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Are those the one I stuff my face with when watering? The strawberry season and the watering season coincide at the same time as luck would have it!

Hi both, thanks for the feedback, i have ordered some. And that's a good point about not eradicating the moss, I had seen this as my aim but this is probably unlikely on our lawn that's north facing and damp. I also hadn't really considered the organic element which is always worth trying to...

@GreenFingeredPete I'd just plant a few annuals you fancy, but have plenty of seed of. Then if you run out of time to prick them out, you haven't lost much, but if you have time, you are ahead. Don't do mesembryanthemum! I accidentally sowed too thickly - they came up in 2 days and I had loads...

I think picture 6 is actually a raspberry and not a gooseberry.The problem with waiting is you don't want to majorly prune anything when in active growth, some summer light prunning is fine but normally you want to do it when it's dormant. The other problem is that apples and pears are fine...

They are really at their best before June, then you can replace them with summer bedding. It also depends a bit on the weather. When it's hot they don't last so long.

Rosemary may well be hardy enough for the NE if sheltered and in well drained preferably raised bed. They really don't like cold wet conditions. For buying common things a good GC, for more unusual things then l start with a good nursery, they have more plants than tat. After that it's mail...

Hi Ian,So essentially you want plants that will do well in containers, in part sun. Is the patio quite big? Because that will probably determine how big your containers can be. While some trees can be OK in containers, the containers will need to be very substantial.Some smaller options that...

No salvias in the ground here as they get munched to oblivion. Amistad in a pot, under an overhang to avoid the worst of the winter wet, will last 2-3 yrs. Salvia Oceana is doing better and seems a bit more robust. Time will tell.

Hithat variety is very tall also called skyscraper Lillie’s and yes only 1 stem from each bulb .that pot will be ideal , add some John Ines no 3 to the mix , that will stop the pot from falling over with the xtra weight it will give to the compostSpruce

Better get cracking with the hard work then....thanks all :-)

Exactly - I've had to buy some deionised water (from Tesco) to ensure my fancy new meter behaves consistently. For me, the only reason it's worth it is because I'm trying to get an agar medium to sit in a very narrow range. In the garden, looking at which plants do well is usually enough. It...

I buy one a year for the calendar

Oh thank you,I am lucky to have wonderfully mature shrubs and trees, best to ignore the “ short meadow” it does not really justify being called a lawn

It does look quite a lot like my Picea albertiana "conica" (dwarf variety, mature height somewhere around the 2m mark, supposed to take 20 or more years to get there, mine is now about 18 inches tall in a pot, bought at about 12 inches tall, about 3 years ago). But (big but) without a label...

@Novice Gardener Laura, if you want something quick and easy that will be happy in a container, try an annual climber like Thunbergia, Nasturtium or Morning Glory. They can often be bought as small plants in a Garden Centre from April onwards or can be grown from seed. I grew a Thunbergia up an...

Yes, there are some lovely remarks in it, such as this one…“Therefore, parents should ask advice of a doctor before encouraging their daughters to take up gardening.”Hee hee.

In my experience, Peace Lily leaves always go like that. You can just ignore it or trim the brown bit off, though it will reappear at the new tip. I just remove old leaves every so often.

It's not really a good time of year to start doing anything with grass. If you wait until spring, or whenever there's some growth, that's a better time to start sorting it. Your lcoation and general climate are also big factors, especially when it comes to reseeding etc. and the condition of the...

Yes they are definitely not frost hardy, so you did right bringing it in. Mine had the usual "tea bag" type thing around the base, its what they root the cuttings in, but often they restrict good rooting once potted on, but not saying that is always going to be a problem.

I agree. Leave the hydrangea, as it is happy. Move anything else in spring as the soil warms up and new roots start to grow.For reference, hydrangeas mostly have shallow root systems and are easy to move. It is astonishing when you take one out and realise all that top growth was being...