General Gardening Discussion

You're more than welcome, Mike

Hollyhock Chaters Double. Flowering early, bought as small plug-plants in Spring this year. Meant to flower next year

Assembled my garden trolley.Watched a youtube video titled "how to assemble a garden trolley in 15 minutes"Then took 1hr 30mins putting it together.

Thanks Mike. I've grown a lot of Lobelia in the past so these shouldn't be a problem.

Salvia minata Salvia sagittataSalvia elegansSalvia corrugataSalvia curviflora Salvia microphylla "Cerro Potosi" Salvia involuctra Salvia forreri Salvia microphylla wislizeni Salvia coccinea Salvia arizonica

Now then. So we have opened up a bit about our books etc. Now then. I am approaching a kind of special time of the gardening year to me. I wonder if anyone cares to share their thoughts, experiences and memories. To help set the scene. For those who have perhaps lived through an era, and...

I know I shouldn't have picked up on this thread! It's very catching this Day Lily theme ,

Gladiolus candidus.

Thanks, will check them out.

I can’t help you with the ‘rust’ (?), but I do think they do much better outside, with the fresh air.

Over wintered in the greenhouse and the two Callibrchoa survived and are now flowering well.Cherry Ripple petunias, Dichondra Silver Falls from seedlings found in the greenhouse.

Thanks @ricky101 under £8 So should be ok there, I'll email the seller and ask if they are restricted.

I do like the black one with a hint of blue - Black suited they are all nice though .

my friend seems to be having a problem with buttercup weeds in her lawn, how can she get rid of it ? Without damaging the lawn

@CarolineL Salvias, heucheras, geraniums and hemerocallis all have so many very similar varieties; maybe that's one reason why I like species, I can generally tell the difference between them.

Brilliant thread. Having moved home last year I thought my Dahlia tubers had got lost but I stumbled across them the other day. I pulled a couple out of one large pot to see if they were ok and they seemed fine (see below) One had new shoots growing. I'm not confident enough to separate them...

It's coming on a treat Kristen despite the occasional hiccup. What amazes me with the bigger projects of yours is how this all comes together in your mind. Do you actually manage to sleep at night?

I pinch out after 4 sets of leaves, in fact just did it a couple of days ago. I actually plant my SPs out in early April, so maybe in a week or so.

Hello Everyone. I would like a garden with rooms. I want to grow lots of veg but if anyone visits all they can see are different heights of flowers. A windy path maybe. Some trellis. Pergola. Raised beds hiding behind taller plants. Seating area would be nice. It all looks very nice in my head...

I thought you might like to see this @Fat Controller. I was talking to my neighbour yesterday who's shed below is right on my boundary as he used to own my plot. He wants to do some minor repairs and give it a coat of preservative soon. Although the roof has been replaced at some point the...

Good deep sandy loam around 7 on the PH scale here. Front garden is very draining; back garden has better soil and holds moisture pretty well because of the huge amounts of compost and manure added over the years. Warm, sunny walled garden not far from the coast. Can grow wide range of...

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