better ty xx

I'm sure its possible, but you will need a few skips, the raised bed will probably have to go along with the border on the other side.Basically just flatten the lot and start again.

Hm. Coltsfoot. Can you get a picture of any of the rest of the plant?

What size pots do you have them in? Any pictures?

It gets to the garden too....

That's a very good idea, sensible. TY Balc

With help of grandsons we managed to break up the soil, add top soil and do a border using deck planking. Now need to find plants and flowers that do not like too much sunshine as the sun only shines on that patch during the summer in the mornings. During winter it is always in the shade as...

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If you're buying RoundUp, do check the active ingredients list (in tiny print on the side of the box or bottle). Glyphosate is being replaced by pelargonic acid which isn't systemic and doesn't work. I'd also be wary of the 'ready-to-use' sprays which are over-diluted. You need glyphosate...

@Surfer Great photos

Hi, it seems a shame to waste a sunny wall on ivy What about Trachelospermum jasminoides (white flowers) or asiaticum ( cream flowers) There's a mucky pink version too. They all have a wonderful perfume and are evergreen. Or Campsis, which will stick to the wall without you needing to put...

Cut branches should reshoot. You could cut a third out this year, a third next etc. I have hard pruned a lilac to about a foot above the ground, it survived and flowered again a couple of years later. I would remove the suckers before they take over. Some lilacs are grafted; if yours is then...

Ah ha, I didn't notice that.

Interesting, I guess you could use landscape fabric.

I have heard of cooking and eating small whole pods. but never tried it. I like mine as small to medium size beans before they get too big and pld to have tough skins although I have heard of people skinning them, you can also puree larger beans after cooking and removing skins.

Thanks allI've pricked out 18 of the seedlings - those that I could transplant without too much disturbance to the roots. Mixed up the compost I already had with some garden soil to eek it out a bit - it's all gone now.I couldn't bring myself to throw away the remaining seedlings - so have...