General Gardening Discussion

thanks for all your responses Me-thinks Membrane & Gravel makes the most sense, because unfortunately the Chain-Link can't be disposed of, the House being rented.

Behind our fence is a very tatty bank with a hedge (immediatly behind this is a field full of horses) you can see this area as it is higher than our garden. (our garden is then on 2 levels) We have been meaning for years to do something with this bank, all the other neighbours have, it needs a...

I should have mentioned that a lot of the time the plant is in my kitchen by the window and is put outside when it's a warmish day, it will stay outside if we have a half decent summer. The Cornish website is ---Daturas to go. Cheer T Digger.

All seeds purchased , planting plan done , Chilli seeds are always first and they go in this weekend

Aqua Your mystery wild flower looks like Honesty to me. Does it have 2P sized round, flat, semitransparant seed pods on it by now? Nik

Deep pinks, reds and purples!

I would love to be a trug and trowel gardener too but I am in my worst clothes, my gardening shoes are just horrible, my hands sore and cut and I have been bitten by a wide variety of insects :hehe:OH does do most of the heavy work but I still get stuck in. I have sat on top of our shed...

I'm hoping to start my canna seed asap but anything else will be March to April

Loli we know you can witter on for ages Well my beds and containers are looking great now after this spell of hot dry weather, its done everything a world of good here . No problems to report from the costa del Leeds and Liverpool canal !

I'm with you too merleworld. My job involves a lot of numbers, and I never envisaged that I would be working in finance a few years back. Gardening gives me that release. I guess I'm pretty imaginative and my mind wanders a lot. No matter which way it wanders my garden is always there to satisfy...

Oh I see. Ever get that feeling you asked a question you aren`t qualified enough to hear the answer to? LOL

Actually they were a pair of lads who lived with their mother and who used a wood burning stove. John, the council guy had already done work for the family at a fair rate but in the meantime the husband had passed away, need I say more? Incidentlly John, the husband was also in the medical...

10 minutes after the birds get em

I agree with Dave, first pic, weeds. Second pic, larger leafed plants are Calendula, pot marigolds.

Other common names are also Common Lamb's-quarters, Goosefoot, White Goosefoot, Fat-Hen, Pig-weed, Dung-weed, Nickel greens, in Northern India it is grown as a food crop & called Bathua.. Gosh I have just come across all these other names too.! Allgood. Baconweed. Cenizo. Dirtweed.Dirty...

All my lilies are in pots, the only trouble I get is squirrels rummaging about in the pots and eating them, have to keep them covered in winter with net. Found only 3 lily beetles so far this year. I have to repot occasionally as they do increase and the pots become crammed full-not that...

Thanks again Marley

You can, quit often, see the join.

Thanks again Pal, thats exactly what I'll do then :D

I can now answer my own question, the cornus is Dogwood