General Gardening Discussion

I wasn't criticising @Alpine2 - it was just in case you hadn't noticed. Most people tend to start new threads if they're looking for ideas, and there's been a few quite recently.

They look very healthy - look forward to seeing some flowers (might be next year, though.) Mine always get rust whenever I try to grow them now. Yours show no sign!

My Tropaeolum speciosum was bought and has grown well; however it has never flowered. As for my nemesis take your pick from my brother, a variety of teachers and especially my headmaster who wanted to cane me for my bad writing.

Look on the bright side. Its a legume, so is rewarding you with fixated nitrogen , which is a bonus.... Its seeds are edible in small quantities but toxic in excess.

Am sure they will put in their best effort to reward you for rescuing them.

He/she is My daughter's had a few close encounters and would love to give them a bear hug.

I prefer to plant bulbs in borders. The soil is free draining here and winters quite mild so it's easier to let them spend winter in the ground and repeat flower the following year, if they want to . A bulb lasagne is a good way to experiment with bulb flowering heights, flowering times and...

I haven't grown any for a while, but I used to depot the tubers, check these for any soft bits and discard if found, then pop them on a piece of kitchen roll in the airing cupboard to dry out. After that I'd wrap them individually in fresh kitchen roll, put them in a paper bag, and store this...

Just bought a battery hedge trimmer from them in their sale for under £40. Tried it out today. Great buy.

The Gosforth branch closure probably means I'll pay my mortgage off in half the time, it's on my commuting route and I have a totally empty new garden But to echo the others, it's not great. Some one off bargains and a very interesting aquarium/ pond integrated shop (they had Axolotl last...

The diameter of the pot depends on how much you want it to “spread”. The depth, I don’t know but I’d say as deep as possible because the roots will fill the pot and it will dry out more quickly if it’s shallow. Likewise plastic would be better than wood.We have three bamboos in the garden, all...

I am able to leave mine in hanging baskets, and in pots on the ground, but if extended rough weather (lots of saturating rain or high winds) is imminent, I might move the baskets to a sheltered area for the duration. I am in an area of the UK with mild weather. Forecasts rarely suggest...

Sienna Hosta has a good range of miniature varieties.Miniature and Small Hostas

That's cool @micearguers !

We have lots of hollyhocks flowering around here at the moment but I don't think that's particularly unusual. We get the same with other biennials like foxgloves. It just seems to happen because they self seed so readily but not always in ideal conditions, so it takes some a while to get to...

Thanks very much Fairy Girl, plenty of good advice from everyone.

Sounds disgusting and gloopy!

Yes I believe it is hardy, prefers a mire shaded spot

Depends where you are in the country and also which fuchsia it is. If it is in a pot I'd move it to a sheltered spot near the house and keep a close eye on the weather.