General Gardening Discussion

I think cowslips grow in limey areas. They were growing on the downs in Stroud when my mother in law lived there but primroses were rare. The opposite here in Cornwall. I have lots of the wild ones and some Jack in the Green and a few gold laced ones which someone was selling at the end of their...

Not something I'd like to buy online but if were I probably use Ornamental trees or Bluebell arboretum I had a few plants from these last year which I were pleased with , or acers online never used them before.

I think I know who you mean but I can't remember the name at the moment either. I've just asked my offspring on 'Messenger', one of them will know.

If they don't have live tissue above the main root, they aren't likely to grow. If there's still green growth, just plant them and they should be ok but it might be next year before they do much.

That's great ricky thanks!

IME when you chop the stems they tend to put growth on sideways, so at least the pots will be full of rhizome

Robins have already built nests outside my window.

Was in Worthing Morrisons this afternoon/early evening, loads of different clematis for £2.50 each about a foot high. plenty of the old favourites amongst them

At least now you have the correct name to go searching.

My pleasure.To answer your question, I would be inclined to pressure wash with a soft lance (don't use a turbo nozzle) and don't go too close. Follow up with a biocide such as this - and that should help inhibit recurrence.

yeah the Kiwi that I have is Jenny but I'm not sure it enjoys being potted in a container.

I've been on and off with Tichmarsh's programmes, some I hate and some are OK.Not keen when he starts crawling around the royals, or the garden make over types.

Very smart greenhouses @kindredspirit and @BenCotto I have a Hercules Blenheim which is supposed to be strong. But I wish I'd got one with half walls like you two, as most things I grow in pots on staging. I once had a hex greenhouse and we had a storm. I only realised it had moved a couple of...

Ok thank you, will do. It's all plotting & planning & asking questions just now, but I can get started on the planting at the end of this month. Got some orders coming from Farmer Gracey and the local plant nursery will have more in by then as well.

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Planters in deep ugly horrible gravel Jenny, so permanent fixtures and canny use castors. Good ideas for roses thanks!

I'd seriously stick to your original idea of creeping Thyme Thymus (pseudo?)lanuginosus is a gem. T. prostratus too.

I hate weed membrane, the slightest disturbance and you cannot get it back down again. Cardboard covered in wood chip is my suggestion. renew every few years

Sea Holly seems to be a common name for eryngiums and it does look like a young eryngium plan um, which are quite commonly found bare root.I think it's to warm and wet, they tend to like good drainage and are very drought tolerant because of their deep fleshy taproot. I would follow the...