General Gardening Discussion

Forgot this one earlier a shrubby honeysuckle, scented. Lonicera elisae

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...

Started these off in November, are they further forward than they should be? And can i start hardening them off if it isn't to cold? I've had no where else to put them other than in the greenhouse which is heated for my brugs not been below 6.2°c.

A few posts ago I said I wouldn't buy anything this season because of all the leftovers I still have....Well I had a weak moment yesterday. Saw those seeds for 0.49 € at my local Lidl and just couldn't resist.

Let's hope it's a good year.

Another year of colour.

Another year for sowing new plants.

Most salvia are easy from seed.

That's when I'll switch to Abamectin.

Hurray ... The Nandina arrived today (after a little hassle from DHL). I am more than pleased with it.. Just sat it on the Kitchen Patio table to air and rest till I find a suitable pot to put it in.

Things seem to be growing well in the garden now but the weeds are outstripping everything else. I've been, slowly, weeding my way through some of the beds in the front garden. They seem to have smothered a lot of my plants and lots of Pulmonaria seem to have gone missing .Removed a run of...

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 .

Over wintered in the greenhouse and the two Callibrchoa survived and are now flowering well.Cherry Ripple petunias, Dichondra Silver Falls from seedlings found in the greenhouse.

Thanks, will check them out.

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...

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...

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

It's coming on a treat Kristen despite the occasional hiccup. What amazes me with the bigger projects of yours is how this all comes together in your mind. Do you actually manage to sleep at night?

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