General Gardening Discussion

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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This is great thanks very much. Often wondered what the weeds in my garden were

Unfortunately, Kristen, it is now added to the pages of History.He had obviously been doing less than 1,000mph and taking his time.Also known as "Trouble One" and "Trembling First".......Great Britain had no reason to tremble with us guarding itWe were an independent operational...

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...

3 of the same variety for me Woo. I like groups of one colour, type, etc. Should look good

I sowed my Minette Basil (wonder if that is considered tree basil) which looks like a little bush about 6 weeks ago and just a few days ago 2 of the 4 seeds popped and I now have little seedlings. I thought I was going to get nothing since it took so long. This is the picture of what it supposed...

Here's a laughI tried to get the one Asparagus Fern seed my daughter in law had, to germinate. No luck so I ordered a few new ones. I didn't read details as I was in a hurry and the package arrived. Think I can get one out of this lot to sprout?

My Gardening Express order hasn't moved from two weeks ago. Luckily I'm in no hurry for the plants.I've ordered lots of plants from Ebay sellers and I've never been let down with quality or speed of delivery. My Elephant Ears Black Magic turned up in two days and is looking great.

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...

Have just found that Arisaema amurense has put up shoots 12 months after sowing and just been left in a cool shady spot also Cyclamen confusum and C repandum sown at the same time have pushed up leaves recently. Also Papaver miyabeanum, P atlanticum and P apokrinomenon have germinated, these...

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@CarolineL Salvia corrugata is not particularly hardy, it will only take a light frost and really needs a cold greenhouse. For the first couple of years I did that, then autumn 2018 I took some cuttings and left the parent plant outside, it was fine until we had a couple of frosts in February...

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.

Sad news for Salvia fans. Robin (Nibor) of Robin's Salvias passed away on Jan 2nd.

Ive taken cutting s from Fuchisia Boliviana and Boliviana Alba over the winter as the plants were getting leggy inside.Ive moved them into the polytunnel now and they are doing ok but don't seem to enjoy the changes in temperature. Hoping I can get them to limp through the back end of...

New thread here.

New thread here.