General Gardening Discussion

we will need a photo .... I knew you would , I hope Mrs Woo likes her new nest !Spruce

Thanks Verdun. That’s exactly what I wanted to do-thanks for confirming. Yes-it’s getting planted in the garden but didnt want to plant it over winter so will get t in the ground asap

This is the Rabbit ShedI built it out of reclaimed "3X 2", roofing ply and three wooden framed windows, for our eight year old daughter's increasing collection of rabbits and guinea pigs. These have long gone and our daughter now fifty-one years-old, moved out decades ago and has her...

Thanks Verdun and Pete So I will cut back each stem to above a leaf node, and now is the time to do it. That's a job for tomorrow.

A month ago, thinking that the temperature was getting a bit less insane (is it just me, or does winter become harsher, the older you get??), I planted about a dozen sunflower seeds outside in big pots.How naive I was! In the period from 1st March to 19th March, we had two days without...

The remaining parts of the roots in the ground are rotting down and the soil is settling. I'd rake off the gravel, top up the soil (don't use compost as that will rot down too) then replace the gravel. You could put a piece of membrane over the soil before replacing the gravel.

@mazambo Its certainly an idea worth looking into.G.

Roof seems alright.Worse case if the massive gaps cause issue I can rip them off and put some better boards on the back.I know its cheap, but I thought if its pressure treated, and wife wants to paint it anyway, and its not storing perishable items, and still dry inside, then should be fine,...

Been there too DHR. Unless “dwarf” conifers are trimmed every year they suddenly are huge. Yep! Time To go

It’s not the time to gamble Kriss....you could damage your precious plants. Get some fleece then and drape it over your salvias on cold nights

I went to the local nursery yesterday but they didn't sell ferns so I decided to just have a chat to the owner and get some recommendations from him based on my explanation of the area. I bought 3 vinca minor (periwinkle), an elaeagnus coastal gold and another plant in the middle of the picture...

Salvias would generally sulk there Kriss.....However, the tall S. Uliginosa would do quite well if you gave it a drink now and then Busy Lizzie would do well there. Ferns too, ideal I think. Some grasses too would enjoy it there esp hackonechoa. Plain green forms, variegated and yellow...

If the ducks have eaten it I doubt you will see any tadpoles , mine has been there for 2 week's plus and is yet to turn into tadpoles it goes through the black soupy stage with wrigglings before you actually see tadpoles free swimming.

It's perfectly fine to try to cheat a bit, we all do it with interesting results My Gladioli will be started in pots indoors this weekend, and I plan to sow another round of hardy annuals in the greenhouse in modules as well. It's so much more satisfying to have something to poke out of the...

Thanks @Verdun

Different varieties really Kriss .....dahlias can be tall, short, vigorous or slow growing. I have them here at over 2 metres tall and some just over half a metre. Some I divide every year and these make huge clumps of tubers. Nothing really you can do to affect their dna !! Do you have...

So next year, maybe just cut back after winter? Luckily all of these plants are showing signs of coming back?

Ribes sanguinium 'King Edward VII' are often grown here. Normally, the would be pruned exactly as @Verdun says, after flowering. When the plant is to be rejuvenated, it would be cut down to about 30cm in the depths of Winter.@wiseowl I have guessed that you have those in your garden. The...

I was in Rome last year (enjoyed it) but was never able to talk as loudly or shove my way through a group of people the way they did. So I don't qualify under that statement.

bought some last year on a whim, was on sale at the food store. think there were 10 total, so just put them in. did see one bloom. maybe more this year. surprises are fun.