General Gardening Discussion

Greenfly made the leaves curl. The ants are “milking” the greenfly.

Thanks allHubby has a strong friend to help him dismantle and then reassemble the greenhouse and we have a tall strong son as well (always a bonus!). It's being moved by professional movers who know what they're doing to hopefully it will all stay intact Not sure about cleaning the glass...

I beieve the black roots were bound into 'brushes' in t'olden days, and used to polish pewter.

Apparently my Violas decided not to go

I like allium sphaerocephallum too @fairygirl and will happily see them spread about if they decide they like it here.I've never liked the yellow alliums @a1154 so you have my sympathy.I had a reverse problem one year in my last garden after planning and carefully planting a new bed with...

Thanks, it's really just trimming the tips of the longest branches back, it's very uneven at present.

I forgot to look back here @glosmike . If they're purple - they wouldn't be flag Irises. It's certainly more likely they're bearded Irises, especially as the rhizomes are so exposed, and they have broader foliage which is possibly why @AnniD 's MIL would think they were flag. There are lots of...

Harebells will certainly seed around well. One of my favourites, but if that turns out to be willowherb - good luck getting rid of it! I loathe the thing, and it's very, very vigorous if it likes the spot. I also dislike the cultivated purple Lythrum because it looks too much like it!

Thank you for your comments, much appreciated.Evergreen is an organic plant and soil fertiliser specifically for evergreen plants and is the only one currently licenced by the RHS. It contains seaweed & mycorrhizal fungi +plus much more. Worth having a look.

reply late but very intresting , would have loved to go ,

Never mind, at least the bunnies look happy enough ,

I have a very large one in the front garden - in it's 3rd year now and thriving. I've also grown it in other parts of the garden without much trouble and find it self seeds happily if not dead headed.

Thank you both

Thank you @hailbopp @Jack Sparrow @fairygirl

That's sad @NigelJ, my daughter doesn't live far away from them and sometimes visits.I'll let her know, thanks for posting.

Thanks again for all the helpful advice. I'll try after a decent rainfall, and report back on results.

What hasn't worked for me is expecting plants to behave and grow in a specific manner...That's particularly true for the border below, which I restructured last year. Prior to that, I had come up with a plan using specific roses and each other plant being a lavender. I thought it would be nice...

Just guessing but some kind of insect maybe. Are there similar pimples on any of the leaves.

I have an Acer palmatum that takes a lot of work to keep under control. Foolishly, about three years ago, I decided to see what would happen if I grew one from seed. It grew. It's a nice shaped plant and it needs repotting. I'll do that but then what? They grow huge if you plant them out and if...

Well - I hope you last a bit longer than the possible erosion @Lynton Naiff ! It's always difficult to advise on this sort of thing because we're only seeing part of the whole picture [literally] and there are lots of possibilities with the eventual outcome - especially what the weather does,...