General Gardening Discussion

It appears to be forcing a buckle in the concrete gravel boards and fence post. As Mike said before, I'd talk to your neighbour because if they object to it, then it'll have to go. If they like it, why not give it a right good prune and bring it to a nice little shape. The new growth next year...

Not read the scientific stuff yet but old habits die hard! Hope your setup works!

Well folks they've started germinating! One, the brassica, up in just a few days and look normal. Another , I thought was a digitalis by the size, has also shown but don't think is a foxglove as germinated in 7days - usually take 14 days! Whatever it is, it's fresh! Another similar, so must wait...

Quite right @Redwing Then again, so does paper and cardboard but some people insist its safe to put on the compost! Some packaging material also have plastic and aluminium. The combination of oil, plastic and aluminium prohibits the use of recycled cardboard for use in the food industry!

@TaraMaiden wow! How fab you have finally found a answer I have 2 jasmine trachelospermum. They are one of my favourite plants. I bought them around 5 years ago. They were around a foot high in pots and I wanted to train them up a obelisk in the pots. How naive I was. Up until a few months ago...

Good afternoon @The Buddleja Garden and many thanks my friend your advice is really very much appreciated

Ok, in that case you could try a larger pot, but a lot will now depend on the condition of the roots. If you take it out from it's pot carefully and all looks well, then you could put it in a larger pot with some john innes no3 compost (or mix whatever compost you've got 50/50 with some good top...

I knew someone was spying on me!

Ooooh I just Googled it and that looks good too. Thank you. I might have a variety of plants going on

Thank you. I'll try again.

Clematis fall into three pruning categories (sheered to 30cm in March, short back and sides to tidy up or left to mostly get on with it), depending on whether they flower on new or old growth.

Of course you can't see the pond, it's a hidden pond. You have to walk right up to the geraniums to see it. It used to be the neighbour's cat's favourite spot to lie and hope that blackbird chicks fall into it's mouth. After I dug the pond I believe the cat fell in a few times before deciding...

Complete mismatch of male/female courgette flowers this year, I've been sharing male flowers with a neighbour, without which loads of female courgettes wouldn't have been pollinated.

I always use scaffolders' gloves, from Quickfix. A scaffolder once gave me a pack of 10 pairs and I wouldn't be without them now...bramble proof, long lasting.

Its only a young bulb and it flowered for the first time this year. Grown from offsets from a larger bulb which I dont have anymore.

I think the first picture is a flower bud yet to open, same for the second picture. When the flower is dead the dry ends of the seeds poke out from the closed bud.I think most are now F1 s so are often sterile.

Thanks for replying I'll wait and might try to divide them then. Yes I know what you mean. To be honest I give them very little attention. They stay where they are all year and flower over a couple of months. They wouldn't survive in my borders either so they'll have to stay in a pot

@shiney Now that is a lovely plant, I may get one myself! I presume when you say popular, you mean with the gardener and not the rabbits?

I'm looking for more information on a lost hybrid of B. davidii/forrestii called Buddleja X 'Hotblackiana'. Has anyone ever seen this plant? I've seen the Wikipedia page, and the reference is wrong, as it doesn't mention the Buddleja at all.I have a plant labelled B. limitanea, origin...