General Gardening Discussion

[ 14. May 2007, 11:31 AM: Message edited by: GEORGECAT ]

Manually killing all the adult beetles you can find would be a good start to alleviating the problem. Trouble is they are shy, nocturnal and dusty coloured so not easy to find - shame they are not a nice bright scarlet like certain other menaces. I've heard it suggested to put traps (e.g. a...

advice on how to take a cutting please ta in advance i am that much of a newbie

Yes, I agree with the bull (rush) thing as well!Nobody like my idea of a Xeriscaping section ... but that's probably because you guys have ponds!

Bit bright by any chance?

Hi, Can you tell me how long cyclamens last and what is the best way to look after them? Also do they prefer light or shade? Thanks...

Thanks Fran. That monthly guide is a great help - you've put a lot of work in!

Hi there G.L. it may be a little early to sow some seeds straight into the soil as yet but you will be able to find out for sure on the net or just check what it says on the seed packets.Before you sow your seeds try and improve your soil as much as you can by digging it over quite a few time...

Always a good read !Bon Voyage

Hi NickI'm not sure which type of cotoneaster yours is or what has caused that deterioration of the bark. No obvious sign of honey fungus. It could be some sort of canker or just old age. Whatever the problem is, I doubt that you can do anything to stop it.I have a cotoneaster hedge and...

one of the flowers has opened up this morning, what a lovely surprise coming into the dull office to find a beautiful salmon pink flower standing on my windowsill! :D On closer inspection I also notice it has at least 8 flower buds on it and has plenty of little green buds further down the...

@CarolineL Thanks for your reply. I had a feeling this would be the case, so, I'll need to sort out pots.

Hello all,I live on a narrowboat. I don't have a garden and even when I lived in a house I confess my wife and I were not avid gardeners. But I've so enjoyed looking through some of the threads on here and I marvel at the passion and dedication of some of you. We also really enjoy admiring...

Wilroda is quite right. Good time to move one. I wanted to get some climbers in my own picnic area so moved one from another area. No probs. Go for it.

I was browsing the internet looking at this and that (as you do ) and stumbled across a nursery selling lots of different Paeonies, take a look at this (if you haven't already seen it ); =*

i have been out wrapping the cloches in fleece!! a tedious job with 20 small cloches to do!i planted them out at the beginning of april.so we shall see. i think they will be fine

me and hubby were busy outside. I pruned the wisteria which has gone mental and the hardy fuchsias and the buddlia. Also took the dead stuff off the old hanging baskets (which were in small greenhouses), watered them and put the back undercover. half the plants from last year will regrow and...

I think I will have to enter it into a spud growing comp

Thank you @Palustris, I'll do that.

Hello all.Firstly what a wonderful, civil and orderly forum you have here! I am in no way spamming, and apologise for making a new thread for myself as a first time poster, but I am looking for a little advice, and would be very grateful if you good people could advise me a little...I am a...