General Gardening Discussion

this is fantastic, never mind every kids dream.....I want one!

Clematis, which would scramble upwards in search of sunlight. Lots of colours and flowering times to choose from. Make sure the roots are shaded - stones/pebbles/pot shards would do the job fine on top the soil where it's planted, but if it's in shade anyway, you might be fine.

Well I would tidy up your cuts to a nice straight line, cut out any obvious dead wood, fork over the soil - taking out weeds. You can do that now unless its still freezing where you are. If it is wait for a couple of weeks.At the end of March I would give the soil a good feed - granular...

I really don't blame you. I love spring

Very interesting and useful on orchid care.

Have you thought of putting up a notice at your flats asking if anyone would like to join you brightening up the garden.Someone might be interested but find it too daunting on their own.

Nobody here uses polytunnels, they say the wind ruins them fast, but I can try the black polythene yes. Only its under a foot of snow just now but surely to god this winter will end some time eh ! LOL

Hi - I like to grow lavender myself, and sometimes help at a lavender nursery. Without a doubt I'd say the most popular and frequently seen here in northern England is the old favourite, Lavandula angustifolia. Its often called Common or True Lavender. That said, L. stoechas (Mexican...

If you REALLY want to get them started and have plants to come home to rather than sowing seeds, is there a school close by to you that have a green team? For a small donation, or maybe for a donation of some of the plants....(sow extra seeds?) they may be willing to care for your plants at the...

Strongy, dont tempt me.. This is the new me, better to beat around the bush, rather than say what I'm thinking.

If you want to keep it indoors put it in the coolest place possible with filtered sunlight and only water with rain water, not from the tap. If outdoors, follow the above advice from theplantman and Hartley.

Yes it will need acidic soil this is what the Heather society say..Not tried this myself so hope this is of some help.. :thumb:

We moved here in november and its rained pretty much constant in devon since then!!!! All three replies to my question have been very useful so thanks to everyone thats replied. the grass looks green all over so its not dying off and looks sort of healthy enough just unmaintained so im...

Thanks for all of your advice, very helpful I think i'll try and experiment with some in the ground and some in pots, just need to convince husband to dig them into the border at some point.Here's hoping they grow.

Well - at least it's one less thing I need to worry about. Ignorance is bliss! :hehe:

Brilliant Marley, thank you! I will trim back and feed. I have read while trying to identify the hedge, that hedges should be cut back so they are slightly thicker at the bottom, and slightly sloping in at the top. Is this to help light get to the leaves at the bottom of the hedge?

If you look at "My Garden Project" in my sig under this post...all the recent stonework I have done at around 2-3 degrees C, overnight I just covered it with a tarpaulin to protect it from frost..it still sets fine..just a lot slower. But I would not do it in the rain, mortar turns to soup very...

As a landscaper bins always prove a problem when trying to source something attractive that is (a) better looking than the bin itself (b) something under £500.00 There is a great alternative though that you can build yourself and really enjoy looking at. Solution - build a green roof over the...

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Its kind of self explanatory if you think about it.Softwood cuttings need to be taken during the growing season, hardwood cuttings winter, layering can start at almost any time of the year as it can be a longish process, and root cuttings is mainly a winter thing.Semiripe cuttings which is...