We had a few escalonia hedges which suffered badly in the heavy snow a couple of years ago. We would like to replace them but would appreciate advice on what to replace them with. Our aim is to have a...
I know there are a lot herbaceous plant you can give the "chelsea chop" to to make shorter bushes and later flowering. My question is can you do this to lupins and delphiniums? They are all about...
almost finished mowing and mower won't start. It is a rotary, briggs and stratton engine. I have removed spark plug so maybe if I clean it it will work. It runs on petrol.It is not flooed (well it...
Hi Answer Bank brain trust. Ive brought three long troughs for outside the living room window. If we ever have a summer, what plants give off a summery scent.? Thanks in advance.
I planted some buddleah and honeysuckle cuttings in pots ,in good compost and used hormone rooting powder,but they have died.I dont have e greenhouse so I left them in a sheltered spot in the...
Would it hurt to put diluted Jeyes Fluid on my lawn,its about the only thing that seems to stop cats pooing on my lawn,but if I do it regularly would it do any damage. Thanks for any advice.
I bought a £30 magnolia tree for a special rememberance present. It was flowering in the pot & looked healthy. However.......2 wks on & I got involved with the planting only to be really embarresed...
I have been given a beautiful bunch of carnations. The colour is antique,but there are no green bits on them to take a cutting. Is there a way of propogating them from the flowers. Long shot I...
Our bush is looking a bit sad still - plenty buds, tiny tips of green, but not bursting out like other plants are. Its in a sheltered spot, should it be in the sun?...
We were given a golden wedding rose last summer, it had lots of flowers till frost cut it back, its planted in a large tub with the recomended compost, I pruned it in november, this year however...
I have the opportunity to get hold of one of these but I am not sure how best to use it. I have thought of a small 'pond' but I do not want the hassle of running cable for the electrical side of...
Does anyone know why 2 very large established (one is 30 years old) euonymous bushes are all dead for about 1 foot down from the tops of most of the branches? Could they be frosted I wonder? If so,...