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Herbaceous plants at 'Biology' shops
Plants for sale at £2-50, excellent quality, no problems with them. We bought four different plants, all doing well.
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What do you think to this compost delivery Ive just had?
Hi I bought 1400 litres of Fruit & Vegetable Compost 30 days ago. Despite promising delivery within 10 days, 30 days later its finally been delivered. (The company has never answered the phone and takes 5 days to reply to emails, if at all). I came out this morning and found this on my driveway: This is what I was…
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Festuca glauca - blue fescue... cut off seed heads..?
I have a couple of attractive clumps of blue fescue grass which, for the first time, are putting up seed stalks. I'm wondering whether allowing the plants to set seed will mean that they die afterwards. Yes, I could collect the seed and try to propagate but I'd prefer to avoid this. Does anyone know the answer?
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D T Brown Holiday offer of seeds for a quid
Just had e mail from DT Brown, as above, selected seeds from their normal range for a quid, this is in addition to their normal one pound rangeYou have to choose from the selected items, but looks to be plenty of choices so could be a chance to try something outThe discount is applied at the end, watch out, you have to buy…
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Squirrel baffle
This is probably the wrong place for this question but couldn’t think of anywhere more appropriate. i have a bird feeding station with a baffle underneath to stop the squirrels climbing up it (doesn’t stop the one who uses it as a stepping stone to the feeders but that’s another story). It’s covered in bird poop. Do people…
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New lawn on top of old one
We have a lawn that is not in great condition after building work. We are wanting to raise the level of the grass by around 5 - 10cm. Can we just out down a layer of compost and then lay new turf on top?
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Deposit for landscaping work
HI - we have been asked for a 50% deposit for landscaping work, start date in October, which would amount to £7,500 (total project £15,000). I'm very reluctant to give this sort of money to any company 6 months upfront. They say it is to secure the date and for materials, which I get, but they wont be buying any materials…
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overgrown borders
Hi there, i've got a couple of overgrown borders that i haven't managed to get on top of they are badly overgrown with lots of grass seed. While i've manage to get on top of most of the garden the sheer amount of grass in these borders makes them a losing battle. There are a lot of good perennials in the borders i'd like…
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Long thin 'drip tray' for windowsill plant nursery
Hi all, We've recently acquired a garden and are enjoying our first season of growing our own. We have no greenhouse (yet!) but have a lovely sunny windowsill for growing from seed. We're happy with standard plant pots/seed trays being on display, but would like something a bit more stylish than the current bit of…
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Council approved my neighbours tree felling but said I can't do the same!!
I applied to the Local Council with a 211 to fell trees in my garden and replace with similar evergreens but in different places (not bang smack in the middle) which allow me to enjoy my garden and replant so we aren't losing anything but under some planning condition that belies the land they have refused, yet they have…
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Making a stone planter, anyone tried?
I have one and a bird bath. I'd like to make some largish or square pots but I don't know what to use or where to begin.Searches bring up planters made of stones. Or using concrete which I thought plant roots don't like. It's what to use is my biggest problem. I could work out moulds from plastic pots I think. I would…
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Recommendations for a potted plant for a north facing patio in the UK?
I'm a newbie when it comes to gardening. Can anyone recommend any plants to keep potted on a north facing patio in the UK? There isn't a huge amount of sunlight apart from around midday during the spring/summer months. I was thinking of lavender or would that be a bad idea?
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Do I line raised beds?
We are planning 2 raised beds, built either from sleepers or even scaffold boards on their sides, stacked 3 high and strengthened internally. Would i need to line them inside with a thick liner, and holes at the bottom for drainage?
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Seedling identification please
So I committed the cardinal sin of not labelling my seed trays because I was confident that I wouldn't forget what the seeds were. 🤣They are probably hardy perennial flowering plants but that's as much as I can remember. I didn't buy them so I don't even have an order receipt , they came free with an order that I placed…
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Cheapest mot type 1 sub base for artificial grass
Hi I'm putting artificial grass down and realise the sub base is expensive does anyone know of a cheaper price than £40
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What soil for trees?
we’ve we are building 2 x raised beds with sleepers to plant a selection of small trees we have including flamingo trees, small cherry blossoms, some small Japanese acers/maples and a forsythia. What sort of soil or soil mix will we need to order? Normal top soil, ericacious top soil, compost or a mix? Are there any…
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Greenhouse Sales
I want a new greenhouse this year or poss next and was wondering whether to wait until the autumn. Does anybody know whether sale prices for greenhouses are worth waiting for? I mean, I know they’ll reduce them a bit but 5% or 25% is a big difference. Would welcome any advice. Thanks.
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No blossom on Flowering Cherry
Are there any tree experts on here. I have a well established flowering cherry in my garden that for years has given glorious spring blossom followed by thick foliage but last spring the blossom was a bit sparse and the resulting leaves were also quite sparse and stunted throughout the year. It looks like this season is…
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Netting for vegetable bed?
Hi, I have a raised vegetable bed. I have built a frame and plan to cover with netting to avoid any unwanted pests (birds, slugs, snails, caterpillars, flies etc), or cats using it as a giant litter tray! There seem to be a lot of different types of netting and size of holes in the netting. Can anyone recommend which…
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Houseplant help
I have some "pet" houseplants but I'm a beginner in how to look after them. Yes, I am a sad plant parent and I have named my plants :smiley: Jethro, my spider plant, and Pablo my Flamingo plant live quite happily on the living room windowsill. I read somewhere that they don't like wet soil so I keep their soil just damp…
