Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / February 2010

Cross-posted to DIY and to Gardening:
A bit late to ask because I've just finished sawing up about half a ton!
However there is another ton to come.
What's leylandii like as a fuel (open fire, and/or wood burner)?

I done a little research on the net and found onions to be a good
companion to cauliflower.  I can't find much beyond that except to keep
cauliflower away from tomatoes.  I was wondering how cauliflower would
work in the same bed as cantaloupes.  Has anyone ever tried these two

Just the lightest, mildest, tiniest dusting of it - but snow.  Again!

.... having suffered flooding outside my garage for years and fighting the
council for fours years to do something about it, we are just coming to the
end of a fantastic scheme to re-align the road and put drains in.
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... that idle chit chat with no relation to gardening has crept into urg.
How sad that those who feel they 'own' the site are not aware of the email
and snip facilities :-((

Could anyone help me with some scions (small twigs for grafting) of a Victoria Plum?  I am gardening in Italy where we have some plum trees which bear uneatable fruit.
I suspect they were at one time the rootstock of Apricots, of which the Apricot part has died.
The victoria plum ...

Was it in this NG that I read that with ponds it was no longer required
to clear a hole in the ice to protect wildlife.
Followed that recommendation and ended up with multiple floating frogs
and goldfish.

moles there are this year, anyone else ?
kate

I have a good supply of well rotted compost and leaf mould. what is the
best formulae for potting compost, and it is desirable to add any
fertilisers?

(Omnivoracious) - When my 5-year-old nephew came by my garden last
summer, the otherworldly plants snaking out of my patio containers
fascinated him. He wanted to feel them, but when I told him they were
succulents, he drew his hand back fast and asked gravely, "What do

how hard can i cut back my large choisya sundance it has some winte
damage and is looking bare in the midddle and is getting a bit to bi
aswel
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I am really desperate for some garden privacy, and a fence just isn'
enough!
After studying online i come up with the royal empress tree, it appear
to grow fast, but is ative to the U.S.

There seems to be lots of different ideas on when to prune roses.
I usually prune my bush roses end of Feb with no problems.
When do you prune yours?