General Gardening Discussion

I washed the inside glass today in the Greenhouse , stole the soft brush out of the kitchen makes it much easier for hard to reach areas . Need to cut the Ivy back on the outside before I can clean the glass , I like ivy but it is a pain for taking advantage of my fondness the usual give it an...

So is it supposed to be Laurel or Willow @clanless ?

Very pretty @Victoria

**that should read ...moved house in the summer (new garden) and not as if we have moved a summerhouse doh!

I may do then but they don't seem to like me ! haha

These are the ones I have here -

Heard mention of a Nematode for the F. gall mite - this link does some but no idea how effective they are, though worth a try for the relatively low price ...?Amblyseius Andersonii | Green Gardener

Think I found the problem with my sweetpeas I found loads of these under the soil………….

Sorry Kristen,I know I'm a pest but would also love to see how your Knot garden is coming on

Well, I think Plants Galore are definitely off my list of good sellers before me even receiving a single order from them! They seemed to have a great selection of hebes which are a genus I'm becoming increasingly fond of. Ordered 2 which are said to be particularly successful with butterflies on...

I will sort out my seeds.I'm sorry after finding out how the seed swap is worked I realise that it is a bit more than I thought and at this moment in time it isn't just a case of popping the enveloped packaged seed in a post box. While I can agree lilianas way is safer it wouldn't work for...

My aspirations are simple - to try and keep the garden tidy! No new projects apart from trying to get lawn back on the very large area that has died off because of us storing empty pots and trays that we keep ready for all the plants we usually grow for sale. No open garden again this year so...

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 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

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...

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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