Hi! YOUR OPTIONS
My poor lawn
7 replies
27 Feb, 2019 Gattina
Each year, our beautiful Gaura plants come back and thrive
4 replies
28 Mar, 2017 Gattina
My next door neighbour has peach and apricot trees already heavily infested with...
1 reply
4 May, 2016 Gattina
Bearded irises do very well in our area
6 replies
26 Sep, 2015 Gattina
I have a Zephirine Drouhin rose which has been spectacular in past years
15 replies
19 Sep, 2015 Gattina
I want to plant tubs with annuals to brighten up the shadier corners of my garden
2 replies
25 Apr, 2015 Gattina
Each year our garden is attacked by ever-increasing hordes of hemipterans
9 replies
13 Feb, 2015 Gattina
I have about 15 apple
3 replies
12 Jan, 2015 Gattina
I lost a beautiful hydrangea last year
16 Sep, 2014 Gattina
I've been captivated by members' photographs of iris reticulata and would...
31 Jul, 2013 Gattina
Now that the main display of sweet peas is over
14 Jul, 2013 Gattina
Viper's Bugloss
12 Jul, 2013 Gattina
Sweet peas - I planted 5 different kinds
25 Jun, 2013 Gattina
Daphne odorata - can anyone tell me how big these grow and what conditions suit them...
27 May, 2013 Gattina
I believe what may have been wrecking my sprout and broccoli crops in past years...
11 replies
6 Apr, 2013 Gattina
Does anyone know of a Spring
30 Mar, 2013 Gattina
I have discovered today that my Philadelphus
27 Mar, 2013 Gattina
Making leaf mould - have I done something wrong or am I just impatient?
27 replies
6 Mar, 2013 Gattina
Has anyone grown Phormiums from seed
13 Feb, 2013 Gattina
I would like to grow perennial wallflowers
15 Jan, 2013 Gattina
Is this a totally useless time of the year to take cuttings?
14 replies
10 Jan, 2013 Gattina
I have a lovely Euphorbia "Silver Swan" which has been doing really well...
24 replies
28 Oct, 2012 Gattina
Does anyone know anything about Abelia?
10 replies
26 Oct, 2012 Gattina
I've been clearing the flowerbeds
23 Oct, 2012 Gattina
I just bought a couple of very pretty grey
15 Sep, 2012 Gattina
I shall be planting some Artemisia
4 Aug, 2012 Gattina
I have just got several packets of perennials seed from the UK through the post
3 Aug, 2012 Gattina
Can anyone please remind me of the months when Cheiranthus cheiri flower?
31 Jul, 2012 Gattina
Second question
5 replies
8 Jul, 2012 Gattina
Our red and white onions have been growing apace
Pieris japonica
5 Jun, 2012 Gattina
Methyl Salicylate as a garden repellent
28 replies
2 Jun, 2012 Gattina
I inherited a smallish Choisya with this garden
8 replies
1 Jun, 2012 Gattina
ID, please
12 replies
19 May, 2012 Gattina
Gaura - I've had conflicting advice
18 May, 2012 Gattina
I have heard great things of "Roseclear" from gardening friends
16 May, 2012 Gattina
I've been trying to catalogue all the roses I have in the garden
15 May, 2012 Gattina
I have a very beautiful
9 May, 2012 Gattina
My Spirea, Wedding bouquet
7 May, 2012 Gattina
Chrysanthemum cuttings - is now about the right time to start taking them
I want to buy some small cordylines to make a feature in tubs with bedding plants
22 Apr, 2012 Gattina
I am busy sowing tomato seeds - Principe Borghese
21 Apr, 2012 Gattina
Potatoes. Is there a point to earthing up the growing crown each time it appears...
10 Apr, 2012 Gattina
Not so much a question
6 Apr, 2012 Gattina
I have just been weeding and strimming
5 Apr, 2012 Gattina
What is the best way to propagate euphorbias?
16 Mar, 2012 Gattina
We once tried growing potatoes
3 Mar, 2012 Gattina
Beekeeping
19 replies
25 Jan, 2012 Gattina
Bearded Irises
21 Jan, 2012 Gattina
I want to establish a shade bed
20 replies
2 Jan, 2012 Gattina
Has anyone any recommendations for companies supplying seed potatoes?
23 replies
21 Dec, 2011 Gattina
Brussel Sprouts
31 replies
13 Dec, 2011 Gattina
I was thinking of planting bamboo at the top of our garden where it can be as invasive...
10 Dec, 2011 Gattina
I have a rather pretty Spirea bush
6 Dec, 2011 Gattina
Broad beans
4 Dec, 2011 Gattina
I would very much like to grow Zantedeschia
1 Dec, 2011 Gattina
I bought a Pieris variegata this year
25 Nov, 2011 Gattina
Has anyone grown Artemisia abrotanum - Southern wood in their gardens?
I sent off for some Erysimum seeds
24 Nov, 2011 Gattina
Is anyone a fan of "River Cottage"?
18 replies
18 Nov, 2011 Gattina
I'm just having fun thinking about what I shall be doing in the garden next year
8 Nov, 2011 Gattina
We have a dreadful
7 Nov, 2011 Gattina
I have bought a beautiful variegated Solanum Christmas cherry - even the berries...
5 Nov, 2011 Gattina
Heated seed propagator
1 Nov, 2011 Gattina
Can anyone id this for me
27 Oct, 2011 Gattina
Eclectic seems to have deleted his account
30 replies
26 Oct, 2011 Gattina
Has anyone managed to propagate eryngium from seed?
Lobelia cardinalis
25 Oct, 2011 Gattina
Blackcurrants
24 Oct, 2011 Gattina
I've got a lovely display of Michaelmas daisies just now
23 Oct, 2011 Gattina
We don't really have the space or the dosh to put up a proper glass house
21 Oct, 2011 Gattina
Dianthus. I'm sure this is something I should know
11 Oct, 2011 Gattina
I bought the prettiest climbing rose on a local market
8 Oct, 2011 Gattina
Cotinus coggygria
Cuttings 2
5 Oct, 2011 Gattina
Cuttings! Still an enthusiastic ignoramus on this one so bear with me
Quince tree
Obviously there are chemicals that kill broadleaved weeds in lawns
28 Sep, 2011 Gattina
Nothing to do with gardens
25 Sep, 2011 Gattina
Can anyone tell me what this plant is
24 Sep, 2011 Gattina
Marguerita - I'm not sure what you'd call this in English - probably marguerite
We have a huge hydrangea which we inherited with the garden
23 Sep, 2011 Gattina
Has anyone tried pheromone traps to prevent codling moths among apple trees?
22 Sep, 2011 Gattina
Grease bands on fruit trees - when should they be put on and how high up
Is it too soon to sow sweet pea seeds for overwintering?
20 Sep, 2011 Gattina
Anyone any idea what might be causing this problem?
19 Sep, 2011 Gattina
Anyone out there an expert on growing apples?
18 Sep, 2011 Gattina
We have had some splendid displays of coleus in our tubs this year - is it possible...
My father used to overwinter pelargonium plants by wrapping the bare rooted plants...
