General Gardening Discussion

Right next to our library there is a house with a front garden approximately as tiny as yours. The owners haven't let the size bother them, they have a 3m tall star Magnolia in the corner AND a Formal Pond with a cherub fountain in the middle. Seasonal colour is provided with containers. Last...

No problem Rodders, anytime.

Haha! Some great replies, as ever. Thank you guys :D

Ah, lovely. My daughter aged 7 and half loves gardening too, in fact I trust her sowing more than my own. I also watch where she goes on the internet. I wouldn't let her join a forum, she does know that I will come here for her if she needs to know anything, or just to post a piccie of a flower...

I'm glad it isn't just me! Although, no matter how much I admire you for lifting and storing bulbs, I am just too lazy :o

Will do - I think the feathery foliage and big daisy flowers will look good. There will also be last years Verbena B behind them, providing they survive winter (I can always buy more).

My Grandfather always had lots of pot marigolds among the veg to confuse carrot fly and attract greenfly from other things.

.As one of my work colleagues says when things go bottoms up---- we'll all go out and bray at the moon!Though it's a pity there will be one less this year!.

yeah agree with above, for straight long carrots you sieved or very sandy soil, you could try a short blunt nosed variety like chantaray (sp?). I was lucky to have access to some free sand so I made a raised bed, I dug the surface VERY well amd filled with a mix of sieved topsoil sieved...

Ok so this has prob been asked many times but i couldnt see it anywhere.. Can somebody please direct me to a link or something of a yearly planner timetable thingy? I want to know what to plant and when, when should i be doing certain jobs etc. I only have a small yard type garden with a 8x6ft...

Hi Vicky.Whilst it may be a slightly usual choice - one of my favorites is this. Its Salvia microphylla - the pink chap in the centre. There are others in the group that go under the name Salvia greggii, or Salvia xjamensis (which is a hybrid of the previous two). But often garden...

Hello all. I have recently moved into a new house with a blank canvas of a garden. One of my requirements, is the 8x6 greenhouse, which i would like to shield from veiw on the two aspects facing away from the arc of the sun. I am looking at planting a row of bushes/trees that would provide...

think i killed my ex's bonsi tree by over watering.... though this was not the reason for the break up!

Hmmmm, in that case why do I find slugs all over my tender, re-emerging perennials happily chewing through the leaves in Spring, when I go out to investigate in the dark?

We had an acer that was quite happy in a pretty shaded area

i though this was some kind of cleaning device when i saw the title

And just to add morrisons are also good for seeds good selection of flower seeds and vegetable seeds i think the offer i got was 4 for £2 not bad

Thanks for all your advice, they'll go into the shed next winter.

Thanks. I went to the Garden Museum in Lambeth on Friday. Have you been? They have an exhibition at the moment of 100 years of growing your own. Really interesting and kept hearing that growing your own far tastier than whats in the shops. At the moment I only have a herb garden (which is...

For late Spring, Summer and early Autumn try Gaillardia. They bloom and bloom all season, but do die away in winter (like most perennials). You'll have trouble finding one type of plant that looks good ALL year. You'd be better off planting several different things depending on the time of...