General Gardening Discussion

@Aldo what's a patty pan? Not heard of that before.i like that brazier too! Just going to google 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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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...

And the rest of the delivered order.........Bord de MerPirates QuestCathedral de ChichesterRomancePlus four free Iris.........AzyadeAfternoon in RioCascade SpringsBelgian PrincessSo I'm off out into the garden to pot them all up and then decided where they will go on...

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...

I have used this seller on ebay for some Miss Saori hydeanges, good quality plants turned up quickly and they are now growing nicely.Plants & Gardens

Lovely @NigelJ ....you never cease to amaze me by knowing all the names of your plants.......I think I'm beyond hope of such an achievement.

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.

The first of this year's early Bearded Iris

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...

Salvia guaranatica "Black and Blue"

No, still very nice! I have just bought one this week - Blackberry something.

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.

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