General Gardening Discussion

Hello Everyone. I would like a garden with rooms. I want to grow lots of veg but if anyone visits all they can see are different heights of flowers. A windy path maybe. Some trellis. Pergola. Raised beds hiding behind taller plants. Seating area would be nice. It all looks very nice in my head...

Unless you're getting a bit like some of us

I'm not sure, I think they all have female flowers, but the profusion of flowers in a bedding display means you dont actually notice unless you look very closelyAs I say, I think "nonstop"is just a breeders name for that strain.Found this but you have probably already found it, the word...

Yep dont get me wrong I have come around a bit to Monty, must admit I didn't like him at first, but he is the newer kind of gardener who struggles if the reds are clashing with the purples.But I'd actually like a programme that deals with plants, the way they fit in and most of all a bit of...

Thanks both for your replies, very useful, much appreciated.

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My congratulations to Mrs. S.

Mirrors are an interesting idea, but you get a *lot* of reflected light just by painting a wall white. A bucket of white paint will give you a much brighter space for much less money.

It was put in my mail box several days ago but there was nothing there that made me jump in the air and Hayloft, who I like, was unfortunately the same. There's a lot of Bulb Companies sent catalogues as well but I've already splurged on Bulbs late last year and those are in the ground. ...

Hi,Not aware of any specific name, most garden centers have a section where there are racks of loose netting and bubble wrap etc, you just buy it per meter in the width and length you need.Some diy places also sell it in prepacked lengths. Blooma Plastic Wire mesh fencing (L)5m (W)1m | DIY...

The active ingredient in many of the 'Wet and Forget' type products is Benzalkonium Chloride. Look for a product called BAC50 - which as it's name suggests is 50% water and 50% Benzalkonium Chloride. Dilute the BAC50 200ml to 5 litres of water - and you have the same strength 'Wet and Forget'...

Will do ...

Thanks, sounds good.

I still remove by hand as we don't use chemicals in the garden . I used to rake out the moss from some of the lawns and sell it in bags for people to use in their hanging baskets (all money goes to charity) but it's too physical a job for me nowadays

Are you growing them in pots ? I assume you are. I use one third Multipurpose compost - third JI no3 - third sand /grit .You'll need a heavy pot for the tree lilys, probably better in the garden they get taller but will grow fine in a pot.If I was you I buy some more bulbs, twos don't look...

Good evening @andrews and thank you my friend,your reply is very much appreciated

Thank you Cuttings, I'll take a look at those.

We have pale primroses/primulas and cowslips, as well as strongly coloured ones. They never seem to have any problem growing and surviving (some are 40+ years old) so I wonder if the soil they're in isn't right.I always look upon them as being best in the ground and it should encourage them...

Brilliant - will do. Thanks very much.

The slightly frustrating thing with the Chinese is that they do know how to produce stuff that is of good quality and complies with various standards - indeed, many of the worlds biggest names (Panasonic, Philips, Volvo being a few that spring to mind) have products made in China because it is...