Fonzie

Mannequins in the garden

The only dummy I have in my garden is me! Lol

Has anyone got any snow yet?

Have about four to five inches here at the mo.

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When to prune a mature Magnolia?

 Branches  damaged, rubbing together need attention. This is best done when the tree is in full leaf.Pruning at this time allows pruning wounds to heal before the onset of winter, and it also makes them less prone to dieback.This is also a good time to cut back or remove any outward facing shoots on wall trained evergreen plants. Cut the highest or widest-growing branches for removal, ( the ones that will reduce the overall height and spread and maintain the desired shape).

Keep large cuts into old wood to a minimum on deciduous magnolias.

Tiny moths in greenhouse

Sounds like Whitefly. Difficult to control. There are insecticides, which you can get at garden centres, but some are not usable on edable crops.

The parasitic wasp called Encarsia can be obtained as a biological control.

Where you have vents in the greenhouse, cover them with a bit of fleece as this will derter flying insects from gaining entry.

Help please - what can I plant?

Suggest you put four inches of compost on the soil to enrich the nutrient value.

ANNUALS

Wax Begonia

Coleus

Heliotrope

Impatiens

Lobelia

Myosotis

Nicotiana

Tuberous begonia 

PERENNIALS
Acorus                         Hosta
Alliums                         Iberis 
Anemone                     Iris
Aquilegia                     Ligularia
Astilbe                          Lunaria
Begonia                       Lysichiton
Brunnera                      Mertensia
Caladium                      Monarda
Cypripedium                 Polemonium
Dicentra                        Polygonatum
Digitalis                         Primula
Gentiana                       Sanguinaria
Geranium                      Sedum
Helleborus                    Thalictrum
Hemerocallis                Tradescantia
Hepatica                       Trillium
Heuchera                      Trollius
 

SHRUBS

Azaleas Buxus --

Boxwood Calycanthus --

Hydrangea Ilex crenata -- 

Kerria japonica -- Japanese Kerria Leucothoe Mahonia -- Oregon Grape Holly Pieris japonica -- Lily of the Valley Shrub Rhododendron Snowberry Viburnum rhytidophyllum
 

daffodills

Might be to late, but worth a try.

Planting bulbs in the shed.

Have sown seed and left them in the shed to grow by the window of said shed. Had the pots on a shelf below the window, so light and warmth from the sun helped germination.

Do you consider gardening to be like art?

I think it artistic. Designing a garden and 'painting' it with plants, as well as adding objects such as statues etc.

daffodills

There are esveral reasons why Daffs come up 'Blind'

If they have been planted to deep.

The foliage was cut back to soon, therefore not allowing the bulb to absorb the nutrients in the leaves

Daffs have their own food storage in the form of the bulb, but it is a good idea to give them a feed aswell, especially a high phosphorus application.

Narcissus Flies can be a problem too if you are unlucky enough to get those. They eat the flower buds, so cultivating around the area will help kill the larvae that are in the soil by exposing them to birds.

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