General Gardening Discussion

there is a nice bush you might like to try, that's evergreen (or rather, yellow!) with white flowers, and a scent - choisya ternata sundance , http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/1125.shtml and a winter flowering one -...

I think I will bring them inside as it might get too cool to ripen. There ae a few pics of Summer Choc on goolge mainly in sub tropical areas so the colour may be more intense there. There are some more seeds offered on ebay from France but I'll make do with what I have.

I bought Ann a new lawnmower :D :D

hello have grown dahlias this year for the first time they are flowering beautifully but the leaves look abit sick!they are dark green with paler green veins in the middle.I grow on chalk but have recently mulched all of the garden with recycled material .Any ideas please on what this could be...

Excellend Steve, and thanks for sharing.

That's a lovely picture of narcissus and winter berries Hornbeam, how unusual is that combination?You really are early in your garden.

Scotkat - I am no expert, but I was told some are sold as 'garden mums' and are hardy, and some are 'pot mums' and are not hardy. The garden mums I bought two years ago survived outside over winter. I was also told that they are sprayed with a growth retardant to keep them small, but in...

Yay!! Baby trachycarpus is now in the ground As is one of my bamboos Unfortunately, eye candy gardening helper isn't back here til Monday, so can't go much further til then. Just soil titivation and clearing up the hedge cuttings for me til then. I tentatively planted out one of my Mina...

We have some catkins in the herb/wildflower section that have come early..their are a lot of strange happenings..my opium poppys came back for a second appearance in the last two weeks..

Thanks Strongy - will follow your advice gratefully.

Cheers dendy, I had forgotten that.

I've just bought some of these bulbs and this is part of the instructions on the packet "Cover in winter for strong frost for flowering next year". Does it mean that if I cover them I will get a strong frost? Seriously, would I be better staring them off in a cold greenhouse and plant out after...

Ta Windy - will look it up. Maybe I could keep it in a pot and just put it where I want it in the summer

Moonloon have you tried imageshack to resize.

I feel that flame throwers in this day and age should be avoided for all the non-green reasons and for the sake of the hundreds of bugs being killed which are beneficial too.

Thanks Dave for all the information on Strobilanthes. I've had the plant from a cutting for 7 years, and am glad to hear that the cuttings I took after it split are likely to do well. I have never seen it here, and yes it can look a bit straggly at times, but oh those leaves.Thanks also for...

Thanks badsal72 for your kind comments, a good idea as your plot tends to get swampy, you will find that the soil in your raised beds will drain much better and also warm up quicker in the Spring, the paths will enable you to continue to work on your plot even if the weather is poor, regards Steve.

I felt the same way about my back garden but eventually thought enough is enough and got some gardeners in... best decision i've made. I had quotes for �£5K but these guys did it for �£3K and made a top class job.Have you considered having a multi level garden and putting all that earth to...

Good morning! I wonder if anyone could give me some advice on feeding/caring for my pampas grass. It is planted in a container in a very exposed coastal location , its now 3 years old and this season's plumes have just appeared.I haven't really done anything in particular to it before apart from...

beginers luck PETE. NEVER SEEN THIS beauty before.