General Gardening Discussion

i dont know of a brand name but i have seen on tv a type which had citronella in it to deter cats and dogs,but it was expensive. i have no idea where you can buy it but if you ask your garden centre then they may be able to source it for you. if its not too big a play area then maybe you could...

Hi Bayleaf, thanks for the reply.Contemporary and Continental The look I'm after is contemporary with a bit of continental, (therefore clean lines, straight edges, white walls, using lights, water features, and a pergola over the top).Loadings Loadings are a major consideration, only...

Hi Lynne You're probably being too nice to it! Leave it alone, don't feed, water or do anything, give it chance to settle in (it should be fine in your chalky soil in sun as it likes neutral to alkaline conditions) It may take a couple of seasons to get its feet under the table, but its not a...

Thanks Dalbuie - the plants all look ok today (24 hours later) - I will water them in a mo and then check again in the morning.. if they look like they are flagging I will repot.Jacqui: I have actually sprayed diluted washing up liquid on a honeysuckle to get rid of aphids and it seems to...

Thanks guys, I'll pick my moment and hack away - like the sound of an axe after a hard week, I've checked the hedge for nests and none there, next door's cat would probably see to that anyway.

Hello there, I am training a standard fuscia for the first time. I have been pinching out the side shoots and all seems to be going well BUT a flower now seems to be coming through at the top. The standard hasn't yet reached the height I want do I: 1, Leave it to flower or 2, Pinch out the...

Tomato liquid feed sounds fine to me! Ta!!

Thanks Peter, that is reassuring, it sounds like it's not entirely down to my incompetence then!Have been trying to grow Aquilegias too, but nothing has sprouted at all from the seed tray. Did you have to put yours in the fridge to get them to germinate?

looks like the one in my book Nathan

Yeah it dont sound good, if you should lose them you could try next year buying the bulbs in autumn and planting them up yourself. Its much more satisfying, and interesting watching them grow and they dont suffer the change in growing conditions that they do when you buy them in flower.

thankyou mrs cloudy i will go look in the library 2moro and yup we get lots of rain as we are in glasgow

Thanks Fran. Unfortunately our Coltsfoot is extremely deep-rooted. It can go down at least 3 feet and travels stealthily along before popping up elsewhere (and everywhere

In what way were you not impressed?A couple of years ago I bought a Conniston summerhouse from Waltons via the internet, and I was generally happy about the process, though it was not perfect. As the cost was over �£1000 I visited Waltons ( 2 hour drive) where they have a display of...

Hi Everyone This is my first post so here we go. I have cleared the edge's of my garden along the fence lines,it was full of nettles,brambles,climbing weeds someone told me it was"MILE A MINUTE",i have dug it all over and got out as many of the weed roots as i can,now what i need to know is i...

lol y thank you! i have been dieting!!!!

Many thanks Pete

Greetings to all and may your fingers always be green!!I would like to construct a self-contained stream to run for about 20ft - any information on design eg. lining, pump capacity and power, resevoir siteing and size would be gratefully appeciated.

P.S....give it plenty,PLENTY of water after you've moved it & water regularly for a couple of weeks.

The chalk would probably leach into the hole eventually. If a bigger pot is out of the question try taking off the top two inces of soil (even if it means getting rid of some of the roots) and top dressing with ericaceous compost. You say it's looking miserable, you're not watering it with tap...

i have a corner patch which was completely covered in ground elder. I dug up what i could, and placed 2 layers of membrane on top, leaving holes for the shrubs. I'm just about to tackle the new growth this afternoon, and put yet another layer of membrane down, covered with bark.That said,...