General Gardening Discussion

This is OUR section folks, not mine. It is for all of you who are successful with or experimenting with Tropical, Sub-tropical and Mediterranean gardening .... and for me who has no option. :D I have put up a new thread ofan uncommon tree I have and have moved threads over from other areas,...

Hi Pumpkinsoup The best time to move and divide peonies is September, To move a peony, cut the peony stems near ground level and carefully dig around and under each plant. Try to retain as much of the root system as possible. Promptly plant the peony in a sunny, well-drained site.If you...

John, I don't know anything about Chrysanthemums is particular. But in general, when plants flower late you divide them in spring. Dividing means digging them up, splitting the plant up into 2 or more bits and then replanting. This is exactly the same as moving a plant but without the splitting...

Cheers for all the good suggestions I am looking around now but cant find a decent nursery with decent sized plants . I know they grow fairly quick but I am the impatient sort of gardener :-)

You could plant them out now, but personally I prefer to plant clematis in spring. If you can find those long pots which Clems are sold in, then they are the best things to use. In the ground as long as it is well drained the winter rain should have no effect on them. If the ground is...

Thanks David! As a beginner I really appreciate all this good advice.Kind Regards Janet

"Ever used a tirfor for the same job? "Prior to getting the jackall yes, only trouble is getting an anchor point, no probs in woodland but diificult in a small garden even using screw in ground anchors.The only thing worse than ivy is kifsgate rose!!!!

Oh dear Waco,that is a shame. You just might be lucky..here's hoping anyway. If it's anything like mine you'll be fine,I'm forever having to remove shoots from the bases...must be all of that Horse manure I feed them.:wink:

Its not worth that.Some people like to pose my ex's mum opened her garden for one weekend a year and each year she had to have a new feature. One year was a topiary bear and helicopter, then it was what she called a birdbath but was huge a bi like this but about 6ft tall:What she really...

Thanks guys Yes David, I think I have :thumb:

Chainsaws have to meet two stop time requirements. 1 second on the rundown brake (trigger) and 0.15 sec for the kickback brake.Kickback is when the tip of the saw contacts something and the action of the moving chain causes the the blade to kick upwards and backwards. Some domestic type...

If timber stays wet for long periods it will rot. If its in contact with the soil, or a piece of plastic, that is in contact with the soil. There is not much difference, its still gonna be wet.Your best chance, I think, is to use as thicker timber as you can afford, and that way the rot will...

shurrup freddy :p I cant get any seeds anyway all the blummin garden centres r full of xmas stuff :cnfs:

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I have a half greenhouse which I don't insulate. I only heat it if it goes below -2 degrees and I seem to get away with murder. It is quite sheltered in my cottage garden in Suffolk.I germinate seedlings indoors on the windowsills during the winter.

Lol - thats most interesting and most surprising. I would have assumed that as Pelargoniums mainly originate from South Africa, they would have loved the your Mediterranean climate.

Wow great find Steve Thanks. I've just ordered some hostas but not those ones

Aww bless Pal she's looks rather snug and cosy

What a good idea vegmandan thanks :thumb:

thanks guys, will take a pic as it is now and then again when it's done.Jo