General Gardening Discussion

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?

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 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.

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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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?

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.

cheers Nathan - I will try him

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,...

I considered the skip option, but the problem is more one of weight rather than volume. A skip bag might be the answer, I'll look into that.

Many thanks both for the info, I'll see what I can lay my hands on locally. The reason I didn't want lawn feed as well was because I didn't want nice healthy grass coming up thru the gravel, but if I deal with the moss first then I guess I can deal with any grass later. Thanks Carran

thanx again fran this is a real mystery i think i will take your advice and find a specialist cheers

There are lots of plants that like it wet. A number of books on gardening have appendices at the back that give lists of plants for dry areas, wet areas, acid soil etc. You could probably find similar lists on the internet - search on "plants wet area" or similar.In the wetter part of my...

Aha! Fantastic, thanks. I had a go at pulling it out last night and all I succeeded in doing was pulling one wee branch off and somehow skewering it down my thumbnail - ouch!! So I'm taking my mum's secateurs tonight and removing it that way. I'm glad it sounds easy to regrow.

You could treat it as a "renewal prune" - where you "lose" at least third of the oldest growth to the base & and cut back the remainder to a third of its length (if that makes sense). Stay inside with a glass of something comforting until it "blows over" lol!