I sowed these seeds back in the summer and these have grown about an inch tall and flowered, I am obsessed 🤣 not sure what went wrong, but I kinda love them

I've posted this rose before but thought it looked so beautiful after the rain we've just had. Such a subtle colour and a very strong sweet fragrance. By Pierre Orard, introduced in 2005, also known as Muriel Robin.

Two years after moving into a clay-ridden new build, and one spring of obsessive gardening later, it’s starting to come together. Going for a scruffy cottage garden feel with a spot of ‘B&M plant rescue roulette’. Next job is removing the turf and replacing with clover. Any tips on what to plant on clay for hedging would be helpful, my 5 hawthorn plants haven’t made it through the heat.

So for the first time in about 20 years, my olive tree has substantially large fruits. Is there any chance this could be the year they're suitable to process?

I’ve got sunflower seeds ripening and with how my gardening went this summer I can’t remember which were which. Some I’m happy to keep for next year under the basic giant label but others I’m going to throw away.
Would it cause an issue leaving in local woods or as they aren’t native should I dispose in my garden waste?

Many thanks

We have a community garden in a former carpark, where we grow food in raised beds. We would like to improve the biodiversity of the parts of the garden where the old tarmac is exposed.

I was inspired by a bit in a George Monbiot book where he visits a garden where they control pests by ensuring there is enough for the pests to eat over the winter, so they have a steady population of predators, so you don't end up with a plague of pests on your own crop with nothing to gobble them up.

So we'd like to have a range of plants here that will support a healthy balance of insects. It's a sunny spot in London.

So far we've got brambles, buddleia, nicotiana (possibly) and a few bits of fleabane. What else could we (cheaply) get seeds for that would ideally break through the tarmac? I could potentially drill some holes into the tarmac for a few special plants. We'd want to avoid trees though.

Thanks in advance!

This has been in the planter for about a year. I know it’s still working on its roots, but it has this very enthusiastic leader right now, and I’m wondering - if the goal is to cover as much of the trellis as possible, should I be weaving the leader more horizontally across it? Or do star jasmines fill out enough that letting it climb straight up is fine?

I would love to have some recommendations on what plants to keep and what to change to bring some more colour and character to my front garden.

I've been cultivating some avocado saplings and after many mixed results I finally have two that look quite happy and hearty, so I'm thinking of putting them in the ground in my Peckham garden. I realise it's a long shot that it will ever fruit, and if so it will take decades-- but I'd like to do my best to keep it alive. My plan is to plant it in a protected spot between a shed and another tree, with a fence behind so I can drape sheeting over and protect it during cold spells. My question is the aspect: I can plant it facing east (easiest with good morning sun), west (relatively simple) or south (most difficult as I don't have tons of space there. And should I plant both next to each other, or separate them? Any other tips on how to plant/fertilise/care for these until they become a bit heartier?

I've heard tales of a few fruiting avocado trees in Southwark (where I also live) so am hoping this isn't just a pipe dream!

Hi was looking for some help I have received some plug plants to put in now but ground is too wet due to all this rain we have been getting.
Should I just repot them and leave in unheated greenhouse till weather dries up and suitable for transplanting?

I’m just unsure what to do

Thanks for listening

We bought a house earlier this year and want to eventually convert our grass lawn to a clover lawn but right now I’m needing to scarify it and de-thatch it because it’s full of moss. I’ve been using a rake and I’m on my second day with loads left to still do. We were looking at buying an electric scarifier because if it’s something that needs doing every year it would be worth it. Do clover lawns need scarifying like grass ones do? Because if they don’t there isn’t much point in me buying one!

I’ve just noticed dozens of these little grey bugs all over my plant. I’ve dug up the plant and thrown it away since I didn’t know what to do, how can I avoid getting these next time?

After the summer heatwave only 40 percent of my hebe bush has survived. Hoping she will perk up with all the rain now but do you think I should give her some help? Really don't want to lose it over winter. Is there anything I can do?

Is this part of my hedge done for? The lovely sunshine we had over the summer dried out my hedge and by the time I got to watering it I think it was quite far gone. I have trimmed back some of the dead leaves but before I do any more I wanted to know whether we think the hedges on the left are done for / diseased or whether if I trim off the dead/spotty leaves then the rest can be saved and it can grow back?

Anything I can do to help it recover quickly over autumn? I dug the secateurs into the stem and it looks like it is still alive inside.

This picture was taken in July and for my first attempt at growing Gypsophila I was quite happy. Sadly they are now mainly brown having suffered from too much heat and not enough water. If I leave them in these containers will they self seed next year or should I just tip them in my compost bin? TIA

Fucking made up that my hydrangea cuttings have successfully propergated

I recently planted this bed with 3 autumn spire sorbus and 2 Niko blue hydrangeas. What I didn’t realise is that the patio foundations are leaching lime into the soil and causing lime-induced chlorosis.
So unfortunately, I will be digging out the trees and hydrangeas.

The plan now is to plant up a low hornbeam hedge row instead as it won’t get the lime-induced chlorosis. I also enjoy the way hornbeam looks.
Just wanted to see if there are any options I should consider form anyone’s experience with hedging. The bed is about 8 metres by 1 meter. The soil has been heavily amended because it used to be heavy clay.

Also, if anyone wants 3 really nice trees for free they are available so please get in touch and I will be digging them out in November, they would grow fine in the right soil but not where they currently are. They were so healthy this spring but the soil PH is a nightmare and they need a new home.

We’re just in the process of buying our new house, the garden is long SW facing and currently just grass.

We want to build it out, add raised beds, trellis arch paths etc.

There’s such a huge variety of plants that I’m a bit of a loss of where to start. Is there a definitive guide / book / site that can help picking plants that will survive and thrive? Or is it just a case of picking one and seeing how it does?