General Gardening Discussion

I'd appreciate your ideas on planting this border for the summer Last summer we dug a semi- circular border in the lawn to give the oddly shaped back garden some definition. The border was finished so late that I just chucked in what I had so now it's time to do some better planning. Sorry...

Hi @Michael12345 Welcome to GC, why not cover the soil with weed suppressant fabric then put wood chips or gravel in there and plunge some pots in there so it is a small plunge bed, then you could alternate the pots about..I personally would look at all the different hardy geraniums for spring...

The white potato vine, solanum album, is very vigorous though Gary. Here it occupies a 12' wide x 8' high section of wall and is pruned hard every year. It will grow 8' plus every year so needs controlling. It also requires at least part sun...here it is in full sun. Not sure it would be...

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Hiya MJA those shrubs are not too big to move and all 3 will transplant well at this time of year.The right way is to replant and this is what I would do esp if they havent been in place for too long. Not good garden practise to simply pile up soil around plants....6" or so is quite a lot...

I'm taking a slightly different approach this year - planting up late Feb/March - individual 7cm square pots - which will fit neatly into a gravel tray. The idea being that larger pots mean that I can leave the plants undisturbed for longer - and I won't destroy the pots when removing the...

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@Trunky this was our village produce and craft entry form.. Is this the sort of thing you mean.. We also had side shows and stalls, a children’s fancy dress Comp.. There were food stalls, tug of war, raffle tombola and the list goes on.. We also a traction engine there as a local has one ...

Many thanks all for the replies Thanks strongylodon

Job done. The root system was a lot a bigger than I was expecting. It cut in half easily enough. I haven't bothered taking a photo as there is nothing to see. I will wait and see what happens. All the daffodil and allium bulbs are starting to shoot so hopefully come spring that part of the...

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Ok a bit of a daft idea maybe but.......... box hedging in substantial classy planters ?

We have Dawn which is in flower at the moment and the smell is fantastic. If mine appears to be getting a bit out of hand I give it a light pruning and that usually sorts it out.

Soil beneath trees tends to be on the dry side so what about Tiarella. There's Tiarella "Running Tiger" which has white flowers and flowers from May to August and can be grown in partial to full shade.

What a lovely thread. I have a sunny patio and grow quite a variety of plants, a fig being my favourite. It produced a few fruits for me this last summer. I also like to grow annuals from seed; these give me lots of scent, colour and variety for each season.

Bloomin lovely Quite sweet