General Gardening Discussion

Thank you @Marley Farley

The climate here seems to be getting more 'Mediterranean' (with added frost ) insofar as everything bursting into flower together in April and May. Thank goodness for roses, lagerstroemias and hibiscus!

If you have those bulbs then I would plant them out Cardinal Red., they are unlikely to flower although varieties available now that flower from late summer to early summer. If they sprout then feed them. Hopefully they will revert to normal growing and flowering next spring

Yep, got them blooming in my garden.

Most everything I grow gets pinched out. As Pete said, it delays flowering a tad but you will get many more flowers on more shoots Freddie.

@pete @Purple Streaks @Verdun Thanks. I'll get on it.G

i think you would just need a single cane to take the stem from where you’d planted the clematis to the conifer. From there on it would be able to make its own way up. Maybe a case of directing it to run in front, rather than round the back. I would certainly run any additional stems along the...

I'd be inclined to casually fling some native wild flower seeds over the fence.

Cheers Verdun, I'll do that as soon as all the bulbs show

Looks excellent Chris If you can place it in the sun I would fill it with lavendar. Evergreen aromatic foliage and billowing with wonderfully scented flowers in summer

Booo ...... You must try harder

Hah! half and half seems to be a welsh thing - a friend from england visiting was commenting about it at weekend! That and rissoles...

No problems Monty. Hope all turns out well. Best wishes.

Love your house, the front door, the wall and gate. It is crying out for a rose or two, a nice big blousy rose! They would fit in with the other plants you are growing too.You could also maybe consider doubling the width of the border in front of the wall thus allowing you to plant more.

Alstroemeria 'Little Eleanor' (Peruvian Lily) | Peter Beales Roses - the World Leaders in Shrub, Climbing, Rambling and Standard Classic [email protected] Good Call. I'll keep my eye on this [email protected] Both seem respectable choices. To me daisy shape flowers dont have that wow factor but in...

Or as a neighbour recently ("put me right") because I misquoted it would sayNe'er cast a clout till May be out'

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.

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