Other Plants

Much of bonsai growing is mainly just basic horticulture in that you are trying to raise a strong and healthy plant. The artistic shaping accounts for only a small part of it.After hard pruning the chilli plant, I would let it grow wild in a cheap training container (can be any container with...

Just to throw a little spanner in the works regarding aquilegias:I bought a very pretty aquilegia from Shineyland in 2014 (may have been 2013 though ). I also moved house later that year. In 2015, it flowered again beautifully and I collected some seeds (sent some to a fellow GC member if I...

Just found this pic from last year of my other one

I know two of the bulbs are narcissus and crocus but remember the third one will have to call into the garden center where I got them and find out.

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Hi,270 - wow , you must have a large garden and a large greenhouse to keep them in !If you had a batch that failed certainly worth a mail to T&M, though a photo of the poor ones does help your case. Seems the plug plants are mainly sold out , so perhaps they can only off a refund rather...

Ha ha, yes, I've ordered a kit online, but didnt want to have to drive all the way to the shops today-luckily had a red cabbage in the fridge yes, whatever happens, i'll try potting them before getting rid...hate to chuck anything out!i think the name refers to knap hill or exbury...

I would leave it until the spring now.

Hi, I was given an orchid and I am successfully on my second lot of flowers now, I was told to water with rain water once a fortnight, which I have been doing and I'm very pleased with myself. They are on the kitchen windowsill in the bright light with a lot of sun as well. I have 3 shoots...

If the plant is spindly then taking cuttings is a good way of pruning it fairly hard back.

Oh dear, I guess I'll just have to see what happens

Thanks for this. I forgot to mention i'm on a budget, so can't plant rifts of say Sea Holly (i wish i could !). These are all great suggestions. I might have to stick with Viola's (not keen on Pansies as they always get bedraggled after a few weeks) Dahlia's and Chrysanthemums. I planted some...

more orchids... pic. L. flores

Absolute bargain @Anthony Rogers! 2p you lucky sod! ..gotta get me some tiger lillies, that top one with the spots is gorgeous!

Thanks Pete( and Dai)

did you have also a little soil around the roots or bare roots?

Thanks for the expert advice here. I'll overwinter it and also do some cuttings as u describe and give it a go. I must have watered them too much in the past, hence the mouldy problem.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks a bit like an Aspidistra.

Hi, i would remove the old seed spikes and give it a good feed