General Gardening Discussion

@Upsydaisy It would have smelled good as half that big heap was bay tree.

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?

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...

These were waiting in a box on my doorstep when I got home tonight from Manchester......Or Et DentelleHuat le VoilesDeliciexu Carameland another free one..... FogboundI've only got another two pots left empty on the wooden bench of named Bearded Iris giving a total of 68 named...

Allium callimischon haemostictum, bit of a mouthful for a dwarf allium no more than 6in tall. Comes from Crete and is good for untidy gardeners as the flower buds are formed in springtime and spend the summer dormant on straw like stems.

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.

Yes I grow Nachtflinder and, at the moment its next to Neon and a darker red plant (memory! And idleness in not going to read my label!) But a darker pink must be superb.

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.

I have just had some species gladiolus seed start to germinate, along with Hesperanatha (Schizostylis ) coccinea, Freesia leichtlini and Hesperantha vaginata. These have been in a propagator on the bottom shelf of some greenhouse staging covered with some fleece to keep the sun off for about a...

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

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

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.