General Gardening Discussion

Used to live in Brum, and we had whirlwinds, windspouts that used to redistribute patio furniture and small shrubs!

Tinkerbell, sister Sue will gather seeds later on, she's much better at things like that than me, and my greenhouse won't be available until the late spring. Its moving house - to the other side of the garden, away from marauding kids

i'll have a look now cheers

Fingers will be crossed in spring, but hopefully you may seem some fat flower buds forming before then. If not, then patience - they are worth waiting for.

Hi Charlie, I had a google & found these two sites. They are american but from what they are saying it is the humidity. Have a read & see what you think, http://www.bachmans.com/retail/tipsheets/indoor_plants/Gardenias.cfm http://www.molbaks.com/infopages/gardenia.pdf It would seam you can...

Another way is to fill a clay pot with sand, plant them in that in late autumn and leave them outside all winter. This worked for me when growing acer and wild rose seeds.I say a clay pot because it is less likely to be blown over, and I say sand to avoid waterlogging, and with fewer...

Either "root out" or a brush killer should do the trick, if applied to newly cut surface.

Hi nokd, the datura will need to be taken in before the first frost, likewise the fuschias. Lipstick plant is probably a house plant anyway and wont survive frost. Sufinia petunias are treated as annuals and die in the winter so leave them out. As for the rhodos, well really need to know...

Must be the zonal type then, not hardy, but flower all Summer, but need deadheading to encourage more flowering....Rust ? never heard of being prone to...only the Butterfly like them , then get caterpillars after... eat all the leaves...if you let them. Ladybird

Sorry, I didn't make myself very clear did I?! I meant, suggestions for how to get decent crops in tubs. I've given everything a feed of potash stuff which seems to have done something - I've got what look like buds on my butternut squash which I wasn't expecting for another month yet, and my...

Hi,Maybe a hydrangea peteolaris - they don't mind the shade and make a good climber - not particularly fast growing though. Or a passiflora - now they do grow like mad once established. Cheers Rob

Many thanks for your help. My objective was really to put some of my existing plants into pots. But I think I am going to have to go out and try some of those grasses as well.

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.