General Gardening Discussion

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 somehow failed to see those were yours. What a superb collection you have!

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.

Good to hear.

They don't tend to be affected by v. weevil in the ground - just in pots. The ones I have in the ground are fine, but anything potted needs checked every so often. I believe you can add a thick layer of grit/gravel to the tops of pots to help prevent them laying eggs, but I haven't tried it....

I had one this year that just keeled over for no apparent reason. I composted the stems but never got around to dumping the tuber. The other day, I picked it up bone dry to dump it, but it had sprouted all over so I've put it in a small pot with fresh compost to see what happens.