General Gardening Discussion

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I bought a Tayberry 'Buckingham' last October. I noticed the leaves started to turn dull dark green, and now they are turning purple, especially on the leaf edges. Any ideas? Is this because of the frosts and damp soil, or is it a soil deficiency, or fertilizer problem? When I planted it I also...

So glad you didn’t plant 10” apart lowrider

Ha ha I could do with forgetting to eat

Sadly corporations cant be bothered growing organically nowadays so the directors keep the city of london boys happy by acquiring other companies to keep the illusion of company growth.Happy directors=Happy London Boyz=Happy Shareholders = Unhappy Consumers.⊙~⊙Think Tesco owning Dobbies...

February thread hereWhat's Looking Good In February 2019

The Med garden in winter.An early sign of spring, Cyclamen Coum.

Ah, yes...it was one of the pleasant surprises here that wallflowers self-sow. Good job too, I'm not organised enough to do biennials! Shhhhhh...see you at the next meeting

glad I never started my wormery its snowing here now but will start one when it starts worming up a bit

Our office was up near the BBC.In the basement was Edmundo Ros's club. It had a separate entrance. He had an office near the top of the building. When we teenagers were coming back from lunch, we'd call the lift to go to the second floor and when it came up from the basement, he'd often be in...

Wilko are slowly getting theitr gardening stuff out. I bought a couple of trowels two weeks ago, but there was little else out other than tools and chemicals. But today I noticed they had most of their garden wire, tags etc., out, so I bought some strong garden wire and a pack of thin tie...

MarchPreparing to lift theseFor potting and sale for our Open Day (our friendly local nursery supplies the labels)More preparing for sale

Hi @Clare G . Thanks for that. I was in town when I saw your post. Local had them just in, hiding in the warehouse. Asked for them and out they came. Now sorted :bigthumb:

Rhubarb needs good rich soil, lots of organic matter. They are fairly gross feeders, so mulch and feed every year. Also water well in dry weather. Used to grow well on old toilet pits. Will take cold weather and in fact to force it well requires a chilling period. The Yorkshire farmers lift the...

Thanks for the mention lucius...fiver is in the post Hiya SimonZ Agree with Perki Your astrantia will die back naturally over winter to produce fresh new growth next year. Any dead twiggy stems remaining can simply be knocked off with your hand. Yes, feeding is important but a thick mulch...

Pleasure 2nd bassoon.....you can make that a very attractive and perfumed spot I think

I'd appreciate your ideas on planting this border for the summer Last summer we dug a semi- circular border in the lawn to give the oddly shaped back garden some definition. The border was finished so late that I just chucked in what I had so now it's time to do some better planning. Sorry...