General Gardening Discussion

Well I have a patch that I keep going and my self seeders are all growing well and even still coming through.. I would hang on a bit and see if this warm weather will spark them into life.. It readily reseeds itself, as you know, however sometimes borage does not flower the first year and can...

Hi All!Hope you are all well. Although I do not post much in the forums I always read a lot and take a lot of advice.Current progress on the Garden - Not much has happened really over the winter, things are picking up again now and shoots of growth are appearing everywhere. Lawn is in...

I give mine a good dig over every year and top up mulch @Mike Allen and I don't use membrane so that my soil doesn't compact.. It is good soil and lots of worms but my soil is beautiful fine loam, and sadly dries out very quickly so the wood chips help retain moisture too..

Well we have garden furniture now in that black Granite plastic wicker...i got the main table and 4 chairs last year for on the decking and then two more chairs for on the slabbing besides small tables and it cleans up marvellous, it's strong and never loses it's colour.

Haucheras, ferns as there are some very colourful ones and grasses would be my first thoughts Woo..

We propagate all our plants from our own garden or from gardens where we've scrounged (or Scrunged) cuttings or seeds. Mrs Shiney quite often knocks on people's doors and asks for cuttings from their plants. We've never been turned down yet.

I think what this thread highlights is the danger of bringing potentially invasive species into the UK or even the EU. Follow the rules, folks; there is too much to loose otherwise. This is serious.

Our local town has Olive trees as features throughout . I would do exactly as Pete has described.....hard prune, repot or plant out......took the words out of my mouth! Olives are tougher than many think they are Now is perfect time to do this GardeningFin

Yep, mine have just started flowering

They are 21cm pots. Poundland.

Hi Laurence I would go for dogwoods.....now, they are not strictly speaking evergreen but do keep colourful winter stems. Cornus Elegantissima has attractive white and green foliage in spring and summer and bright red stems until they are cut back, usually in spring. Aurea is similar but with...

complaining is good and costs very little.I had some plug plants from T&M arrive in terrible condition, about 25% of them were out of their plug and mushed all over the place. Emailed T&M and requested some money back, they sent the whole order again instead which I was happy with.Also I...

We're both old and infirm Carliennon, we can't lift slabs. I was thinking though - if I really wanted to I could have a local joiner make me a big planter for the fussy plants, and put in tough plants all round it.

I often watch it on Sunday mornings, I think I said this once before but I like it because it comes across like the old gardening programmes used to, a bit basic maybe in some of the things they do. But you do get the chance to sit there and disagree, not that I do that kind of thing of course...

Lol at the 'next garden' I'm sure I'd be exactly the same if we were planning a move. Always nice to dream and plan anyway. Well, I've sown mine now, so let's hope luck is on my side.

Yes Kriss but pinch it back a little. To repeat, keep both shoots. Temperatures are on the rise now and those shoots will grow quickly now. I would repot when the roots fill that pot to keep it growing well. By summer you will have bushy colourful plant

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You're welcome Harry

Thanks S will do if the mice don't eat them all lol.

There’s no rush it happens when it happens if you try to much it’s more a chore than a relaxing time on days like today there’s only one important thing to remember and that’s a flask remember to enjoy