Herbs and Wildflowers

Where I used to live in Wales there was a Rowan Tree growing on top of a Telegraph pole. The only soil up there was wind blown slate dust and bird droppings

I can recommend the bee book that JJ mentions......mine fell apart too and is now stuck together with cellotape. Father Christmas also brought mine last Xmas.

There's no Yeties here to keep it under control like in its native home the Himalayas.

Hello ...anybody out there tell me if Wolfsbaine will exist ok in pots... I really want to grow some but have two dogs and so don't want to put them in the actual garden areas where they could rumble around in and disturb the plants.. Obviously being poisonous don't want to run the risk of them...

You can get 'rings' that are suspended from a hook specially for the purpose of drying herbs. You attach them in bunches to dry out and store - I have mine hanging in the summerhouse

In the end, I thought it best to plant the lavenders in their permanent position, as this would result with the least root disturbance overall. I had enough to plant all round the brick circle at the centre of the herb bed, and even a little along the straight paths leading towards the circle. I...

Thank you so much everyone! It's difficult to keep in touch with who's who when you live on the mainland. I can always get plants delivered to my mum's, and collect from her, especially if they do next day delivery, so I might even manage to arrive at the same time as the parcel!

not used this one much yet, so yet to use it for real. Not sure of the best way to drill down on what I need, I guess that's key in a book like this.

I wonder if this point is handled by Scottish law, which is not the same as the law of England and Wales.

I would dry the the pods out until they are brittle or split open themselves. I don't think they need a cold period, just try sowing a few clueless. Sow them in drills the same as anything else so you know what are trefoils and what are weeds.

Thanks Armandii, that's a new one on me, we live and learn!

Its already being done in some areas. While we were at large over the last few days I say lots of motorway verges full of flowers. Round our way they do it near some of the 'ordinary' roads too. I think its great, but I also have reservations about encouraging the bees to forage near busy...

Hey all, Today I sowed some wild flower seeds into a 50cm pot, and some Phacelia tanacetifolia into a 35cm pot. I was unsure how many seeds I should sow, the entire packet of Wildflower covers 3 square meters, and the entire packet of Phacelia is 15 square meters If I put to many...

The wild one that grows on the beach has got a root that tastes like Radish.

Greeco, to be honest, that's my first season as a gardender, so I'm not an expert! What I know is mostly what I read here and there. My experience with marjoram so far: I use it a lot, and love its taste and aroma. Fresh is a lot milder than dried one though. It says everywhere that it's quite...

Had a look at the 2, try shootgardening.co.uk good pics on there, both H4 so not a lot of difference to choose.

Ah good point. A comfrey salve is supposedly good for eczema

drink singular??? As for speaking English, there is only my wife to speak to and only some of the time as we also talk Catalan. i only know locals (work and neighbours) plus the dogs of course, but they get bored with football and gardening as conversation and generally ignore me nowadays

Got some hay rattle seeds off the net I will sow in modules as you say zigs.Rusty