Well I think we should welcome forum members from all over the globe and try to help them with advice that is common to gardens anywhere. If the poster decides that they need more localised advice that's up to them.
Well I think we should welcome forum members from all over the globe and try to help them with advice that is common to gardens anywhere. If the poster decides that they need more localised advice that's up to them.
My thoughts exactly. We have several overseas posters who happily give and receive advice, I don’t see why our new member is any different
Have you got any pictures yet tuff ? I've noticed you said you planted lots of bulbs and you have had plenty of rain, most bulbs rot if they are sat in poor drained soil so that maybe why some bulbs haven't come up .
Hi Just a thought ... if using the sort of soil test that involves mixing with water, make sure you use rainwater or distilled water ... tap or bottled water may have dissolved chalk/calcium in it from below ground level and skew the results.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
If the soil was as bad as you described, I think your yard should have been rotovated before the much was laid as most new plants, bulbs etc. will struggle to get their roots down into a rock hard soil.
I understand you want to make your property as attractive as possible to sell it but I hope you have not wasted your money, time and effort as there is no guarantee the new owners of your condo will want a garden and just remove everything you have done and cover it with concrete or similar.
When I sold my house to a couple they drooled over the garden, unusual plants etc. etc. What a lovely garden da di da di da, grow our own veg. blah blah blah. It was what made them buy the house. I visited my neighbour a couple of years later to see the whole of my garden denuded, a huge concrete koi pond built and a few lollipop standard roses. It was a mistake to go back and see it, I had to remind myself it was no longer my garden, that I had a new garden to develop and everyone is entitled to do what they choose in their own garden. But it hurt to think of the plants gone to plant heaven before their allotted time.
Agree with B3 and Jellyfire here ; any posters from anywhere abroad should be made welcome . Comparing the growth patterns of species grown here and in other countries with totally different climates would be of interest to me .
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Just a thought ... if using the sort of soil test that involves mixing with water, make sure you use rainwater or distilled water ... tap or bottled water may have dissolved chalk/calcium in it from below ground level and skew the results.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening advice is fairly universal, even if some local venacular gets in the way.
If the soil was as bad as you described, I think your yard should have been rotovated before the much was laid as most new plants, bulbs etc. will struggle to get their roots down into a rock hard soil.
I understand you want to make your property as attractive as possible to sell it but I hope you have not wasted your money, time and effort as there is no guarantee the new owners of your condo will want a garden and just remove everything you have done and cover it with concrete or similar.
When I sold my house to a couple they drooled over the garden, unusual plants etc. etc. What a lovely garden da di da di da, grow our own veg. blah blah blah. It was what made them buy the house. I visited my neighbour a couple of years later to see the whole of my garden denuded, a huge concrete koi pond built and a few lollipop standard roses. It was a mistake to go back and see it, I had to remind myself it was no longer my garden, that I had a new garden to develop and everyone is entitled to do what they choose in their own garden. But it hurt to think of the plants gone to plant heaven before their allotted time.
Comparing the growth patterns of species grown here and in other countries with totally different climates would be of interest to me .