General Gardening Discussion

Good morning does changing all the bed linen (3 of them) and hoovering the bedrooms count or has it got to be in the Garden anyway have a lovely day and stay safe my friends

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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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?

The day has come. It's still November and the days are getting shorter, but one can always plan ahead and buy seeds and pots The pots will get a gentle sanding and a lick of matte white paint. The cylindrical one is for a very top heavy pillar cactus, I'll half fill it with stones and...

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...

@noisette47 I can't say I have noticed a scent; I have just looked it up and it is supposed to be evening scented. I will have a sniff one warm evening next year.

Thanks @ricky101 under £8 So should be ok there, I'll email the seller and ask if they are restricted.

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...

Thanks, will check them out.

You have a lovely collection Nigel.

Hello Everyone. I would like a garden with rooms. I want to grow lots of veg but if anyone visits all they can see are different heights of flowers. A windy path maybe. Some trellis. Pergola. Raised beds hiding behind taller plants. Seating area would be nice. It all looks very nice in my head...

I can’t help you with the ‘rust’ (?), but I do think they do much better outside, with the fresh air.

Gladiolus candidus.

Thanks Mike. I've grown a lot of Lobelia in the past so these shouldn't be a problem.

I do like the black one with a hint of blue - Black suited they are all nice though .

I know I shouldn't have picked up on this thread! It's very catching this Day Lily theme ,

I pinch out after 4 sets of leaves, in fact just did it a couple of days ago. I actually plant my SPs out in early April, so maybe in a week or so.

@CarolineL Salvias, heucheras, geraniums and hemerocallis all have so many very similar varieties; maybe that's one reason why I like species, I can generally tell the difference between them.

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.

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...