Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / July 2008

In case you didn't see this on the OGD, Cassio van den Berg moved everything
but Rhyncholaelia, Guarianthe and the Mexican Laelias into Cattleya.
http://www.neodiversity.org/articles/neod3102.pdf or if that doesn't work
then try http://www.neodiversity.org/latestarticles.html

Here are a few more taken today.
They are of another part of the garden, the North side.  The water
feature no longer works as the pump is broken, I left it in the water
last winter and it froze over.  The one showing the car is of the

of the name of this huge shrub we have in our garden, and when is the best
time to prune it back please ?
http://ariesval.110mb.com/flora.jpg

Last year you posted a list of planting times in summer for fall crops,
I believe.  Was that what it was?  I think it was from Organic
Gardening in the past.
Given my organizational proclivities, and given the porous nature of my

Ailsa Craig and location Kent England.
I have a couple of dozen plants in an outside plot and they are doing very
well. An overflow I planted in a dozen large clay pots. Almost every fruit
is suffering from a split skin. I am obviously doing something wrong. What

Hi, does anyone know where I can get a Variegated Aspidistra from?
Thanks, Jayce
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jaycee

I traveled to Sacramento recently with my mother to vist my uncle
(81 this year, and still taking care of his house and garden).
I was able to figure out that the white-, pink-, and rose-flowered
shrubs growing all over town were oleanders.  

What a beautiful day so who is game for a dip in Judith's pool and then back
to Sacha`s for cream teas all round ?
kate

I have a baby pepper!
About an inch diameter, hope it lasts long enough to grow.
So far I've done what folks here have said (apart from being on my knees,
that seemed a trifle excessive) and both the capsicum and aubergine are

I'm new to this so please bear with me.
My problem is with Agapanthus seed that I took from my late Father
garden.
They all germinated, but they all retain the seed husk on the end o

I've got one of those black plastic compost bin (looks a bit like a Dalek -
well, kin of!). I've just put some kitchen waste in and "something" was in
there! I'm sure I saw a tail slither away. Could it be a rat? There is a gap
at the base which a rat could easily get through. If ...

Di's spots
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28721677@N06/2706621341/sizes/o/in/photostream/
My spots http://www.flickr.com/photos/kbarrett/2706190513/sizes/o/
K Barrett

Dueling Crowfield 'Mendenhalls'
Di's http://www.flickr.com/photos/28721677@N06/2680684314/
My http://www.flickr.com/photos/kbarrett/2707008802/
K Barrett

Check out her C bicolor
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28721677@N06/2677424527/sizes/o/in/photostream/
and compare to my C bicolor hybrid:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kbarrett/2707089348/sizes/o/

I have orange bugs eating my potato leaves.They look like lady bugs/asian
beetles.How do I get rid of them(they are doft and squishy when I crush
them.)