This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.
garden plants and nurishment
green fingerd will
Posts: 34
in Plants
hi all again, after a lovely day in the garden ive got back on track with the herbaceous perennial border.
although I have said that the garden is struggling to show signs of life even though there is visable signs of lifer they aren't as happy as they used to be with clumps now scragaly and weak climbing roses that have perished etc it is a mess I was wondering if the answer could be mulching where I can more often than once yearly?
I hope someone can give me some really good advice and help me out as im hoping for a good turn out this year also alliums have appeared but no flower stalks just leaves what the hell is going wrong with this garden??
0
Posts
With the alliums patience is the answer - flower stalks will come ...... later
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Climbing roses need a framework to climb on and feeding every year. Plants are just like people, they need food, so feeding yearly or every few months in the summer is essential. Home made compost or bought in doesn't make a difference, even the feeds you can buy off the shelf make a huge difference to the health of plants and soil condition.
Many of my customers are shocked when I tell them their plants need feeding.
It may well be your soil is tired.
Will, can you post some photos of your garden - maybe we'll get some clues about what you can do to perk things up a bit
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I can take some pictures tomoz im going to get some food soon start them off soon but I think im going to have to purchase some new mature plants to fill in the gaps ive noticed and more alliums although Im worried they wont show for me even when I planted them with plenty of gravel under them
Hello , pictures would be helpful , have you lived there long ?
How much sunlight does the garden get?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.