General Gardening Discussion

Hello I have to divide and move several Sedums is it the time to do now and will they survive in light shade.Thank you

Its a fab variety queen mum its a Bicoloured flowers I had simialr called Enigma lost that in the winter of 2012 , thanks for the tip about "White superior"Spruce

Thanks @Verdun I'll just pot them up, think I've got some large pots hanging around.

It could be that the Asparagus bed was past it's best, they can last for 15 or so years if looked after, I'd take a 50:50 approach and replant the most intact ones and get some fresh crowns. I'd also start in another bed rather than replant in the same soil to give them all a much better chance.

Does anyone on this forum live in or near Sandy in Bedfordshire and are wiling to share their plants, cuttings etc with me to fill up my very sunny south facing little garden? I’ve not long moved to Sandy and with the weather being so nice yesterday I managed to clear my one bed outside my...

It's OK Verdun , I have a talent for killing any plant !

Well April anyway, but keep them cool.

That's what we were told originally. I don't damp the sand and gravel but it gets wet when we water the plants as we use the hose to do it. I built the propagator in 1976.I have to keep burying it as the cat lifts it out every so often. Our previous cat used to do that as well. They like...

Hi @SimonZ nice! I particularly like the hypericum with exploding stamens and the one that might be a geum or gaillardia

Hi @fumanchu the zones they quote seem to be related more to wetness and sunlight than to temperature, ie they seem more specific to fruit trees. I suspect soft fruit would work for you best - just whichever you prefer. I kept growing blackcurrants for ages, but my family found them too sharp,...

I bought a Tayberry 'Buckingham' last October. I noticed the leaves started to turn dull dark green, and now they are turning purple, especially on the leaf edges. Any ideas? Is this because of the frosts and damp soil, or is it a soil deficiency, or fertilizer problem? When I planted it I also...

We had two "spit" apple trees at Nana's place, they grew from the seeds my dad and her sister spat out when sitting on the wall and eating apples when they were kids. 40 years after the spitting, the trees were beautiful as apple trees are. The fruit were disappointing but edible.

So glad you didn’t plant 10” apart lowrider

@Linz - I have some six cell trays going spare if you would like some?

Sadly corporations cant be bothered growing organically nowadays so the directors keep the city of london boys happy by acquiring other companies to keep the illusion of company growth.Happy directors=Happy London Boyz=Happy Shareholders = Unhappy Consumers.⊙~⊙Think Tesco owning Dobbies...

Our office was up near the BBC.In the basement was Edmundo Ros's club. It had a separate entrance. He had an office near the top of the building. When we teenagers were coming back from lunch, we'd call the lift to go to the second floor and when it came up from the basement, he'd often be in...

Wilko are slowly getting theitr gardening stuff out. I bought a couple of trowels two weeks ago, but there was little else out other than tools and chemicals. But today I noticed they had most of their garden wire, tags etc., out, so I bought some strong garden wire and a pack of thin tie...

Ha ha I could do with forgetting to eat

MarchPreparing to lift theseFor potting and sale for our Open Day (our friendly local nursery supplies the labels)More preparing for sale

Ah, yes...it was one of the pleasant surprises here that wallflowers self-sow. Good job too, I'm not organised enough to do biennials! Shhhhhh...see you at the next meeting