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Issue with Daffs
I bought a large pot of spent daffodils last April from my local garden centre. I was expecting a beautiful pot of golden daffodils earlier this year but instead all I got was one golden daffodil and a load of long green leaves! Any idea what went wrong?
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How to treat wood for planters
I want to build a few planters for some strawberry plants. I’m concerned about chemicals leaching into the soil and into the berries. Originally I was just going to use some redwood timber from Wickes. But what could I use to preserve it and keep it looking good?
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Plant recomendations
Hi All Not much garden experience with plants and I'm looking for a plant that will meet the following to place in front of a fence panel at the side of my house. Will Grow to about 2 metre and be quite bush - About 2-3 Metre wide Roots wont damage plastic drainage pipes or house Doesn't mind heavy clay soil Can thrive…
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Gardenes World 2 for 1 garden entry coming soon
And it's back - May's issue on sale on this April. Saved a fortune on visits last year. https://www.gardenersworld.com/2-for-1-gardens/ ETA - lost the new link, but it does say "don’t miss the 2019 entry card and guide, free with the May 2019 issue of BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine."
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Log Cabin / Summerhouse
First post and a new thread, hope you all don't mind. Looking to buy a log cabin, 3m x 2.5m, want it to be decent construction, daughter wants to put a Jacuzzi thing in it, doing the paved base myself. Looked online and there seems to be a lot of untrustworthy suppliers / installers, budget around 2k - 3k for cabin with…
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Leylandii alternative
My neighbours have chopped some lovely trees in their garden down which gave us shade and privacy. I want to put something in their place fast growing. If I went for leylandii I would keep them trimmed to a reasonable 3 or 4m once they grew, but what else could I grow that reaches that sort of height and coverage?
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Parsnips in bottles, start of another year.
https://1drv.ms/w/s!Ar-iKkywOcyHgWmc9UD5OwMe-wX2 I don't know if you will see this thread, I haven't done this for ages. I set it up in Onedrive, it contains pictures and a bit of text. I'm sure you will let me know if you don't see anything.
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Chitting potatoes
I put some potatoes out to chit a couple of weeks ago in a sunny cool spot - the sprouts are now only about 5mm long - should I wait till they grow longer or just plant them now?
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Greenhouse recommendations
Can any you recommend a greenhouse supplier, either a nationwide company or one local to the Harrogate / Leeds area? Do most suppliers deliver flat packed for you to build yourself? I assume some oval suppliers may offer a build service. Any general greenhouse advice appreciated as we’ve not had one before.
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Garden tools rusted.
Sorry if this is the wrong section. All my garden tools e.g. hedge sheers, tree loppers saws etc have gone rusty. .They were placed loosely in big plastic box with no lid Previously they were kept in a shed for years with no signs of rust but now they are in a concrete garage with concrete base. How can i prevent other…
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Yellowing Grass on 2 year old lawn
Hi I completely dug over and laid to lawn a jungle of a garden when we moved in. This was over 2 years ago now. The work involved masses of chopping back and removing overgrown bushes, trees and borders and levelling the area by scraping the soil back from the high point to the low point. It was then prepared properly and…
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Bamboo
A neighbour has very kindly planted bamboo in the ground on the far side of her garden to me which is a house width wide. After taking up some gravel from next to her fence on my side. Bamboo has started to shoot up. So the roots have grown from the far side of her garden and under her patio on to my property. I now know…
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Wood for planters / raised beds
Hi, Im just getting back into fruit and veg at a new rental property. Not allowed to dig more beds but need more planting space. Looking at making raised beds / planters but what wood can i use? Ie treated, untreated, pallet wood ( free) loathe to line with plastic as trying to reduce plastic consumption, although could…
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support for climbers on fence
I might be overthinking this, but I'm about to plant a honeysuckle (dropmore scarlet) against my fence and a clematis to go with it (Jackmanni) Whats the best support to use? trellis, horizontal wires or some kind of wire mesh? Thanks!
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Are flamingo trees seasonal
Last year we bought 3 flamingo trees from Homebase/Bunnings and they were beautiful, exactly what we want for the garden, they've just started shooting again this year. We was hoping to buy some more for the garden, but cant find them anywhere (large stores, Homebase, B&Q, Bunnings etc) Is there a particular time of year…
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Sowing seeds after mulching with bark?
I felt very pleased with myself for putting bark chips down in a new flower bed but now want to sow some seeds that I generally sow where they’ll grow (e.g. gypsophila). What’s the best way of doing this? Clear a bit of bark where I’m going to sow? Sow in pots and plant out instead? I’ve though about making some rings from…
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Holly stings?
I got properly prickled by holly in the garden 2 days ago and now my hands and arms look like I'm covered in mosquito bites. I can't find anything about this online but I'm sure that it was the holly that was the culprit. I was wearing gardening gloves, long sleeves and a thin coat. Is this normal? I'm putting aloe vera on…
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Compost in large quantities
Just wondering if anyone knows where you can by compost in large quantities? I've watched and read quite a lot by Charles Dowding and I want to give no dig a try and I have a large area to create. Also the compost used appears to be a mulch compost as opposed to the potting compost mixes that you can buy. Long trerm I will…
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Chainsaw recommendations?
Morning All, I need to cut back a big hedge from around 9 feet high down to about 4-5 feet. Unfortunately my hedge trimmers aren't up to the task, so I need to buy a chainsaw. The hedge isn't super thick but a lot of the branches are about 1-2 inches thick once you start cutting into middle of the hedge. So, my question is…
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Goodland's Breeding Pots
These breeding pots used to be stocked by the 99p shops which no longer exist. I have searched online and can only find a similar item obtainable from a company in China, ie…
