General Gardening Discussion

Think the plant you're after is Fuchsia magellanica. My mum calls them dancing ladies (after she's had a couple) and there's a reference to it in Flora Brittanica.

Ive pruned pieris japonica hybrids all through the summer although never hard, just tidying. They take very well to it, it keeps them bushy. In my experience they aren't as fussy about soil as creativepaul above suggests. They will grow fine in neutral to mildly alkaline conditions like...

Good thinking Honey Bee :D

They are now all in pots and looking well. As you have them outside pete, does that mean they don't need heat at this time of year, or should I keep them in greenhouse until bigger? They now have frondy tops.

Well done jazid.... Nice avatar..! [ 25. May 2006, 09:40 AM: Message edited by: Marley Farley ]

... ok Rich, I think its, boing - "time for bed!!!" :D

Superb macro photo there Hornbeam!

I take it the Desert Pea is Sturt's Desert Pea. I found them easy to grow and they make great compact house plants, with unusual flowers. I like them a lot.The same with Kangaroo paw, with lanceolate leaves they also made good pot plants in a larger pot. I tried planting them outside, but...

trouble is I am running out of space - but have to admit hostas easy in my conditions

Yes mine are over and done with - I have a real love for Fritillaria, some of the bulbs now on offer are over �£20 of more unusual variety.My now departed next door neigbour used to have all her back garden full of the snakes head ones, all different colours, the new occupiers (who have been...

um frogesque, hope you have thought about using one, I have to tow horse trailer with horse and they go all sorts of ways you would not even imagine if you are not used to them!Having said that in time even a girlie can manage them with half a tonnn of horse inside!

Suckers from where, they will be like the mother plant. Yeah they belong in the ground, far too vigorous for pots really although OK for a couple of years I suppose.

slugbug,did i read right?did you really feed it cornedbeef?. :D :D :D :D :D .

In the S.E where I am there is a lot of leaf miner infestation, which on close examination is a series of greyish trails just below the surface of the leaf with very small grubs at the end. The effect is of weakening and thinning of growth, and I have definitely had these problems with the...

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I'll try not to give too much water, but that's not easy when it's bucketing down outside! Thanks again.

:D OK DAG will let you know. We could also do with the air being moved round on those warm, dull, damp days in summer as well & it doesn't look like they will work then.. Have to see I suppose..... :rolleyes:

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Frogesque, you've beaten what I thought was a record! I planted some of my Dad's seeds, the oldest was a part packet of spinach from 1989, and I have ONE healthy seedling. As it is the perpetual variety I am hoping to keep it!

I would love to go to Chelsea - just to see the plants, and arrangements and gardens. But will make do on TV and indeed on line on the BBC site - for me the numbers of people, even on members day are just tooooooo much.Whilst it may once have been a kinda snobby affair, I don't think it is now...