General Gardening Discussion

You're right there @Verdun , what a beautiful day today! And even nicer according to the forecast for the weekend, kids are even hoping to get the paddling pool out tomorrow

Third batch seed sowing (Cosmos, dill, thyme and rocket), now the pots went directly in the blowaway greenhouse without windowsill phase. Their earlier sown friends are already there, looking very sturdy Pinched the first batch Cosmos as advised by @Verdun . If it goes wrong, I know whom to...

Some £1 offers at Wilko and an Aenaria Montana from Poundland.

A cold dark morning but Salvia gesneriiflora is the first to bloom in 2019...............

I recycle/use the ones from KFC & McDonalds..........good excuse to eat a Burger perhaps.

3 of the same variety for me Woo. I like groups of one colour, type, etc. Should look good

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...

I sown my seeds three weeks ago now look at them

Hi @NigelJ , that is absolutely gorgeous.

Ivy grows really well here too shiney, good job I love it @luciusmaximus, the entire border, length wise is damson and elderberries and at the bottom is a sycamore and hawthorn, as well as the biggest conifer I've ever seen in the neighbouring property. So it's really shaded already. I want it...

Nicotiana would be treated as bedding plants so not until after frosts around May/June I would say. I always grow mine from seed @wiseowl (the shorter variety), in fact I don't know if they are available as plants.Nicotiana Seeds - F1 Perfume Mix at Suttons Seeds

Lovely Spruce.....I had tired of hemerocallis having grown quite a few, just a couple now, but you have some beauties there to make me have a rethink

depends how frost hardy they are plus check for vine weevil now. If they show green shoots you will need to dig them up & replant them in fresh compost , I think they run out of vigour 2nd year growing in pots and hanging baskets and you are best taking cuttings and starting afresh ...Spruce

This is great thanks very much. Often wondered what the weeds in my garden were

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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