General Gardening Discussion

Thank you, Pete. I now think this is likely.

I think you are right not to close off the view of the countryside to the back of your garden by planting a solid hedge. I can see an electric pylon to the left in one of the photos so a tree in front of this might be appropriate but I would go for something that might not get very tall like a...

Blue hyacinth in a fairly damp shady patch of garden, been there for many years

Hi,As the other have said, you would save yourself a lot of messing around by getting rid of the grass.Instead of palnting between the flags you could grow herbs / flowers/bulbs in pots, easier to move around etc.On a more practical note, do the retaining walls have any drain holes / weep...

Thank you KFF for your reply & advice. I did wonder if it was too early so I appreciate you confirming this.

Thanks @Jiffy and @NigelJ ,the more I learn about it the more I don't think I want it!!

Looking good, John!!

The slightly frustrating thing with the Chinese is that they do know how to produce stuff that is of good quality and complies with various standards - indeed, many of the worlds biggest names (Panasonic, Philips, Volvo being a few that spring to mind) have products made in China because it is...

Brilliant - will do. Thanks very much.

We have pale primroses/primulas and cowslips, as well as strongly coloured ones. They never seem to have any problem growing and surviving (some are 40+ years old) so I wonder if the soil they're in isn't right.I always look upon them as being best in the ground and it should encourage them...

Thank you Cuttings, I'll take a look at those.

Good evening @andrews and thank you my friend,your reply is very much appreciated

What are they?

Are you growing them in pots ? I assume you are. I use one third Multipurpose compost - third JI no3 - third sand /grit .You'll need a heavy pot for the tree lilys, probably better in the garden they get taller but will grow fine in a pot.If I was you I buy some more bulbs, twos don't look...

I still remove by hand as we don't use chemicals in the garden . I used to rake out the moss from some of the lawns and sell it in bags for people to use in their hanging baskets (all money goes to charity) but it's too physical a job for me nowadays

Thanks, sounds good.

Will do ...

Don't worry @shiney I've heard of them and read John Wyndham as a youngster, saw the TV series of the Day of the Triffids and the Midwich Cuckoos. More recently enjoyed them as radio adaptations.

The active ingredient in many of the 'Wet and Forget' type products is Benzalkonium Chloride. Look for a product called BAC50 - which as it's name suggests is 50% water and 50% Benzalkonium Chloride. Dilute the BAC50 200ml to 5 litres of water - and you have the same strength 'Wet and Forget'...