General Gardening Discussion

The seedlings at the top could be chives if you say they are a herb,or onions,leek,or spring onion.When the seedlings are bigger I would prick them out into individual plastic vending cups like you have on your window sill.I use clear plastic ones my husband brings home from work after work...

Hi Liliana, If it's biennis then it's a biennial I.e. It will die after flowering, however they do seed themselves everywhere.There are though other forms of Evening Primrose that are perennial, so it may be worth taking a chance and waiting till it's finished flowering and then cutting it...

Hmmm, you sound as you were getting obsessed by it, Val.

That's brilliant, thank you

Hi everyonePlanted these fuchsia's in may in pots, they have done really well all year. I moved them closer to the house around mid october to give them a little shelter as my back garden faces North East and there still going!!!

Hi Rich! Welcome back to GC - Co Durham is a great area isn't it? As for the rain, since the heatwave subsided it has hardly stopped!Look forward to some pics of your world tour.

well donehope you get plenty more

Thanks Nigel, appreciated.

Thank you the wooden lolly stick was great advice!

Wilkinsons has some decent offers on some of its garden stuff like benches, arches, sheds, etc. I didn't look at everything as I was after a bench. It was reduced down to £20 from £39.99! Can't argue with that!!!

Paul. See my answer to your PM with pictures of my C. elegans. I will put it publicly. No you can't take cuttings. See Pete's answer to your similar question. It is far too young too divide but it is a Chamaedorea elegans as Pete said. He knew without the close up of the base, but I am just a...

Pete, Thanks for that advice. I'll give it a shot.

Thanks everyone- that makes a lot more sense, I think it must be a typo.B

As 2016 progresses into September . I wonder if the GC members have Gold medal winning plants for this year and also the inevitable Wooden spoon plants ( It looked great in the seed catalogue !) My list is belowFirst the Wooden spoons Phlox starry eyes - now to be fair the seed description did...

If they are 'Paper White' variety or similar then they can be very fast growing especially if indoors where they can flower in a very short space of time.

I agree with Kristen The cheap stuff is usually "spun" whereas the better stuff is "woven" For example; the spun stuff might last you a season, and the woven stuff with care, will last a number of years, thus justifying its increased cost!

Hi all, i find the best way to get flowers on my RHP, place plant in full sun, add loads of compost into growing area,cut tops off in autumn, devide plants up in spring time every three yrs, BUT plant three - five plants (or as many as you can to get a good display) windy

back in april this year, i very successfully transplanted around 150 sq.ft of heather to the bank in my garden where it's now flowering with a bed of purple. should look even better next year! however, there is a considerable amount of grass growing amongst it which, at the moment, i have to...

I learnt all the basics from reading the 'Reader's Digest Guide to Creative Gardening' - it has sections on perenials, annuals, bulbs shrubs etc. There are beautiful pictures with descriptions, cultivation & propogation instructions and suggestions of companion plants and colour schemes. It...

brilliant idea oktarine..thats very helpful..thanks (though my local weather isnt bucking up anytime soon...boooo)