General Gardening Discussion

Thanks both for your replies, very useful, much appreciated.

Yep dont get me wrong I have come around a bit to Monty, must admit I didn't like him at first, but he is the newer kind of gardener who struggles if the reds are clashing with the purples.But I'd actually like a programme that deals with plants, the way they fit in and most of all a bit of...

Hello @PerkiThanks for the reply.I am wanting to remove eight individual 12" x 12" slabs that make up a path in the lawn, there is a 12" gap between each slab and they are just laid on soil, no hardcore.I will try to do one to start with, once the weather improves from the rain we have...

I'm not sure, I think they all have female flowers, but the profusion of flowers in a bedding display means you dont actually notice unless you look very closelyAs I say, I think "nonstop"is just a breeders name for that strain.Found this but you have probably already found it, the word...

Unless you're getting a bit like some of us

I have to endorse the other comments about cats knowing what's good for them - or not. We have a large garden with thousands of plants, of which most are listed as possibly toxic. The garden always has cats visiting with no deleterious effect. We also don't seem to come across any cat poo ...

I cut all ours back in November ....probably not right but they've never complained and always return!!

thank you

I'd leave them until Spring. It protects any delicate growth and still looks good through the winter.Some of ours still have flowers on them but we shall cut the top growth off as they're beginning to flop all over the place. We'll cut them back late March to early April - if we get around...

Thanks, very nice photos, yours look a lot better than mine.

Yew is my current favourite! But if rosemary is in the list then probably lavender should be too. Lonicera ntida and even privet...

I'm looking for an orange Rhododendron or Azalea, can you recommend a variety please?

Perhaps this article will help. Seems our friend Verdun's advice to prune in early May was spot on for your region, Simon. I planted three in my back garden in Summer but am a tad concerned about them not performing well after reading this because my site doesn't get year-round sunshine! I'm not...

Cyclamen. Sowbread.Primulaceae.Believed to be around 19 species. Root type. Tuberous. From seed sown as soon as ripe and in the dark. 14-18 months, and your new plants should be flowering. Smaller species best for rock gardens etc. Hardiness, fully hardy to frost tender. ...

Only in time will it grow back or should grow back, they isn't much you can do but wait.

HmmmFor reasonably quick impact you're struggling.Echiveria take a year before they are anywhere near mature. Yuccas and agaves are at least two years before they are a reasonable size.If you go to the tropical side, bananas (ensete and musa) will grow reasonably large in the first year...