General Gardening Discussion

Agree perovskites. Second one could be Teucrium lucidys, lovely small evergreen which can be clipped and used as a low hedge. The foliage is aromatic

Some excellent suggestions. I had taken to hosing the pigeon gunk out, but now with a hosepipe ban, it's back to scrubbing it again. Perhaps I'll look into smaller ones. Erecting an arch or similar might provide an opportunity to hang some smaller ones. Thank you!

Interesting thread

@John Stern , the unknown red flower is bottle brush, (Callistemon) although they may have changed the name already.

It didn't smell unpleasant - a bit like Mango

Sadly it wont, I get some but they never reach full size so never really ripen, they need a much longer and warmer growing season than we get in the UK.

They look quite big, so I'd doubt they're in those teabags, but it's certainly worth lifting one and checking @Erigeron . Go from there once you know. The ground looks incredibly dry. Heathers of all types, can take as much water as you can give them, but they need decent enough drainage, and...

I used to have trouble keeping coreopsis going on clay! It obviously likes your conditions.

I grew Thunbergia a few years ago and it does need a sunny spot, but its not over yet. Well we hope not, but if the weather the last week is anything to go by it might be.Dead heading might help, if they have set some seed.

Selective loss of leaves is typical of many plants during dry conditions. My Hydrangea Paniculata has got yellowed leaves lower down, green leaves further up and is currently flowering. I've put some more mulch at the base and am giving it extra water.

It might have been, @Bluejayway, it was a few years ago. It didn’t self seed, I think our soil is a little too heavy for it

I imagine a lot of plants are simply fed up with our constant interference - can't say I really blame them

I just use chrome, it works for me. I never use the stupid pad on the lap top, its really tedious IMO. Always use a mouse.If you use a mouse you still have to click on the full name when it comes up after typing a few letters.

Different one The Boliviensis just had a small broken stem. I put it in water ,it rooted and that's the pics above. The one that got uprooted ( no idea what because I didn't label it but I must've liked it) by a fox has produced a couple of leaves so it should be ok next year @JennyJB

As @AnniD says - it depends on your general growing conditions and climate, as well as location, as to how big or small any plant will be - not just lavender. It isn't that labelling or info is misleading, it's because it isn't a hard and fast 'fact'. For example, in colder/wetter areas, you'd...

I've noticed a hawkshead has been doing really well this year as it's near a new trach. Jas. that I've been watering frequently. I think you're right about the watering @Busy-Lizzie

YouTube clip of how to set up the Eliminator pressure washer -

D'oh

Sorry @NoviceGardener2023 - I should have mentioned the other piece of timber! I knew the troughs would be heavy once filled, and I would never have trusted the trellis to withstand the weight, especially when they were recycled from the original site and were a bit worn out in places. If it's...

I use those cardboard pots for my runner bean seeds. I find they are just tough enough when wet to hold firm. The roots from the beans push through ok and by that time they are ready to plant out. Then I plant the whole pot. The pots soon rot away in the ground. I've been using them for years,...