General Gardening Discussion

The leaves that you've cut in half won't grow back their pointed tips. although they might carry on growing from the base. They'll always have the ugly cut-off ends. So, I would chop them right back more-or-less to the ground and wait for new leaves to grow from the base, which will have the...

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@Butterfly6, I didn't even look at the height details. But you are right, the growth was evident from early on. My second problem was Apricotta seems to change colour. One minute (early in the season) it was more peachy tone. Then into late summer it started to bloom more like a dusky pink. I'm...

Thank you both I think I'll go for a proper chop (except the bit that's already recovering after storm damage), a seaweed feed and a mulch and see what happens...

Or a leaky watering-can !!

It looks lovely and full of character. The greenhouse looks really nice. I miss mine since I moved. I like your idea of linking the areas with paths.

Hozelock don't produce the micro irrigation systems any more. I managed to get a Gardena timer and then got other 'no-name' bits on t'interweb.

Thank you both, this is really helpful. I appreciate it.

In general to maintain flowering the next year you trim back just after they have flowered but drastic cutting back should be done when they are dormant. You can get away with hard prunning when they are in growth but it will slow the rate they recover, whilst winter pruning will promote...

With Verbena bonariensis I tend to remove any obviously dead bits, maybe shorten the live bits by two thirds and then have another look at it when it starts to grow properly. As for falling over I think that's just in it's nature mine reach 5 ft + and like to lean on the surroundings. So tie...

wow thats amazing, thanks so much for sharing all that!

Thanks Lizzie, I do love Rosemary.I guess for a good few years most the western side of the order will be very sunny as the trees are still small. So sun loving plants should thrive in there at the moment. I guess I will have to modify the planting over time.

Now is a good time to prune, before new growth appears.

I grow Catalpa here @Butterfly6, quite a feature. I pollarded mine for the first time last year, after ten years, the leaves were definitely larger .

I've ordered my trough and now thinking about compost. Can't for the life of me remember what I used when I put them in the little troughs, looks like multip if you can tell. But looks like John innes 2 or 3 is recommended mixed 50% with grit/sand etc. Any thoughts on JI 2 Vs 3. They're small...

My brother had part of his lawn treated in a similar way as you suggest @Seafigicecoffee, but including some trenches as it was really bad. It is now the envy of his neighbours .

Thanks, I've got some of them and don't think they're Fritillary. Im going down the route of Spanish Bluebell. ChatGPT thinks so too

Does Tibetan cherry have cherry fruits? Even if they are only suitable for the birds, that would be lovely to give the birds food and be able to watch them.I was thinking some sort of Prunus, cherry or plum or other fruiting tree, whether or not the fruit is any good for humans. Tibetan...

Probably need to grow on a bit more then. Fingers crossed for some flowers this year.