General Gardening Discussion

Haven't the faintest . I think they're a bog standard Stachys lanata.They certainly need tidying up but the flowers look good and they're easy to remove.

This year Ive grown red bugloss and pink fountain. Sowed them on seed compost with a thin covering of compost and they have germinated really well. Sown and germinated in April on the heated bed. I had clear covers over the seed trays for the first week or two.I'd try sowing some of your...

I have an everlasting sweet pea in a pot next to a fence in North Yorks. It is grumpy, bent double and brown.Can anyone help me save it?Many thanks!

May be this member was quoting his favourite "The Rambling Rose"

Golden privet, in my experience, is very tough and responds well to hard pruning. My experience echoes that of honeybunny

Will do and will buy more seeds too.

Ha ha fumanchu....but you have become wiser! Earlier today I suddenly doubted myself and dug up campanula Iridescent Bells. Silly billy me! Plenty of shoots from an inch or so below soil surface. A thick mulch added to the depth too. I replanted it and hope it doesn’t take offence at my...

thanks for all your responses Me-thinks Membrane & Gravel makes the most sense, because unfortunately the Chain-Link can't be disposed of, the House being rented.

Thanks Nigel and KFF, I'll keep it in a sheltered spot for a few weeks, chilly forecast over the weekend. Then plant it out.

Of course.

KFF matey, I have a keyboard the same as that. Believe I can type, I press all the keys but the letters often come out in the wrong order. Enjoy youre day.

Have you planted them up yet @wiseowl ? I just planted 3 Sinnetti into pots for the church..

Yes, nice. Thanks

One point to remember with your lilies ; check every day for Lily-Beetle and destroy them immediately .Once they get into your plants the devastation will soon become apparent .Scarlet lily beetle - Wikipedia

Hello Matt Hydrangeas? Check out the Paniculata types like Limelight. Flowers all summer. Pruned in early spring it will make a 6’ floriferous shrub A camellia would be evergreen and produce white, pink or red flowers in late winter through to spring. I would also plant a hardy geranium in...

I think I'll have to repot again this weekend, should they be staked of left?

I use coffee jars to start them off. (Can't get the big round jars any more mind!) Put the pots in the lid of the jar and then screw the inverted jar into the lid. Make sure you refresh the air every day is all. I also had success with the large plastic pop bottles. Put your cuttings on a layer...

Yes, I can just about see those. As you say in a couple of years it will look good and will disguise the trellis.

I'm inclined (no pun intended) to agree. I've found that in adverse growing conditions digging up this type of plant and replanting is a last resort. Climate, soil type etc. all come into play.