General Gardening Discussion

The idea is to hide the wall but also have a higher boundary. So something 1-1.5m tall would be good. I went out and measured last night and goes from about 27cm wide and gradually tapers up towards the top of the drive to about 17cm. I don't think these numbers change the game though.

I tried them one yr, but it turned out to be a very wet summer and they all rose to the top of the compost and sat there like a globulous mass of jelly. I wouldn't use them again because I'm not sure how you should dispose of spent compost with them in.

The mulch that I'm acquiring now by the trailer-load seems to be very effective. Although you're supposed to put wet mulch on damp ground, no chance with this stuff as it's made of shredded trees and cow manure composted together and is very, very dry and dusty. Water seems to leach through it...

Two methods we have found effective against the Fungus Gnats for our houseplants, only just starting to find the odd one or two now after the treatment early last summer.Summit Mosquito Bits (amazon) watered in appear quiet effective though a little costly but you may need to give 2 treatments...

Cheques in the post @glosmike

I think I got the metal ones in Lidl or pound shop. Quite solid and cheap. I'm not using them for membrane, but to hold home made slate labels.

Birdbath from round the back developed a leak and I relocated it this morning. (via a wee trolley on castors and a bit of string tied on to pull it with ). Going to fill it with compost and pretty rockery plants

Always worth a try- and seeds will not break your bank.This seller in eBay seems fairly reliable, and advises to grow Sugar cane like sweetcorn.10x AMERICAN GIANT SUGAR CANE SEEDS GROW YOUR OWN SUGAR PLANT TREE SEEDLING UK | eBayI'd be tempted to try some as houseplant. Rather a...

Don’t forget there is a lovely Euphorbia for damp ground, grows well in my bog garden, E.pallustris. E.martinii grows pretty much anywhere in my garden and will self seed.

I ordered 2 artichoke plants from the Victorian Garden Nursery last week. One arrived yesterday, the other to follow next month. The plant is battered and bruised from being banged around inside the packaging. Hopefully it will survive. It needs to be potted up and given some TLC before being...

Good for the mind - the decluttering As well as for the garden

When the flowers finish I mow the lot as they all grow in the grass, they come back next year.

I agree with @Ezzie . Dahlias aren't hardy, so they need the same treatment as any other half hardy plant. The tomato comparison is a good one. Mine really have to be overwintered in the house. The shed isn't watertight, and it's the wet cold that's a real killer for them. Growhouse is nowhere...

The RHS supports community garden - RHS Community Outreach / RHS Gardening - which helps people who haven't got their own psace or need advice to grow their own plants, especially edibles.It is not an organisation run by or for the rich and the snobby. It covers all aspects of trying to get...

Round here, @Emerion, and also where we lived in central, rural Belgium, all the silenes are albas and look stunning against the spring green backdrop in the hedgerows and woodland glades along with bluebells now and cowslips before.I've always known them as cockles.

I've noticed some bluebells that have really large strap like leaves, and in comparison fairly small flowers, I've always assumed these were the so called Spanish bluebell, but I've noticed that lots of people are referring to something that basically looks like a normal bluebell as Spanish. ...

That's a good result then

I would say different; the advantage it has is that it is taken up through the roots as well as the foliage. The easiest way is as @noisette47 suggests hire a full size JCB and driver and that should be able to cope with the bank and the "difficult ground" Whole cultivars of bamboos can flower...

I ordered this rose last night ,managed to get one as a lot out of stock should be delivered in next few days.