General Gardening Discussion

If you want to try and establish the privet back, try layering it. This means cutting into ( very gently ) a small portion of a long stem at the leafy end on the underside of it with a pruning knife. Then bend the stem over towards your Leylandii and and place the cut area onto the soil and peg...

LBS Horticulture Colne Lancs email supply Fertile Water Granules. 1KG 11.75 pounds 5Kg 44.15pounds + VAT and small order charge under 100.00 pounds. I have used it in the past but not this particular brand and maybe I did not put enough in per hanging basket. At the end of the season there was...

How about Photinia "Red Robin". Quite a sturdy shrub bearing red tips to the foliage in Summer. Very attractive and noticeable.Will withstand a bit of dryness and shade

bamboos are excellent but not black bamboo will not tolerate exposed areas

If you have removed the husks then you need to do a very light prune on the extension growth of this year just to reshape and balance the plant ready for next year. Keep it on the dry side not too much water and give a feed of Phostrogen for a month. Bring into a cool conservatory before frosts...

Nice flower,Rich. Dont mention RED SPIDER its a killer as far as I'm conserned.

Sounds good, especially this time of the year. Have a look up near the greenhouses in the tropical borders, where the bananas and cannas are, I think that where I saw the Dahalias.

bluecrafty214, do you know what type of Hibiscus this is ie. the full latin name.

I think that where mine ones come from Steve. I tend to be a bit of an untidy gardener, for these days anyway, but I think it pays off to leave a few undisturbed logs or, dare I say it, rubbish laying around as it attracts all sorts of wildlife. :D

Bayleaf, thanks I didn't realise that hespris was sweet rocket (dames violet)a strewing herb as a recall - one of my favourites, or at least the white one is - and silene is campion duh, I really must try and remember the botanical names - but very few stay in the little grey cells, the common...

Hi taneyAll Balleaf's suggestions are good. Bulbs are particularly good for very early spring flowers and most should be planted around oct/nov. One of my absolute favorite shrubs is witch hazel which flowers in jan/feb before almost everything else. There are lots of varieties which range...

Do you tie them with blue string? http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/clangers/index.shtml [ 21. July 2005, 07:36 PM: Message edited by: Bayleaf ]

Yeah I reckon you'll get some more later on, give it time, and some more heat and sunshine.

Whatever works for you and your plants Pete.

thanx for the information...i never thought of it!i hope i would get someone in birmingham with such an offer

Oops that's what I meant, first leaf down not first leaf up!! Lol!

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jay I found 3 this morning so it wont take him long, Iwill send him when hes finished

thanx everyone for your kind opinions

Me again, I have now bought some fuchsia from the above e-bay seller, and I am very pleased with them. They arrived healthy, well packaged and with labels. I will buy from this seller again.