General Gardening Discussion

Harold broke his "freely" given sacred oath to William, no Christian would do that so obviously an infidel/pagan.

Your trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine) wants to grow to about 40ft x 25ft so will struggle in anything other than a huge container.I'm not sure what you mean by - These will also now go in the ground in a border be in troughs.If you plan to sink the troughs into the soil, why not...

Looks like chlorosis Michael, a sequestered iron feed usually sorts it out.

I think you right, I will probably have to cut the pot to repot the plant.This is actually my second ZZ plant. I’ve got a big, leafy green one already here to keep her company. She had a drink yesterday, and today she’s getting a well-deserved upgrade to a new bigger pot. Thanks again to my...

Stanley type knives are less than 4 inches, can do a hell of a lot of damage with one of those. I think it just proves you cant legislate about the article, its the person using it that is the problem, but the law, as usual doesn't have a clue.

When I could buy seeds online from the UK I'd go for Chiltern - excellent descriptions and good quality, Plant World and Premium seeds. I'd also get seeds from the RHS seed share scheme.These days I find a good selection at Graines Baumaux, La Boite à Graines and I'm currently looking at...

Sounds like a porno magazine to me.

I've kept them in containers for quite long periods without any problems, but this is where conditions have an effect. Proper soil, and not drying out readily means they'll stay fine for a long time. If you don't have that, then they're easier in the ground. They do get a bit bleached in sun,...

In case anybody wonders, this is a pic on the other side with the privacy slats still in place.

Borrowed passion flower with bees

I agree with Stephen. Hedges are quite good at blocking rainfall and so you'd need a decent width to the planters to allow any rainfall to collect. The higher you go with the planter, the drier it will likely become and the harder for the roots to get down into the surrounding soil where any...

Looking good @NoviceGardener2023 and thanks for your appreciation!There's not much you can do about the silt dripping on the slabs below. It will get much less as the compost settles. I use a hose to wash it off if it needs it.As for watering - just stick a finger about 2" into the compost...

Thank you all for the replies. I'm starting to think the bad bits are golden privet, that was a good suggestion. I currently plan to plant some green near the gold and then watch as it slowly takes over/replaces the gold. The gold isn't really filling out very nicely so it's gotta go!

Most of it is wrapped up in folk law, st swithins day, ground hog day, to name just a couple.

Thanks for all the replies.I fully expect to have to cut them back every year or two to keep them in check. I had 60ft of north facing fence to cover and I hate the look of fences so opted for BI as it would completely cover it.I'll wait until the plants are dormant then go for it and hope...

Sad news. May she rest in peace.What a wonderful tribute you posted

Snails used to do similar looking damage to my Christmas cacti when they were outdoors in the summer. A rounded largish hole that scabbed up. The damage in your Euphorbia is oddly bang in the middle of the stem though so has required some careful slithering up if snail was the culprit. I'd cut...

Colour is the only thing that matters for me. I can't smell anything anyway, unless my nose is right next to them!

What is on the other side of the hedge as it looks a bit bushy on this side so I was wondering what the other side looked like? Maybe the neighbours on the other side of the hedge has been at it. I for one would stop a neighbours leylandi hedge from growing if they tried to plant one. A friend...

I had one by the front door for several years. I never noticed a smell of any kind from it. One day it turned up its toes. It wasn’t missed.