General Gardening Discussion

It sometimes happens lindyco, no matter how well you've started off your seed they dont always germinate. especially this year as the lack of sun and light conditions has had a detrimental effect on a lot of plant growing this year. But dont give up, as Pete said it isn't the most ideal time of...

The BBC website gives weather radar ( google 'weather radar') which forecasts up to 48hrs accurately (especially useful for density of rainfall) and then a general outlook. I've found this vey useful - we live in an area prone to flooded roads - helpful to know what's coming.

Hi avz10. I too am wondering why you changed it, looked good to me also.

OKay, it`s the green light from Ivory then, PM me your address and I will post them tomorrow.

:thumb: Thanks, I have a Black Magic & was wondering what to do with it..

Thanks David there are some to look at. The head teacher doesn't want any kid to catch themselves with thorns for ear of being litigated against. Health & Safety gone crazy! RYDALL

Dont wish your life away !Make the most of here and now.

Your quite right-- I was basing that erroneous statement on having moved mine into the sun and it did much better. __________________

Have a look at this site, Beth Chatto is an expert on shade gardening

When we had our open day many visitors said how lovely and neat our plots looked and the reason for this is our allotment keeper nags at us saying he wants a show piece allotment. All he needs is a whip for a xmas prezzi. I do know the women tend to keep their plots tidy.:D

Big problem with pigs is they dont understand that your neighbours may not want there gardens clearing too!

Have a look at this article by an RHS judge

John, they fix it on the inside the one guys only takes it down to clean the house once a year.I am interested in finding out how in winter you could roll it out over the plants at min height, any ideas or do you know anyone thats done it--do you think there could be an air circulation...

Have you considered a line of evergreens fronted by English Native hedging--you get the best of both worlds then. I mean would you plant a border with a single species? So why do it with a hedge?

What a great idea lindyco..

Oh I didn't mean I have met him claire, I wish I had!Its really interesting to look at the tools on some of these gardening programmes on the telly, on Ground Force and similar rubbish they always have brand new wheelbarrows or loads of big power tools on hire. Look back on those old...

When siting you need maximum light from the low winter sun, so axis should be east west, or as close as possible. Shading protects from the mid day sun. Also consider ventilation, the rule is half the floor space = the ventilation space needed.Only Englishmen and mad dogs fail to shade from...

I'm sympathetic because I have 2 mature berberis (had 3) which get this every year, although they are not crowded by other plants. I do spray them and they recover - hope that's comforting - but it does come back annually. The 3rd berberis I cut right back to the ground to get rid of the...

i bought a house just like what you are describing, buried builders rubble. got a guy in to take off few inches, then bring in top soil. worked fine for the lawns, but anytime i try to plant a treee or shrub, and have to go down past 3/4 inches i am hitting iron bars, pieces of wood, slates,...

I can solve the neighbour problem--put a hedge up and send them a bill for half of it--we had a nosey neighbour but he was never nosey again after he got that bill!