General Gardening Discussion

I am new here but I live in Caithness and you dont get further north than that, as long as you grow in shelter and have early fruiting varieties you can grow the same here as anywhere. I inherited apple trees and plums so dont know the variety but Butterworths will advise of the early fruiting...

Bon soir, Mona LisaThanks for the suggestions. I used to grow the giant fragrant lilies in England but got fed up with the pollen getting everything and I found it virtually impossible to remove from materials.I have pinks but not enough to pick. My carnations (from seed two years ago)...

Is there anyone that can help me in getting some of my various Iris plants to set seed.I have tried doing it with a paintbrush and a pair of tweezers taking the pollen and transfering it but to no avail. I have mainly tall bearded Iris.My Siberian Iris are pollinated by the bees, but they...

On same topic as amerillis really, a kind of cross between that and crinums, but are supposed to be hardy again.Anyone tried them outside?

I have some marshmallow but its not in flower yet..hornbeams picture is the same as the one i have ..I dont harvest mine i just like to keep it mine is in a damp area by my leaking pond!!

Great way to enjoy a great garden!Well done

jay but that is the problem, men don't like "direct orderds", I had him under controll, but just giving him a bit of long reign.cobbybrook, you have to be single!!!anyway are my Prunus lisitanica going to survive now? should make a good hedge if they do.

Chobart, when you say cut it back - by how much? Deadhead or a really serious haircut.

I had a good look on their site, they suggest a 'Seed Bomb' :D , fill a balloon with some compost, water and a mix of seeds and throw it out your car whilst driving onto central reservations etc.May have to give this a go :DNathan.

oops still have two memberships open after forgetting one and it always logs in under Firefox on this one

Sorry for the earlier confusion - must be the heat! This is henbane and its nothing like hemlock. Only the names are similar. The whole plant of henbane is very poisonous but it is now quite rare.

Two varieties that will root freely in water are weeping willow and twisted willow. My neighbour and I both have nice little twisted willow trees grown from twigs in bouquets of flowers, and I have several bits of weeping willow rooting up nicely in my pond to try a bonsai one. I would think...

Mums and dads beware, my son has a TP climbing frame and the tent window part rolls up, I went to roll it down after about 5 days and there was a honeycomb in it about the size of a large bar chocolate, luckily there were no stingers that i noticed about when i found it, but i dread to think...

The first sentance is the clue I think. Rhodies do not do well in full sun. They are shade lovers doing well in dappled and partial shade. They are quite shallow rooted so I would imagine that if its in full sun,its not getting enough water.I would lift it and move it into a shadier place -...

If anybody wants cuttings from it your welcome, I would need advice as to best time to do it, bearing in mind its evergreen and never dormant, and best way to send thro' the post?elainefiz: Thanks, hope you are not in a hurry then? PeterS: :D I like that, reminds me of my late mother who...

Thanks Geometer, take your point so far, look forward to hearing from you again!

I've been Freecycled! I am a natural hoarder and have to restrain myself quite severely to avoid ending up like the people on TV who can't get in their houses for 'things' piled waist high.... Freecycle appeals to all my worst instincts, and I blame GC for introducing me to it. :D ANYWAY, I...

thanks very much for answering, ive transplanted them to a large pot, and day 2 they still look good ...... not expecting anything this year, but hopefully next year the kids will have fun squishing the orange lanterns .... well thats what i used to do as a child .. lol !!

Thanks Liz

If you want something quick, cheap and cheefull for this summer while you get something else established then why not plant up a container of sweetpeas. They will quickly head upwards to the light and then tumble over the shed roof. Just put a bit of netting over the roof to give them something...