General Gardening Discussion

Thanks @NigelJ - another temptation!

I had a couple of Peace lilies many moons ago and found them temperamental so gave them to a friend, who with some tlc, got them to thrive.

I grow little that is delicate so do not heat through winter. Do have equipment that could, which will be operational if required, support new sowings early in the new year. Fuschias and geraniums take their chance inside without heat, 85% probability to survive in this coastal...

My two are not yet ready to sleep, Jenny namaste

Most plants that try to grow under glass in winter end up leggy in my experience. The advantage of a cold frame is total ventilation when ever the temperature is above freezing. Less problems with fungus as well.

As advised on the Screwfix Forum

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I recommend Farmyard plants @TheMadHedger - they grow a massive range of interesting plants.

I haven't cut mine back but no goldfinches or any bird on them, perhaps the goldfinches prefer the sunflower hearts in the feeders, but they do make a mess of them.

Thanks. I'd not thought of Camelias, that's a good idea.My main requirements are:Large and bushy - will grow to at least 4 feet tall, 6 feet max (but can be trimmed of course) Plenty of flowers, the longer and more often they flower the better Would be nice for evergreen plants but not...

Thank you so much all of you for your insight and your time to respond to me. Hopefully going into next spring it will be okay

This thread was supposed to be about the amazing powers of plants to overcome conditions where we wouldn't expect them to grow - not about the planters!In general here in Huntingdon the councils, (Town & District), are both very good at looking after their plantings. A few have become somewhat...

Your adding nutrients through your own made compost and manure, so no real need to add much fertiliser if any at all. When your planting a new hedge or plants in the garden it is advised to well water them in and give them a feed and many gardeners continue to feed their plants. When doing this...

Hi clematis can take a while one of mine took at 2/3 years then all of sudden it grew fast i planted another year and half ago its still small but its green it will shoot up.like the other soon but really clematis is better grown in the ground than a container

It looks to me as if it's one of the Haworthias - cooperii (?) or maybe cymbiformis (?) but it is very etiolated. The leaves should form a tight rosette. You need to give it a bright location but not in direct sunlight. In it's present condition it might not be suitable for propagation.

Many thanks for the advice. Will act on what is suggested!!

Not sure to be honest, but I think if you get most of it out and dont leave any stem I dont think it will sucker from any root that is left behind.

It was too sludgy to check for the bulbs. It was just the neat way the leaves had been nipped off...