General Gardening Discussion

Today's cheesecake is Elderflower Cordial and Lime

One other thought. Take a small piece of your Portuguese laurel with you when you go to the garden centre to make sure you buy the same variety - there are different varieties with different leaf stem colours and growth rates.

I believe she does @Plantminded but not every year, just when it begins to take over.

We had a coreopsis once planted in our hot border. It’s got all the morning sun and then the red hot stuff for a good portion of the afternoon. It always sagged, drooped and need copious watering just to keep it upright. Its now gone on its journey to somewhere else….up on high.

They definitely graft Norway maples. I was given one myself with the variegated leaf, like Pete mentions. It was a similar size to the one in the picture so it could be the graft failed/died and it's just regrowing from the rootstock.If you do replace I'd consider a different species as they...

A weedy grassy patch is much more interesting than a green desert - even if it has stripes!

All making sense @Plantminded thank you.

Thank you @NigelJ and @Bluejayway, that's great.

Thanks everyone for your advice, really helpful!

Well, I hope you find something suitable that your parents will like. Very sad when we lose a much loved pet. Everyone on here has given you lots of good advice and suggestions to be going on with for now. Good luck with your search

Ahh ok that’s encouraging! Thank you! I take that I try & cut back to a leaf or bud at least?

I grew one of my front hedges from L. B's Gold cuttings. It's been in 2 or 3 years maybe, and is around 3 feet tall, but the cuttings are very very easy. I have a few more which I'm growing on to slot into a small section that I didn't quite fill. I grow a bright green L. pileata one too, [can't...

Thank you so much, @Thevictorian, that is very kind of you. I planted the perennial plants around the grave, rather than over, and possibly the grave was not positioned deep enough. I hope to try planting again in a while. It adds to the sadness when plants won't grow in a situation like this.

Update:Almost there, looks like I got lucky this time!

It's a good doer @Howard Stone. Mine is just starting to flower, which is very early, but we're experiencing the driest, hottest spring on record here, so many plants are further ahead than usual. It may well normally flower around now further south though. I had 3 in matching pots for a while,...

I make elderberry champagne, cordial and wine. I have noticed the flowers smell quite sweet, it is the foliage that "stinks". Really unpleasant. Whenever I gather the flowers I always see lots of tiny zzzy things on them as well as bees etc.

Will do @Howard Stone .

That sounds interesting!

I got a Baptisia ausralis no expert on them though , I'd be tempted to plant straight out they are immune to slugs when mature which make them a excellent alternative to lupins , no harm potting it on if the conditions aren't right yet .I have successfully moved it even though you're not...