General Gardening Discussion

This is the section of garden that i will be creating a wildflower meadow. I am just clearing it a bit putting in a path and a small seating area and the rest will be wildflower. Hope to sow seeds this month.

What a fantastic idea, sadly way too far away for me though....boo hoo!!!

Round pots will save a bit of compost

Hi allEnded up with two , Agapanthus 'Bressingham White' & Agapanthus 'Alice Gloucester'Spruce

Thanks for your repies i really appreciate your replies i will get a couple now they should look nice instead of staring at a boring fence lol

They are very, very hardy John. If you are a little concerned then wait a further couple of weeks or so. However, prune to your heart’s content without worry

Welcome PEANUTPARADISE Too far from you alas but osteospermums would grow well there. Just a plant or two would give you lots of cuttings that will root fast and quickly fill that spot to give you flower colour all summer.....Cannington Roy is prob the best hardy variety. Or maybe a local is...

Agree with that...it will look good there Gary. Plus the hard work makes it all the more satisfying afterward

Good morning @Redwing and thank you my friend

@Linz - I have some six cell trays going spare if you would like some?

Thanks @Verdun I'll just pot them up, think I've got some large pots hanging around.

It could be that the Asparagus bed was past it's best, they can last for 15 or so years if looked after, I'd take a 50:50 approach and replant the most intact ones and get some fresh crowns. I'd also start in another bed rather than replant in the same soil to give them all a much better chance.

It's OK Verdun , I have a talent for killing any plant !

If anyone is interested i will update this thread but i also have a garden blog on facebook. Just search on facebook “chinnor view garden”

That's what we were told originally. I don't damp the sand and gravel but it gets wet when we water the plants as we use the hose to do it. I built the propagator in 1976.I have to keep burying it as the cat lifts it out every so often. Our previous cat used to do that as well. They like...

Hi @SimonZ nice! I particularly like the hypericum with exploding stamens and the one that might be a geum or gaillardia

We had two "spit" apple trees at Nana's place, they grew from the seeds my dad and her sister spat out when sitting on the wall and eating apples when they were kids. 40 years after the spitting, the trees were beautiful as apple trees are. The fruit were disappointing but edible.