Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / June 2008

i have a number of standard purple foxgloves in my garden,they have sel
seeded for many years.I noticed one of them was different to any i ha
seen befor.The plant has its usual purple trumpet like flowers pointin
down,but at the very top,the flower has lost its trumpet shape,its ...

What do you think has gone wrong with my Hydraingers? This time last year
they were full of flowers as in;
http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike.Garden/Muddymike.10270?sort=5
Today they have none, I can't even see any buds as in;

How tall do 'Romaescu' grow?  
The reason I ask as that the ones I have planted out have grown as tall as
my purple sprouting broccolli plants - about 1 foot.  I can't see how the
great heavy heads are going to be supported if they carry on growing at

Sorry no pics but I was out walking last night and saw a plant used in
hedging that was rather appealing.
The hedge was neatly clipped to about 4' high and 2' wide.
The foliage looked like miniature holly leaves approx 10mm long x 5mm wide

I have an old Suffolk Punch lawn mower with an Engine code 75 G14 typ
14A. This does not start at the moment, and it looks like someone ha
'had' a go at the electrics before I got given it this week.
Do any of you have the wiring diagram for one of these? Or know where

I limbed up my hemlock. I (with some help from DS, age 15) took down a pine
that really needed to go and DD ( 9) helped take down two oak branches that
were shading the bed. Lots more light getting in and a spot for bright shade
lovers.

I want to improve my garden.  I need to protect it from the brutal winds we
have here sometimes, and I would like to shade a portion of it.  I am going
to build a framework similar to those at plant nurseries.  I would also like
to make raised beds to make it easier to access ...

I just bought a mushroom farm. I'm wondering if it is possible to let a
mushroom spore and grow them again next season?
thanks
Lionel

I am only going to order one gardening magazine, which one is the best for
Canadians?
Thank you

Just won a Brassolaeliocattleya and I noticed the stems are wrinkled. Is
this because of lack of water? It was in need of repotting, so I did.
Any ideas or will the repotting do the trick? It was in bad need of a repot.
Thanks, Chuck.

I want to make some raised beds for gardening.  I'm going to use pipe
supports, which I have a lot of.  I want to make 4' x 12' x 12" deep or so
beds.  What would be a good lumber for this?  I want something that is going
to last for a while, although I know nothing lasts forever ...

This is my first message to this Newsgroup. Apart from my lifelong love of
gardening, I am also very keen on photography, plants included. As I only
have a smallish garden with an equally smallish pond,  I don't grow any
vegetables concentrating on orchids, cacti and a few ...

Which is better, getting rid of *all* the standing water?  Or leaving
one bucket full of stagnant water under a tree (to lure them to one
place) and putting one of those "mosquito dunks" in it?
I think I'm gonna try the latter this year.

I am trying to track down a service manual or exploded drawings for a
Iseki Sg 173 ride-on mower. Can anyone help? More specifically, in th
operators manual concerning transmission oil it shows where to chec
transmission oil levels and to how to drainn then simply says top u