Rose ,Garden centres aren't always wot there made up to b, i went into our local garden center ,asked for a garden and they don't even sell them, wots that all about then, cant win can u
I love the idea of a garden centre selling a garden!! However, it is true that on the whole the people who stock them only want a profit, and most of the people who work there don't know a dahlia from mint - nurseries are very often the best places to get things,. Specialist nurseries for specific plants are often wonderful, with people commited to the particuar group of plants, or even sigle type of plant that they grow. If they are not in yur area, many give advice on line, and supply their stock on line too. Have had no troube with any specialist nursery used in this way - not quite the same for the big 'we sell everything' sites, but some of thise are better than others, some are fairly well informed too.
Nurseries are miles better than the so called 'Garden centres' the people who work there are so much more friendly, and you're absolutely right verdun no hang ups about using latin names. I asked somebody at our Homebase garden bit about my ignorance in relation to fertiliser, he replied....'sorry love but i'm not a gardener' which is why I joined this forum. Thank you Gardener's world
no intention to offend anyone; i at times have used non-organic fertilisers. but they do do harm to earthworms and soil organisms which are very important to plants. organic fertilisers might be slow and less effective, in comparison with non-organic fertilisers, but they also improve the structure of the soil -- in the long run, they are better. when i don't have choice, i use non-organic fertiliser, but when i have the choice, i always try to avoid them -- it's not for showing i'm a organic person or something, it's just i believe they aren't really that good for my plants!
no intention to offend anyone; i at times have used non-organic fertilisers too. but they do do harm to earthworms and soil organisms which are very important to plants.
organic fertilisers might be slow and less effective, in comparison with non-organic fertilisers, but they improve the structure of the soil -- in the long run, they are better.
when i don't have choice, i use non-organic fertilisers, but when i have the choice, i always try to avoid them -- it's not for showing i'm an organic person or what, it's just i believe they aren't really that good for my plants.
.... or for the rest of the planet!! Luckily there is room for us all, organic and otherwise. I do know that since I stopped using any non-organic anything in my garden about 12 years ago, the difference in the numbers of insects, birds, & happy plants has to be seen to be belived. That is not to say that the occasional use of something less delightful has not happened, it has, twice in the last 12 years, lily beetle gets excluded from all kindly thoughts, but natural must `i feel be best for nature.
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Rose ,Garden centres aren't always wot there made up to b, i went into our local garden center ,asked for a garden and they don't even sell them, wots that all about then, cant win can u
I love the idea of a garden centre selling a garden!! However, it is true that on the whole the people who stock them only want a profit, and most of the people who work there don't know a dahlia from mint - nurseries are very often the best places to get things,. Specialist nurseries for specific plants are often wonderful, with people commited to the particuar group of plants, or even sigle type of plant that they grow. If they are not in yur area, many give advice on line, and supply their stock on line too. Have had no troube with any specialist nursery used in this way - not quite the same for the big 'we sell everything' sites, but some of thise are better than others, some are fairly well informed too.
This is why I joined this forum so much info and I guess no one single answer works for all or else we would all be gold medal winners
remember bone meal is poisonous to dogs who like to eat this given a chance.
V. funny Alan
Nurseries are miles better than the so called 'Garden centres' the people who work there are so much more friendly, and you're absolutely right verdun no hang ups about using latin names. I asked somebody at our Homebase garden bit about my ignorance in relation to fertiliser, he replied....'sorry love but i'm not a gardener' which is why I joined this forum. Thank you Gardener's world
no intention to offend anyone; i at times have used non-organic fertilisers. but they do do harm to earthworms and soil organisms which are very important to plants. organic fertilisers might be slow and less effective, in comparison with non-organic fertilisers, but they also improve the structure of the soil -- in the long run, they are better. when i don't have choice, i use non-organic fertiliser, but when i have the choice, i always try to avoid them -- it's not for showing i'm a organic person or something, it's just i believe they aren't really that good for my plants!
no intention to offend anyone; i at times have used non-organic fertilisers too. but they do do harm to earthworms and soil organisms which are very important to plants.
organic fertilisers might be slow and less effective, in comparison with non-organic fertilisers, but they improve the structure of the soil -- in the long run, they are better.
when i don't have choice, i use non-organic fertilisers, but when i have the choice, i always try to avoid them -- it's not for showing i'm an organic person or what, it's just i believe they aren't really that good for my plants.
.... or for the rest of the planet!! Luckily there is room for us all, organic and otherwise. I do know that since I stopped using any non-organic anything in my garden about 12 years ago, the difference in the numbers of insects, birds, & happy plants has to be seen to be belived. That is not to say that the occasional use of something less delightful has not happened, it has, twice in the last 12 years, lily beetle gets excluded from all kindly thoughts, but natural must `i feel be best for nature.