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I bought an Orchid plant today. Have never had one before, so does anyone have any tips for caring for it? It was a bargain at £3.99 but dont want to kill it. Thank you
Hi all, I have tried to grow veg this year, for the first time, and thanks to the wonderful weather we have had, not much of it has been successful. The one thing that I have managed to get a small...
Hi All if when my sweet williams have finished flowering rather than remove them from the garden if i cut them right back would they flower again next year. I look forward to your replies Thanks..
Like many others I sympathise greatly with those who have suffered flooding and loss/damage to homes and gardens. I live in the comparatively fortunate south-east, although winds have taken their toll...
Hi all , i have just moved a lavander bush and it has died ,any ideas as to why? Thanks
I bought a passion flower to climb over an arch which it has, however... all the leaves have been eaten, all I have is a stem and tendrils. What could have caused this and what can I do about it...
My neighbour has planted a rowan tree a foot away from my gable.will the roots grow down and under my foundations or worse cause damage?
After fruiting, should I cut down the foliage or leave to rot away(as with daffodil flowers) so that the goodness goes back into the roots?
I have allowed a large patch of ox-eye daisies to get a grip in my lawn and although the large patch does look glorious in June, they now look rather untidy. I have heard that I can now mow over them...
Spent most of the day putting replacement petunias in large front border of garden where the storms of Thursday had flooded them out and ripped them to shreds by the hail. Watered them in, sat down...
i have just one tomato plant (alicante) the plant seems to be thriving apart from white staining on leaves, like bleach has been poured on it,doesnt look like blight.any ideas?.thanks
Despite misting daily, using only cooled, boiled water to water, my aspidistra keeps developing brown tips on leaves. How can I prevent?
I have a cherry fruit tree which is infested at the growing tips with what appears to be black-fly (trees first full season) What I find puzzling is why bees and bluebottles would be so interested in...
When I have to restrict some plants from over-spreading I end up accumulating a lot of spare plants which I absolutely hate having to throw away. They charge so much for them at the nurseries etc. I...
I have tried 1001 way to get rid off weed but no success ,anyone Knows?
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How are your runner beans doing this year? Ours are very slow to get going, only half way up the sticks at the moment.
Heres the thing I would like to plant out some plants in the garden and leave them there They must be white flowered and scented if possible but they must be slug and snail resistant as I have a...
My sweet peas are now about 3ft up their poles, but all the leading shoots seem to have been munched away, and the few flower stems I have got have dead heads. They,ve had slug pellets around them,...
I'm entering a competition that requires me to make a Tussie Mussie, I know they are a handtied , scented Nosegay/posy with herbs carried in the past to sniff and avoid the noxious smells before...
When I put small dahlias among other small plants the dahlias are attacked by some sort of bug or insects and the other plants remain unaffected. What is the reason for this. Have the dahlias got some...
