Verdun

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Hosta's

Posted: 29/03/2013 at 08:27

Red dahlia, only if you wan to sow more.
Brumbull, you are as mad on hostas as I am with hellebores
Will look up that hosta...
Hey Brumbull it looks really good. How many,hostas have you? (sorry if you have already told us)
In my experience, blue hostas in the sun and yellow in the shade?......more sun more water!

MORNING FORKERS

Posted: 29/03/2013 at 08:13

Morning everyydoby.
Dove and Brumbull. Just had porridge but your posts have encouraged my to toast my hot cross bums
Cold or not the Easter weekend does put gardening on the agenda.
Gardening grandma, sorry your old car has died but think of the petrol saving you will make with a new more economical one.
Dont forget my prediction of a long hot,summer

What happens when you leave your boyfriend unattended!!

Posted: 28/03/2013 at 23:44

No, onion breath, I'm the bishop of llandaff.
I do like the Geordie style, the passion and the football mania. I have a feeling Newcastle will win the Europa league. Oops! I bet you're a Sunderland fan

How have your gardening tastes changed over the years.....

Posted: 28/03/2013 at 23:38

That's ok busy lizzie. Lots of people don't like grasses .....until they see them in full flower. I have stipa gigantea, the golden oat grass. It gets to about 7 or 8 feet with golden yellow flower heads that look fantastic with the sun on or behind them. People then ask what is that fantastic,plant? At the back of a border or in the middle it is tall but see through, light and airy. No flowers? Stipa Tennuissima ihas beautiful flowers that have been there all winter....cut them down today to allow new growth. hordeum jubatum has shades of pink, purple, beige and sways over the static perennials alongside. Try one busy lizzie and you I'll be hooked. My garden is full of evergreen grasses too in shades of eucalyptus/metallic blue to red to green to yellow. They show life and movement in a garden otherwise devoid of it. Convinced now, busy lizzie? I thought so

What happens when you leave your boyfriend unattended!!

Posted: 28/03/2013 at 23:24

Red dahlia, can't see your picture.
Ok, you have things in place..arches, waterbutt etc...and that's good, isn't it?
Just explain the plants will have to wait a bit longer...he will understand. He's keen though, another good thing!

Forum names

Posted: 28/03/2013 at 23:08

Highland Jenny, sounds really nice there.
Opposite to here then.
I guess this thread seems a bit nosey but it's good to know a bit more of the contributors without prying too much.

planting in cold weather?

Posted: 28/03/2013 at 23:01

VAWNY,DONT PLANT YOUR ARGYRANTHEMUM OUT NOW.
I would cut it back soon....maybe 2 or 3 weeks....and strike cuttings. They will root quickly and you will have plants of flowering size in mid summer. Your cut back plant will be bushier, sturdier and more floriferous....I guarantee it. It will also take up less room whilst indoors.
Vawny, can you keep it indoors for a while longer. You will lose it even if you put it outside during the day at the moment. Patience here I think

Plug plants ,How much perlite to add to multi purpose compost ?

Posted: 28/03/2013 at 22:49

I'm with zoomer on this one. Nothing exact but approx 25%. Too much and compost seems to dry out too quickly but plugs seem to enjoy added perlite.

Hosta's

Posted: 28/03/2013 at 22:45

Red dahlia, two seeds per pot and pull out the weakesf

Offers

Posted: 28/03/2013 at 22:37

Gardening grandma, that's what I did too...still do at times.
My garden is pretty full now and I guess Im just looking for plants I really want. "memories and associations" are essential for the garden ....I have mine too.
I dug up some of my lawn last spring, just as you intend, and it was certainly worth it. Really enjoyable making a new bed so have fun

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