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A hydrangea. Chop the old blooms off now and all will be well I should really go and do mine too

Or maybe the temperatures were that bit lower nearer the ground.

Definitely sycamore seeds, they also root into decking and shed roof's, they get everywhere.

I love dandelions.

We might be :-) It's the Sansevieria Trifasciata if that makes any difference. Would that change the type of soil you use?

Good afternoon @GaGa73'RULE OF THUMB' FOR SIZING UP YOUR BONSAI POT The basic principles for estimating your ideal pot size is relative to your bonsai tree, making it really easy to calculate. The length of the pot is determined by the bonsai's height, the depth of the pot is determined by...

Notice today that our main Asda store had nice looking 6 packs of garden ready Lavenders for just £5.

yeh, just annoyed, I wanted Aloe vera plants, nevermind I`ll get some from elsewhere, I will still see what they produce if anything

HiMy wife has decided what flowers she would like!She wants wildflowers - she likes the differing colours and varying heights around the side and back fence and we will go for a border.and then perhaps some more hardy evergreens next to the garage; perhaps in a planter.

Agree with Infradig, probably everything will be all right and the plant roots and worms will work their way through the different soils.The only issue would be if the planting holes were very small and the clay soil around undug. Even then most plants should be ok. (I have that situation in...

Welcome to GC wanoennogs. I think perhaps it would be a good idea to work through your list first and establish what we should suggest.Many plants are just one colour. Would your mum be happy with mixing the same plant together in different colours? Or does she want different species...

Thank you, we get a lot of bees and butterflies so I am keen to keep these. I know the plants they like so can just replant these when I dig all the weeks out. Thank you for your suggestions for what to plant. I'm looking forward to getting started now

Hello again,I'm returning to this thread for further advice please.I planted out a few of the toms and cucumbers and kept the rest in the conservatory, here are some pics:As you can see the inside plants have done a lot better than the outside ones but now the...

Here are the best three photos of couch that I can find on the 'net. If that's what it looks like, you could keep mowing it, but it will make a beeline for the borders.If it's not too widespread, you could try lifting a long length by inserting a sharp spade under it and stuff the stem into...

That's great news, thank you.

Suggest you obtain some Epsom salts (£3 per 1 KG at Boots) Unscented is best. Add 1 teaspoon (5gms) to 1 litre of water, apply prior to feeding. This is magnesium sulphate which can correct magnesium deficiency symptoms of which your plant is suggesting. One application should be adequate, but...

I agree with pete, it's too late to get a crop outside. I've grown them in my greenhouse and planted in May, even then they were pretty late to fruit.

Thanks for your reply.when I bought them, they all looked the same and had pink and purple flowers and dark green leaves.I haven’t been feeding them so I will start doing that and see if that helps. Thanks

I agree, it was always the case that ridge types, (outdoor), needed to be pollinated whereas growing the older varieties of greenhouse types you had to remove all male flowers, otherwise the fruit became misshapen and bitter. That's why they bred all female types.

They are such contented looking fellows. Like they are looking up at the sky and and saying “ah, lovely!”