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I recently moved house and removed several garden ponds. The last week the garden has been heaving with literally hundreds of green and black frogs. I have contacted the RSPCA and Environmental Health...
......What vareities are you planting this year?
I know all the tips about making tulips in a vase stay upright but I had a bunch for Mother's Day and they are STILL upright after a week!! I have done nothing to them at all so why would this be when...
I bought 6 Fuchsia plants last year and planet 2 into 3 pots; they became very bushy so now I want to split them, so basically they will be 1 into 6 pots. Can anyone advise me as to the best time to...
my mini cyclamen have got a white dust on some of the leaves, it looks like a fine dusting of talc but won't wipe off, there is also tiny brown specks that will wipe off, what is this please? the...
Has anyone had much success with one of these in a pot please? I have lost the one in my garden due to the frost, but it didn't grow very much anyway even after several years, so thought one might do...
For several years in a row I have been given Hyacinth bulbs to be planted in pretty pots to flower. I have enjoyed seeing results but have been wondering whats the right way to care for them to get a...
Hello, are there any gardeners about.yesterday I asked a question and got no replies.I have bought some seed potatoes and they each have one 4-5" sprout. Should I pull them off to try and encourage...
oh dear, my dear one got ahead of himself last week, it was so mild and sunny that he turned my over wintering pot plants out of the greenhouse, and started to prepare for planting tomatoes etc, got...
Is it possible to grow a Magnolia tree/shrub in pots or tubs?. If so what size pot should be used?
a light green growth has appeared on the bark of quite a number of trees in my garden - hawthorn -apple -pear . I have found a picture on line which indicates that it is canker. Hoowever, I have not...
We have some sharp sand left over from a job and was thinking of spreading it on the lawn I seem to remember it being done some years ago,
Having my driveway done. Got someone coming to quote me on friday. I want grey and dark charcoal black granite kinda block paving, mostly light grey with darkgrey charcoal design going down middle. I...
Suggestions please for a 60th. birthday present for a friend who is a keen gardener, it will be from a group of us ..value £60 plus. I know she has Chelsea tickets , so a plant or other show tickets...
My daughter has moved to a house where a very large Magnolia tree is obstructing light from bedroom window. Can it be pruned down by at least 4 feet without damaging it?
Got 2 dogs bitches the grass has started smelling of urine is there any thing I can buy or do to take the smell away
will be giving our patio slabs a pressure wash soon,but we have also raked out the joints is it best to fill in the joints first and then clean or visa versa
I have just moved to a new house which has a drive way over looking a paved garden, from the drive down to the garden is a 8 foot wall which is covered in ivy that looks great but is out of control. I...
Does anyone know how we can get rid of wire worm. We have been cultivating a small corner of a grassy field to grow vegetables for the last 3-4 years. Most crops are fine but onion type veg and...
when do i prune my shrub roses they are starting to bud even though it is cold i am UK base
