General Gardening Discussion

Last few shots of the old garden, moving on Saturday.FeverfewFennel

I cut just the flowers off as they finish flowering as Peter says and they keep re-flowering. The last ones finished in October, I still haven't cut them back properly and there is new growth already appearing at the base.

I've got a feeling, "M" that the variety is "Versicolor"

Aha! Yes, I have to say I'm very fortunate, especially in Surrey where everything has a premium, but we unusually found ourselves in the right play and right time. Never happened before or since

or a statue? I had a large stump something similar. I cut the top level and set a metal lantern on top. It looked fine

I prefer, frugal.

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Not sure but i think i may have purchased seeds from you on Ebay . Im playing with the idea of listing some of my seeds (taken from my plants). Im also taking cuttings and growing on excess plants when i tried to sell plants before on Ebay they didnt sell. Luckly for me my aunt runs a florest...

Bulbs sound good - like the suggestion...

those are few variety I`ve tryed this year , all from the local asian shop , but bought in different months from November onward .

Something like this

Sounds good - As it happens I will be fencing off said bed anyway - final straw this morning, the dog (or Anti-Christ as I am calling him today) has just destroyed a Magnolia tree I planted there last spring, there is now just one sorry branch left :(He had only been out there 5 minutes!...

Geoff, the link hasn't come through, thankfully as I wouldn't like to see that! I will stop using pellets now - the ones I have don't seem to make any difference anyway. I will just keep removing them from plants/walls etc, perhaps I'll build up the courage to squash them!

I know some areas are deeper than other and I'm taking averages, but those amounts would mean approx. 75mm of sand/shingle with only 75mm of topsoil over and I wonder what a lawn planted/sown on top of that would look like in a hot, dry summer - we often get those in case anybody's forgotten...

love the concept of a Hebe hedge... Jenny

wow, thanks for all the replies and advice. I've got a much better idea of what needs doing now. I also know where to come with any more questions! thanks everyone. x

I enjoyed all of this week's programme. Looking forward to next week's with Frances at the helm.

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