Happy 1st March and the start of a new gardening year, everyone.Let's get cracking!
Help! Just received a bare root Victoria plum. Great timing during this cold snap when the ground is frozen!If I tried to plant it now, while...
Off we go! My windowsills are now adorned with chillis, leeks, broad beans and red onion.The chillis will spend April-May in the greenhouse...
After missing out on certain victory in the cabbage challenge because of a house move, I'd be up for one this year if one is planned?How about...
Surely winter is the perfect time, when they are dormant, to minimise root disturbance?In fact any plant - evergreens, deciduous shrubs etc -...
So I proudly showed the missus the plan for our new garden. Her first reaction wasn't "oh you horticultural genius". It was "but where's the...
An old chestnut this one. Looking at buying a house. Next door has a huge DEATH WEED EVIL BUSH growing right up to 'our' garden boundary. It's...
Doing some rough sums, I reckon I've spent £30 tops on my plot this year, seeds, compost etc. That's provided us with pretty much all our veg...
It's about the science of gardening by a botanist. But don't be put off - it's so easy to read, often funny, and amazingly informative. Trust...
Dunno about you, but I've got to That time of the year again. x plant didn't perform, y plant is in the wrong place, z corner needs a complete...
It's a tough one. We know that man is changing the climate dramatically, but don't know how it will affect the weather on a year-to-year,...
I can't believe it. I'm still waiting for summer to arrive! Suppose it's time to start the big autumn projects, then. Climate change is horrid....
If you move into a house, how would you know if your soil is contaminated with heavy metals etc? If it's a brand new house, I guess the...
I've been given some laburnum seed pods fresh off the tree. Anyone know the best way to sow them? My plan at the moment is to just stick them...
I have a large (about 15ft tall) elder in my garden. I'm pretty sure it's just common elder, Sambucus nigra. I don't want to kill it, but would...
Currently revising for RHS exams, listening to Rage Against the Machine as I go. Learning latin plant names and raging against the institutional...
Lots of talk on various threads about good year for x, bad year for y. Be nice to have a summary of everyone's successes and failures, see if...
I vaguely recall* my tutor saying that some breeders / nurseries breed plants deliberately so you can't propagate them. Not only sterile from...
One of my favourite plants of all, is Cistus. One in my garden ('Silver Pink', I think) is getting a bit straggly, and I'm desperate to get a...
I'm sure these will be a doddle for you lot - the damn things are everywhere, but I can't for the life of me put names to them! Cheers.
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