General Gardening Discussion

I belong to a gardening thing here, and we have to dig up all the spring bulbs from planters and flower beds in late May. We leave them to dry out, pull off all the foliage and then put them in a cool dry place in boxes until they are planted out again in October. Two boxes were forgotten about,...

cheers Nathan - I will try him

Hi Happy chick. First of all, the garden should be drained, or you may always have problems. Who ever builds the conservatory, needs to build a solid foundation, concrete, bricks,etc for main frame.Hope the slope is away from house and the area just need to be raised, to stop getting waterlogged.

totally forgot about that guys! if i check it for vine weevel, and its ok, could i dig it up and pot it on in some ericatious (cant spell) compost?

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thank you ...was explained harden process today...I was leaving them outside at night!!! Think have identified the questionable plants as pansies which are also pretty hardy too?thanks for the replysammyj

Perfectly normal - the flowers of the hibiscus do not last long - just remove them to keep the plant looking nice.

I would think that they have been frost damaged. Only time will tell.

My neighbours don't seem to grow much of anything to be honest! It seems everyone in this area is quite happy with grass and shrubs. I bought all my plants between B & Q and Homebase garden centres so they maybe weren't their absolute best but seemed cheaper than "proper" garden centres.In the...

PS.. to the above message.. I think it was JungleSeeds that had the best price for the cable. ~D

How about a hedge of mixed natives? or take a look at this for inspiration - pics of the Garden of Cosmic Speculation - its just good old cheap wire fencing, some parts are double thickness in wave patterns wired together. Its an opportunity to get creative especially if the budget is...

If you go to your local Garden centres at this time of year, you will see them in flower. You can then choose which variety you like and you will know that it will flower. Most Wisteria's will cost you from �£15-�£25 dependeing on size.

If I could only have one shrub it would have to be a pierris, preferably variagated. Green (and creamy yellow) all winter, Lovely white (or pink) 'lilly of the valley' flowers in spring followed by dazzling red leaves gradually changing coluor over the early summer and if your really a second...

If you cut it back now it will grow again over the summer and you will have to cut it again next spring. Is that what you wanted to hear or were you hoping for a more long term trim?

Thanks for the explanation - sorry I misunderstood.

Thanks to all three of you for your replies...I think i might go with revin helens idea first as this seems the cheapest option up to now...I know it'll take time but i shall persevere...and it will hopefully look better by next year. Thanks again Julie X

Trachy now planted - had to cut the pot off it! Fed, watered & sworn at (Mr T reckons it makes 'em grow!), lovely & sunny when it landed in its spot - 2 hours later - chucking it down! Tickled some of the finer roots, left fleshy ones alone. Hope the little blighter grows!

From the look of your picture - I would agree with Skrumpy - though the stems on the browning plants are not that thick. Whatever the cause, you got a very traumatised conifer hedge. If it was mine - I would take it out and restart - and perhaps consider different hedging plants to get what you...

There is a hydroponics shop in Aberdeen called Canagrow. Pretty blatant but they seem to be within the law.

Hi Primrose check out the links below + remember the temp drops quite dramatically at night even without frost. http://www.romantic-garden-nursery.co.uk/catalogue/default.asp?cat=197 http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Rutaceae/Murraya_paniculata.html Also known as Murraya exotica,...