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Thanks for all the info, given me a lot to think about. I'm logging off for a couple of weeks for a complete system upgrade. Back soon Geometer

Welcome Sage Cat. When it comes to gardens, size doesn't bear any relation at all to pleasure gained. Though it may perhaps have a relationship to aches and pains!Looking forward to some of your ramblings

ok jazid,ll try giving me wallflowers a bit of loving while i cut thier heads off , seems a kinder option than slinging them on the heap .. tracy

Hi Ben Just got round to reading this thread. Great to have another keen gardener on this forum. As you see we not only get lots of information about gardening etc. but a good bit of humour and some games. Hope you will join in the word games too! Best of luck at Wisley.

Wildflower its been about a week since I posted the gunneras.Look at how they have grown.

Hi Amberick Welcome to GC..Love your signature with the rose!

Welcome!

I'm shocked and saddened to hear what happened to your allotment Bayleaf - all the well-earned benefits of your holiday evaporating when you saw the mess! Epithets like 'thugs' and 'scumbags' don't do justice to these monsters. What possible fun do they get from such deeds? I can't believe also...

Thanks people This is the last 2ft of the garden that may be infected, the rest of the infected area has been treated and has a butyl barrier to try and contain it. This tree has to came out sometime soon and will be potted and cuttings taken then put into my 'isolation unit' (an area...

well thanks for the advice Yvonne, I better hurry up with winter coming or it will be too wet to get it done!

Hard landscaping is the framework - the walls, paths, fences, holes, channels, mounds - tarmac, stone, brick, gravel, plastic, concrete - can include the wiring, and drainage, and water supply .....whatever - before you cloth your garden in plants, trees and shrubs. .

Hi everyone, And a big thank-you to everyone, Jacqui, Juliendave,Tina, Cazza, Emma and SteveW who's advice I took and planted my spindly tomatoes up to the first pair of leaves, and sure enough they are going great.The greenhouse is full, all 'vegs' and flowers I grew from seed, so I am dead...

hiya guys! my names sarah, and i live in redditch nr brum. Im a bit new to this forum stuff, so if i cock up, just excuse me! I love gardening, even though theres loads of stuff i dont know, but i just love being out there, in the garden, getting covered in compost, leaves (and other...

Hi Tim,Thanx for the offer.Can you please tell me about the details of the person u r talking about?how much would it cost me?

the sandy part will gow good carrots, just add some of the soil to it mix it in an bingo the perfect patch for carrotts

hi spud on what tips do you ask for growing veg flowers bedding plants etc?

Raspberries can be very invasive, throwing lots of shoots out. So make sure you want it where you plant it.Nathan.

could go on! Plants I have (survived) in my quite shady patch ,under Yew and Firs:-Hosta,viola labridolica,euphorbia,bamboo,Arum pictum,Iris foetidissima,euonymus,Aucuba,Bergenia,Alchemilla mollis,Begonia,Rosa rugossa,Helleborous Orientalis and Foetidissimus(plants I wouldn`t be without at this...

No problem spademan, hope you find it of use.Nathan.

Hi Russ Thanks very much for the answers, really appreciated. Just can't wait for everything to start blooming now, like everyone i'm sure. Its so exciting waiting for everything to come up isn't it and it took me 33 yrs to realise it LOL. thanks again Tracey