General Gardening Discussion

Soft Buddleja cuttings will root in water.

I know I'm a few years too late,but I did find some of these suggestions veryfunny

If it's in the lawn, just mow it. It is green after all. Weedkillers are noxious to wildlife as well as plants and a real problem as they leach into waterways.I have it appearing in a couple of my hosta pots where it does its thing before the hostas really get going and then get hidden. ...

Clematis Armandii is a bit of a thug, so I wouldn't recommend for that situation. However I have one (cheap from Morrisons!) called clematis x triternata rubromarginata. It's delicate and cute. Not supposed to be evergreen, but it's holding on well. The sites say it's vigorous, but I haven't...

Thanks for the replies.

Yes the dreaded beetle , it’s easily sorted with a spray .. but where it was it was a shared hedge and it was me paying out and cutting it all the time ..

Wood probably won't be affected, terracotta depends on whether frost resistant or not, higher quality pots are likely to survive better.

That's an off shoot, I cut the main trunk a couple of year ago as it was too huge.

My grandfather used to just break and bend the green stems over at right angles.

It's in a stupid place. OK for now. I might need to find it another ' unsuitable ' place eventually. Impulse buys often grin while they bite you on the bum . I might just show it a picture of the council bin.

Well I bought a bulb planter which seems to work very well. I've planted about 100 or so Tulips and some Purple Sensation Alliums too. We will see what comes up.

Hello allThe Photo of My Back Garden for November is now available which is the Last Photo of the Season.For those interested you can find the relevant Post here:My Garden ProgressThanksKevin

Many thanks. We have neutral-slightly alkaline, quite sandy soil here plus hard tap water here but the other camellias do well, so I'll probably give one a go.

Hidepending on the model yes you can replace with a new spring . Give it a google with the make

Ah- if you may not be there more permanently, it's certainly better to wait!

Thank you all. That's what I'll do

they think there are grubs or buried nuts in there because the soil is disturbed. birds also dig stuff up. they should get bored eventuallyhowever: i find pointy sticks like bamboo as youve done works well

Having grown cosmos from seed this Spring, and enjoyed the blooms until the effects of the drought brought them to a halt. I am delighted to report the self sown seeds from them are now producing a great profusion of blooms during the extended warm period. No frosts here yet, no forecast in the...

OH has strict instructions not to cut the grass whilst they're in flower @fairygirl and at the end of summer it's not a problem as growth is very slow. he also has strict instructions not to cut the main patches whilsts they're still in leaf. Sometimes I have to find jobs to distract him and...