What To Do This Month

I accidentally broke off a piece from one of the Ribes yesterday so have stuck it in a glass of water. It's never occurred to me to actually take Ribes cuttings before . I googled it and they are very easy to propagate.

@NigelJ and @pete - agree with both comments - the OP's tree is presumably healthy but if it is doing what expected, no valid reason to return it other than a bad choice on the part of the purchaser. There are also time limits on returns and refunds as I have already pointed out hence my...

Euonymus 'emerald n gold' might be a good idea at the base to thicken it up a bit - thanks for the suggestion @shiney .....

I've only watched a few recorded episodes of Chelsea .....bit samey, not enough about the plants and, of course, more than a little artificial but still enjoyable.Nice to see Rachel de Thame make an appearance. She is battling cancer and I wish her well.

thank you @Linz and for your subscribing. not to good at responding to those that do.

Yes, I think people thought they were like palm trees. I blame those garden makeover shows again .

Hi Everyone..delighted to see Feverfew/Knapweed/Scarlet Pimpernel/Marguerites and a pretty Pink Vetch flowering freely in Gravel in Car Park beside house that I am now going to turn into a Dry Garden....all self sown from hedgerow and so so pretty. I was pleased to see the Wild Flower Garden on...

I put some in at this time last year and found myself picking them right till the end of October. So fingers crossed Sian you'll be ok.

I never take much notice of those dates they give out, it's really just a guide. The longer you can keep a maincrop going the bigger the potatoes will be.

Even the experts get hot under the collar about this Scudo so you will get a different view to mine ...that's fine However, I have recently been cutting down my dahlias just as I have always done. They do not suffer a jot. I do so for a number of reasons......one is I want to allow space for...

A new one to me , very pretty . Added it to my wish list for next year , thanks @Anthony Rogers

Like those on seed packets; they are there to give you an indication and are based on average UK conditions. As they cannot know where you live when you look at the website. You need to take into account your conditions generally and also that year. I'm in South Devon and could, like Infradig...

Cannas like humidity, just not cold and damp, which is often confusing.

Definitely clear from me.....no seal

I recall buying an old Percy Thrower book at a car boot, the advise for pretty much every disease, fungus was to use DDT!

With newspaper I get one entire section, and use garden secateurs to make small cuts across the folded side, spaced quite narrowly. I then tear off thick wads of narrow strips using those cuts as starts. I've found this a very easy way to generate a large amount of shredded material in little time.

There's a white one with a blue underside that went rampant for a few years in my London garden. It was sitting over the gas, water and electrics going into the house so maybe that helped. Then there was a really hard frost.....

@ARMANDII and @Tetters I LUV Luv LUV your gardens- IMHO just perfick well i would say that as there Wildlife friendly But seriously .....both the kind of garden's to sit, enjoy peace tranquility and being at one with Mother Naturenot forgetting a small one or two of these to aid the...

Do you think he might like a short 'gardening' break in SW France, Lynda?.....He sounds like a lovely, helpful chap

Ah....I can plant peas now, can I?And they will be ready in the Spring?