@MikeOxgreen I assume the comments from early this morning were addressed to me. I have been a professional gardener for 24 years now retired. The thread from yesterday 'Thinking about pruning' is a good example of a gardening world that is moving faster than any book you may read. I hope you have a moment to read it for yourself.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
I plant things in the hope they will grow properly.
Knowledge is much better than "hope". I plant things that I know how to grow properly.
Memory is also important. Labels and a note book are useful tools to aid a memory.
With books, magazines, TV, internet, social media and the like we get information, but we still have to judge between one person's advice and another's.
And not referring to Suze, but have I told the story before of how as young marketeers we used to say of the salespeople: One year of experience repeated 24 times.
location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand. "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
In answer to the actual question that was asked in the first instance ,in my limited experience cyclamen of all types should be planted in shaded or dappled areas .I don’t think it being in full sun for any length of time will do it any good at all .Just my opinion of course .
Why do we tolerate the rudeness of a certain night time poster? I have called him out on several occasions, only to be blamed for my rudeness. He has recently been warned about his behaviour, let him carry on and he will be banned. I have had enough.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
@punkdoc The foul language was directed at me, I have reported it. I would also like to see him banned that kind of behaviour is hurtful not only to me but it is disrespectful to everyone who writes on this forum.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
I reported it too @GardenerSuze. He'd already been warned by the new mod about the tone of his comments after several people reported him. It's not acceptable. That's undoubtedly the best method with WUMs and sh*t stirrers, and even spammers when they're persistent offenders, and especially when it isn't possible to press the ignore button because of the private profile.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
He has been doing it to several posters, since he joined, yet when he is called out, we often seem to get the blame. The posters who appease him are equally to blame.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
@Mrs-B3-Southampton,-Hants- many of us try plants which, in theory, should be fine for our site/soil/climate. Unfortunately, plants don't always read the info It's often experimentation - what grows round the corner might not work in my garden because the set up is different -wind funnelling in, an overflow causing permanently wet soil, fewer/more shrubs or trees creating shade or sun at the wrong time of day etc, etc. It shouldn't stop anyone having a go with a plant, even if ultimately, it might not be the right, or best, choice, and posters here, with lots of personal experience, will offer a wealth of help and/or advice. Usually without a condescending attitude too.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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The thread from yesterday 'Thinking about pruning' is a good example of a gardening world that is moving faster than any book you may read. I hope you have a moment to read it for yourself.
Knowledge is much better than "hope". I plant things that I know how to grow properly.
Memory is also important. Labels and a note book are useful tools to aid a memory.
With books, magazines, TV, internet, social media and the like we get information, but we still have to judge between one person's advice and another's.
And not referring to Suze, but have I told the story before of how as young marketeers we used to say of the salespeople: One year of experience repeated 24 times.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
I have called him out on several occasions, only to be blamed for my rudeness.
He has recently been warned about his behaviour, let him carry on and he will be banned.
I have had enough.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
That's undoubtedly the best method with WUMs and sh*t stirrers, and even spammers when they're persistent offenders, and especially when it isn't possible to press the ignore button because of the private profile.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The posters who appease him are equally to blame.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
It's often experimentation - what grows round the corner might not work in my garden because the set up is different -wind funnelling in, an overflow causing permanently wet soil, fewer/more shrubs or trees creating shade or sun at the wrong time of day etc, etc.
It shouldn't stop anyone having a go with a plant, even if ultimately, it might not be the right, or best, choice, and posters here, with lots of personal experience, will offer a wealth of help and/or advice.
Usually without a condescending attitude too.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...