General Gardening Discussion

As I've mentioned in another thread, I want to put a few azaleas into a border. But how far apart should I put them, and hence how many should I buy? The variety is Dwarf Orange (possibly also Dwarf White, depending on the answer to my question). Thompson & Morgan have them listed here and here....

Probably some time in the future, similar comments may be given.

Dog pee always kills grass in summer, in winter the rain and wet soil dilutes it. Follow the dog round with a bucket of water.

Just about every single plant in my garden, both fruit and veg have been sub par this year. Everything started out so promising then went to hell in a handcart. South coast so a very wet winter (lost all my delphiniums) then a glorious spring then saharan conditions in summer probably did it. If...

Same here. Ive grown them for a couple years for their scent in baskets and containers. This year about 2/3 of mine died off whilst the rest of the plants survived. I wont bother with them next year no matter how glorious they smell. Nothing smells good when its dead eh.

Welcome Beej118. It also looks like dock, the picture is rather small to tell properly. Both dock and horseradish both have tap roots and are difficult to remove once they get a hold. If the root is broken and some left in the ground it will re-shoot.

Well, look around various plant nurseries to see if they offer varieties where pollination is not much of a problem. You can limit purchases to just one plant but I found it better for my blueberry-addicted household to have three; they Agriculture Extension Service also recommended three as the...

I think it might be evening primrose.

Ah I see @pete, great thank you

First thing that comes to mind is the family members that the garden will be occupied by. Ages of the children is relevant (I've watched too much Titchmarsh!) But with little ones, it does mean the difference beween a stonking big pond teeming with wild life, or alternatively a big play area...

I am not familiar with the file format used by kindle, so I am not entirely sure. It would seem that those books which requires no registration, such as this quite fascinating "Subtropical vegetable-gardening" from 1916 Subtropical vegetable-gardening : Rolfs, Peter Henry, 1865- : Free Download,...

To be quite honest I can't see anything too bad. Hebe will always be brown inside, the berberis could be a bit dry or it could be insect damage not really possible to say .

I did the same - chopped it down - no sign of life - will wait and see!

Thank you!!

Ok, thanks all for the advice. F

I think it would look lovely.

I bought a Bulldog fork and spade 30 years ago, when I got my first garden. Wooden handled, one piece forged heads still going strong. Looked at stainless steel and other handle types, but they didn't feel right. They were in a sale 30% off, so I got a good pair of loppers as well. Since then...

Yep. That makes sence. I might get brave and throw caution to the wind I have a few of acid lovers in pots. If they don't like it I could take them back out thank you

Isn't that one of the nice things about aquilegia? They do self-seed, but they're so pretty you can't really begrudge them a little space in the border.

Just wondering now whether to stake/tie back this perovskia? It is coming into flower, but some stalks are not flowering, and are very bowed over, due no doubt to a combination of recent excessive rains, and its own heavy weight now that the plant has multiplied. I confess I didn't adhere to...