General Gardening Discussion

Some tips herehttp://www.flowers.org.uk/plants/plantfacts/anthurium.htm

I hope you mean Pieris japonica Forest Flame?. Cuttings need bottom heat in a propagator. They are usually taken when the new growth loses its pink/red colour and are about 3 inches long. You can get better results from layering. Find a branch which may be bent to touch the ground. Make a small...

I think this question has been asked before but If you need a permanent job then stone walling, bricks[recycled] railway sleepers. Treated timber constructions need to be well braced and look resonable. Fill them up with good soil and look on this site for planting ideas.

Laurels, Hazel, Hornbeam, Beech (retains its leaves if kept as a hedge less than about 10 ft). Larger leaved varieties are best for deadening noise, apparently.

Like it or not your bulbs will begin to grow, unless you can keep then very cold, but not actually frozen. It would probably be better to plant them in pots as soon as possible and take the pots with you.

There are a lot of first class garden perennials that fall in this category. Such as Astilbe, Eupatorium, Filipendula, Hostas, various Iris, Lythrum. Lobelia, and various Primula such as P. Vialii and P. Candelabra, and Schitzostylis.Try Googling "bog plants" or "damp plants".

Thanks a lot. I will try that. There are plenty of leaves on the lower stem...indeed that lower area looks absolutely fine. Its the top leaves/stem that have wilted and are drooping. Fingers crossed! Cheers

no lasting effect ..... it will damage plants leaves if it splashes i suppose

A south or south west facing garden has more light during the year, when the sun starts to get lower in the sky i.e. spring, autumn and winter. Additionally the house provides some protections to the garden from cold northerly or north easterly winds.Better for sunbathing tooo :D

Thank you very much lisa. We will check them out.

This has been answered on another part of the forum http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=000115 [ 23. January 2006, 05:29 PM: Message edited by: lisa0307 ]

BASIC well, you have to plant sun loving plants in sunny site ...... this includes most of the herbs.,, rosemary, sage, lavender, thyme shade loving plants are ferns, hostas. butterflies like buddlia but these are too agressive for pots imo, there are lots of small perennials which attract...

I can find no mention anywhere of a good reason why you should not use privet shreddings as a mulch. Like any other decomposing material they can 'pull' nitrogen out of the soil, so it may be worth sprinkling some fertiliser around first.

You could also try- http://www.agregister.co.uk/prodcatgeo.asp?product-no=404750&postcode=wc1b3aj&distance=1000&submit-geosearch=GoThey have a list of companies by location.

Well, they are supposed to be deciduous, so yes it is normal. they may have stayed green over the last few winters becaue of the mildness of the weather.

A London window box may be OK planted or stocked now, subject to it getting enough sunlight and indeed warmth from the window. What kind of herbs was he thinking of - cullinary, colour or ????

Hi Billily, As far as I know, they are self fertile, in other words, they will form berries without you doing anything. One thing I notice is your in Folkestone, is it a bit chalky down there? Reason I ask is that Gaultheria is a lime hater, and it needs an acid soil.

Yes indeedy - they should produce occassional flowers all winter til the main display in spring - though wet may set set them backThat reminds me I need to find some more primroses (primular vulgaris) as my stock is running low, and I love them.One of the signs of spring in near by Milton...

If the lawn has been neglected you could have a leatherjacket problem. A bit late to do much about them this time of year.To help the general health of your lawn, scarify any dead thatch and moss out of it before winter and if your soil is heavy and the lawn compacted you could try hollow tine...

Forsythia flowers on the wood it grew this Summer, so one tends to prune it after flowering to make room for the new growths. However, if the bush is overgrown flowering would be reduced anyway, so pruning now would not be a problem. Aim to remove about a third of the oldest branches. That way...