General Gardening Discussion

The active ingredient in many of the 'Wet and Forget' type products is Benzalkonium Chloride. Look for a product called BAC50 - which as it's name suggests is 50% water and 50% Benzalkonium Chloride. Dilute the BAC50 200ml to 5 litres of water - and you have the same strength 'Wet and Forget'...

Hi,Not aware of any specific name, most garden centers have a section where there are racks of loose netting and bubble wrap etc, you just buy it per meter in the width and length you need.Some diy places also sell it in prepacked lengths. Blooma Plastic Wire mesh fencing (L)5m (W)1m | DIY...

It was put in my mail box several days ago but there was nothing there that made me jump in the air and Hayloft, who I like, was unfortunately the same. There's a lot of Bulb Companies sent catalogues as well but I've already splurged on Bulbs late last year and those are in the ground. ...

Mirrors are an interesting idea, but you get a *lot* of reflected light just by painting a wall white. A bucket of white paint will give you a much brighter space for much less money.

My congratulations to Mrs. S.

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Thanks both for your replies, very useful, much appreciated.

Yep dont get me wrong I have come around a bit to Monty, must admit I didn't like him at first, but he is the newer kind of gardener who struggles if the reds are clashing with the purples.But I'd actually like a programme that deals with plants, the way they fit in and most of all a bit of...

I'm not sure, I think they all have female flowers, but the profusion of flowers in a bedding display means you dont actually notice unless you look very closelyAs I say, I think "nonstop"is just a breeders name for that strain.Found this but you have probably already found it, the word...

Unless you're getting a bit like some of us

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 have to endorse the other comments about cats knowing what's good for them - or not. We have a large garden with thousands of plants, of which most are listed as possibly toxic. The garden always has cats visiting with no deleterious effect. We also don't seem to come across any cat poo ...

I cut all ours back in November ....probably not right but they've never complained and always return!!:bigthumb:

thank you

I'd leave them until Spring. It protects any delicate growth and still looks good through the winter.Some of ours still have flowers on them but we shall cut the top growth off as they're beginning to flop all over the place. We'll cut them back late March to early April - if we get around...

Yew is my current favourite! But if rosemary is in the list then probably lavender should be too. Lonicera ntida and even privet...

Cyclamen. Sowbread.Primulaceae.Believed to be around 19 species. Root type. Tuberous. From seed sown as soon as ripe and in the dark. 14-18 months, and your new plants should be flowering. Smaller species best for rock gardens etc. Hardiness, fully hardy to frost tender. ...