General Gardening Discussion

Ah shucks I am somebody's fav

Roders lovely I only have the purple Autumn crocus which I got out of my Mil garden many yrs ago maybe we should do a swap as the two colours would compliment each other.

Oh get in there!! [Sorry, burst of enthusiasm...] Bit of a foggy start today but will it hold me back? oh no

Thanks Flinty for your help. Having visited the site you suggested, I realise they do have rust. Good job it only struck so late in the year as I have a whole bed of them and they have looked lovely. Will have to come up with something different for next year. Carrie

Well, variety names are a fascinating topic. Many garden cultivars have several, for one reason or the other. May be different people are trying to smuggle the thing as their own discovery, or may be the same thing was really found twice. Some cultivars are "patented" under a certain name but...

Toldja Dai would come along. Just difficult, sometimes ,to get him out of hibernation:p

Sometimes, Ellie, you have to be cruel to be kind.

I am a 3rd year Landscape Architecture student at the university of Sheffield, I was curious if there were any other students on the forum and if so where. Also if there are any past students that studied landscape architecture or a degree which is similar. :thumb:

Hi Again, Dandelioned, How about a hornbeam hedge at the front end of the front lawn-gives privacy without loosing too much light.

Oh I just remembered that Wisley had quite a few in their trials ground (last year I think). I took some photos of the ones I really liked, I will have to try and find the photos if I can.

Thank you Dai I cud almost kiss ya

Last year it was about a metre tall and was covered in nuts, which we collected and ate. It was beginning to offend with it's size, because it was sending twisted tendrils out at all angles, thus obscuring many other plants and generally looking a bit untidy. In my unknowlegable way, I pruned it...

Thanks i will not use it i thought it maybe a problem

Hi Leonora, Before you chuck them, they can still be used, as a homemade hair rinse, Put all the nettles in a large saucepan along with rind off lemons, limes or oranges ( any citrus fruit), and simmer gently for about 2 hrs. Allow to cool, pass through a fine colander and you can either...

This year I have done a lot of gardening in the rain. I have only given up when it has become torrential. We have a clay soil and there has been a lot of water on the surface. The trouble is that with work I have only got a few time slots when I can really press on and achieve results, plus my...

sorry,camellias,as for colours no idea at i think one is white

Thanks for all the suggestions, i'll have to go and have a good old mooch round the G.C. this weekend, i'll keep you posted with what i get. :thmb:

If the seeds are spourting I don't see no problem about potting them on now I mean I would normally sow my seeds next month so you will only be a few weeks earlier than normal. All you have to remember is that they need to be undercover i.e. in a greenhouse, cold frame or even a lowly window...

Walking in the neighboring woods and fields and picking mushrooms ( the ones I can recognize). Cooking mushroom omelette and soup on our fire box (camping style, in the garden). No better way to eat mushrooms, me thinks, smoky croutons, toasted on wood fire, plenty of fresh thyme, and a bottle...

I thought Yoder were a type of dwarf Chrysanthemum.:lollol: