Does anyone know anything about gardening?

Any suggestions on where to get bamboo screens (preferably whole canes) in North London or with swift delivery? At least 2m high and preferably not in a 4m length (I need 5m so don't really want to have to buy 2x4m ones.

Cheers

Does the Boma sell them?

Anyone know anything about tree lilies? I had 3 planted in a pot last year, did pretty well. This year loads of little ones are coming up plus the three big ones. I assume they've seeded - can I transplant the seedlings into new pots or is there another approach I haven't considered? Cheers

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The little ones are interesting - we usually remove the seed pods on ours after flowering.

Given how big they grow (we have "Nymph", which easily gets to about 2 metres tall) I'd dig them out and repot for sure.

I think we planted 3 tubers (right term?) a few years ago. This year we have 11 shoots coming up so they will multiply even without setting seed. I don't know how long it takes to go from a seedling to a mature plant - maybe it's one season, maybe it's 10 years??

Thanks for this! I read about removing the seed pods about an hour ago, so clearly didn't do so last year. Amazing if they'll develop into new plants, I think I'll leave them a little while (mostly because I'm away now till wednesday) then see how the transplant goes.... cheers

You've made me want to leave a seed pod or two on ours this year

Terribly clichéd, but lavender X intermedia either side of front door.

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Are these red things the bad guys?

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Lily beetles, chuck em. They destroyed my fritallarias.

Yeah, exterminate, & keep an eye out for the larvae—slimy black shits

Thanks both, will check over both pots of liliies

Any idea what this is? It’s spring up everywhere in my borders

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Garlic Mustard.

https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/garlic-mustard-alliaria-petiolata

Question

We've made a raised bed out of old wood and plan to grow some potatoes. I've filled it with cheap multi purpose compost but aside from mixing with homemade compost (which I don't have) what's the cheapest and quickest way to improve it? I'm assuming some form of manure?

Some topsoil if you can find it, and some manure and / or border booster. Depending on how it ends up, some grit or sand may help.

Cheers! Top soil makes sense actually

Cyanide!!!!

You can buy slow release potato fertiliser or fish blood and bone which you can mix in.

word of caution on bone meal - when I used this in my garden, the foxes tried to dig it all up.

Bonus flowers from the previous owners of our house keep popping up. The tulips are amazing. I've never seen this many petals on a tulip before?

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Not too sure how this has happened. The lady who owned the house before us complained to me during the process how she had been trying, and failing, for years to establish bluebells in the garden. We kept trying and gave up last year, now they're going gangbusters!

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beautiful 🥰

They tend to be quite prolific once they get going

I love freshly sprouted hosta

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Beautiful! Ours just started (wasn't sure if it was dead) then got slugged a couple nights ago. Trying a moat defence system. Last year it kept getting eaten by squirrels!