General Gardening Discussion

"I'm unsure as to how long you should do this before letting them flower"if you just want them to flower in a border then it probably doesn't matter too much if they start flowering when they are a bit weedy. However, flowering takes energy, and there will be less energy going into building...

Lollipop, it was the line "preparation is almost everything and your plants will be in there for a long time" that sold me on it. I'm really not sexist at all... I love women...

Thanks, Sezzle! I thought I'd lost a busy lizzie last week through lack of watering - it's in a pot with a pelargonium my other half was given by her boss for Easter. With all the rain the last few weeks I hadn't been watering regularly. I gave it a good drink and it came back to life... your...

Hi, MOL! I have done the same this year with hollyhocks - got a nice crop of 'Nigra' going - black hollyhocks (isn't that word a beggar to type?!). Now it's a question of keeping them going over the winter! Think I'll pass them on to friends & neighbours & spread the load! Did the same...

Thanks lollipop There are no structures other than a path close by so that shouldn't be a problem. the area can get quite waterlogged as it's part way down a slope and there is a levelled concrete path just in front so the drainage water tends to collect there.It's only about 3 or 4 metres...

Cheers for that Paul-I hadn`t thought of doing that.

Well, some friend YOU turned out to be ! :D

Hi there! First post round here, so greetings to all.I recently caught the bug after moving into my own house late last year. The garden when we moved in was pretty much bear and overgrown apart from a lovely Camelia and an over-grown butterfly bush.Anyhoo, we started off randomly...

I love the sound of the leaves rustling in the wind ! Luckily someone from freecycle came round and dug my bamboo up for me ... it took him almost 2 hours as the ground was packed tight with the canes !! But no runners anywhere - I have now been left with a small piece and I will make sure I...

I love crocosmias and have two in my garden ... dark red 'Lucifer' which gets taller every year ! and a smaller orange one - but I would love to have a yellow one - can't find one anywhere .... Val

Dave, I don't discard my ragged impatiens at the end of the year. I let them lie, get snowed on and so forth. Then next spring out of the seed pods I usually get some babies.

If the builders have JCBs maybe you could talk them into doing a quick site clearance of the [currently overgrown] allotments?

I know the spelling is wrong but hope you know what I mean I live in the north of England and have heavyh soil . I would like to plant 'Pony Tails' grass but dont know whether I should wait until Spring or even use seed as I need 6 plants and they are rather expensive. As its evergreen...

You cann't beat a good Walnut.:D

See this -

lettuce for a start

Definitely earwigs. I've got the same problem.:tnp:

I love hyacinths for Christmas so I am glad of this reminder to get them in their pots. I usually miss planting time and have to buy them already potted which is more expensive. Your instruction are very useful Walnut - thanks:thumb:

Thanks for the link. Photos are a great help.Sorry to hear you are having to rip your prairie garden up, mind you, that does seem to be what gardening is about most of the time! I had not considered the problem of couch etc. Worth considering.I feel I am looking for something a bit...