gardenning granny

Weed or Not? Photo's here

did you plant morning glory seeds?

if not it's most probably bindweed.

you'll know for certain if you wait till it flowers!

scratch and sniff as nutcutlet says is the best advice for the other

Cuttings from Wisteria?

I too find growing anything from seed satisfying - I have half a dozen from last year (seed planted on edge in a pot on my windowsill in spring) but found that two of the young plants perished in the winter so may bring them into the cold greenhouse this year.  I'm not optimistic about seeing them flower (5 yers min I believe) but "better to tarvel hopefully...." as they say.

The seed was taken from pods on my wisteria after they had completely dried on the plant - they are quite big, two or three to each pod.

have fun!

Allium paradoxum

whatever you do label it - I spend hours every autumn trying to identify bulbs that have beeen dug up inadvertently during the year because once they have died down I forget where they were.

Does anyone know the name of this tree please?

another word of caution - I had a beautiful one growing innbetween mine and my neighbours open plan front gardens.  When the suckers came up through his tarmacked drive he asked me to pay the cost of relaying his drive.  It is beautiful, especially when the leaves colour in autumn.....but not worth the cost incurred by irate neighbours.

Next seasons invasive plant.

euphorbia doesn't bother me - here in the Languedoc, where I am at present, it selfseeds profusely, but is easily pulled up; my bete noir is michelmas daisy - I love those huge swathes of blues and purples in the autumn but how I suffer every spring as the roots run everywhere amongst all the other plants and I end up digging up and re-planting my more choice plants.

Wish I could get heuchera - any heuchera - to grow in my garden. It seems to hate my clay and wet spring soil.

My experience of "customer service" .

Hello  Jatnikapya - I'm with TT here - I've had excellent service from Wyevale both online and at the GC.  Being a pensioner I rarely buy anything at full price, so I accept the odd failure with things picked up in the chucky-out bin.  When two camellias were given to me, and I had had to buy big pots and special compost for them, and then they died I took them back to my nearest Wyevale GC.  Despite having no receipt they refunded the price that had been paid for them (it was the wrong season by then for replacements to be available) and I was able to get a very nice garden arch with the refund - absolutely no quibble.  First rate service.  I also bought reduced-price bulbs online - all excellent condition and fantastic value.

If I get poor service I complain like mad until I get satisfaction - and then I don't use that company again.  It's the only way they will get the message.

when to sort out daffodils

it's helpful to feed with a tomato fertiliser - I use the the cheapy "tesco's own" or a bit of home-made comfrey fertiliser.    That helps to build in the flowers for next year.  You shouldn't really chop off or tie in the leaves either, but I somethimes plait them carefully to allow space for other pklants to grow up before the daff leaves have finally died down and can be removed.

The daftest thing you've done in your garden

We've all done that Shropshire lass - nurtured something that turned out to be a major weed.

Giood to see you back from your hols GG.

I remember when I first planted a "herb" garden in a chequer-board area with paving slabs and put my rotary clothes line in the middle.  I did worry a bit about the bees around my ankles but it was the curry plant which grew vast and "scented" all the sheets that gave usd the biggest laugh.

I didn't replace it, or the rue which though beautiful threatened us with a nasty rash if we touched it on a sunny day.

The herb garden remains - filled with celandines at the moment, and low growing veronicas and sedums.....not quite the wafts of scent of crushed herbs that I intended, but quite pretty all the same.

The daftest thing you've done in your garden

oh Maud - couldn't help but laugh at the image of wellies poking out of the rhubarb leaves!  Hope you're back is OK though.

Problem with Bluebells

Sounds like a happy resolution all round.

I have found some pale pink english bluebells  - but of course they have self-seeded into the gravel driveway, almost impossible to lift and move.  Such a lovely colour too.

Hey ho - these things are sent to try us!

When can I put the geraniums out?