Mattbeer87

Has spring arrived for you yet?

Here in south wales snowdrops,iris and crocus have come and gone.

Daffs have just appeared around the town. Most of the flowers are still hiding though.

Alliums and Fritillaries popping up, Clematis and Honeysuckles coming into leaf.

Spring has started slowly and its still pretty cold in the night times

which Rose

I grow it in Pure compost which I add rose food  and Bonemeal too. The rose is absolutely thriving in there and gets plenty of sun all year round. I'll post a picture when it comes into bud

which Rose

I attatched a Trellis to the house

which Rose

I planted a Gertrude Jekyll next to my Back Door last year. The fragrance is amazing and I'm itching for it to come into flower again.

Its described as a climbing rose ( With a little bit of training)

Seed Sowing

I have plenty of seed and plenty of garden to fill :P

It's more of a trial for me to see if its worth doing it in early or late March.

Only time will tell :P

Seed Sowing

started them indoors. I have a 6x4 plastic greenhouse just outside (gets a little extra warmth from the heat from the house) so I will put them in there as soon as they get a little big for my windowsill ^_^

Seed Sowing

This is what I was looking for

This is only my second year of growing seeds and its not going too badly.

Ive used those little peat pots which found for £1 for 36 of. Ive got Mesembryanthemum, Stocks, Diascia, Lobelia, Mirabilis, Dahlia, Nasturtium, Gazania and Zinnia seeds all doing well on my South Facing Window.

I didnt do anything special just popped in the compost (which I should have sieved)

and off they went. I started them on the 4th March and most have popped up, some are even starting to push up their true leaves.

I am going to do another batch this coming Monday to see how they fair later on in the year, that will tell me if seedlings started earlier really do get off to a better start :P

winter flowering plants

Skimmia And Viburnums flower well in Winter

Seed Sowing

I would like to start a topic about seed sowing

When do you do it?

What Kinds of containers do you use?

What kind of soil mix do you use?

Do you use a greenhouse or a coldframe etc?

It would be nice to gather everything together to find out some of the most successful ways to get our plants growing and also to help new gardeners get off to a good start!

can i plant sprouting doffidil bulbs now?

If your going to plant them and leave them there for ever then yes its best to plant them now that is if they havent rotted away :P

I swear Narcissus Bulbs could survive a nuclear Blast they are that hardy

Spring is here and so are the slugs!

White Crocus

Mytsery Plant

Seed Sowing

Forsythia

Identification

Herbaceous Border

Spring Bulbs

Ash Tree Stump

Does anyone know what this is?