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Gardening
Has anyone used one of these Wildflower GroMats -they seem very handy quick , easy and practical- but i am not a garderner so i am asking experineced gardners are they just a gimmick with lots of...
Has anyone tried it yet?
During the recent high winds, the neighbours fence was blown down and unfortunately caused damage to a slide and a car top box situated in our garden. Who would be responsible for replacement items...
In the winter I planted a small orchard of 12 bare-rooted trees - mixed apples, pears, plums and cherries. Some are maidens, the rest of two-year olds. Because the trees came from a reputable nursery,...
I bought an indoor white scented Gardenia plant that was being sold off just after Mothers' day. It had loads of buds on it and one actually flowered but the rest have dropped off. The plant is still...
I have just planted up two easy fill hanging baskets and I am pleased with the results so far. Obviously I wont leave them outside at night for a bit but I always fall down on the watering side. How...
Have just bought a Bramley apple tree at poundstrecher. It has loads of flowers that was dropping petals all over the inside of my car on the way home Lack of water I think.Whats the chances of fruit...
I have a clump of the above which has about six flower buds coming up, the problem is there are lot of bluebells pushing thro it too. Will it be o.k. to dig the whole clump out and remove the...
Lifted old garden path leaving a 250mm.(10inch) deep trench how much would i have to pile up the soil to allow for the soil compacting,want to turf after to match existing level of existing turf....
I bought 24 Petunias a few weeks ago and when they arrived I was amazed to see just how mini they were. However, I managed to pot each tiny baby into a 6cms pot and now each one has trebled in size....
About a fortnight ago I optimisticly planted out the hanging-baskets and window boxes wiyh a mix of snardragon , impatiens , petunia , senetti and lobellia . The thing is that a frost of up to -1 is...
There was a piece of roofing felt blown onto the garden and underneath it were a load of ants. They didn't look like ordinary ants. The were rounded like the red ants but these are black. What is the...
We have a few bags left over from some building work. Can I use the sand for gardening "as is" or would it need to be rinsed or washed through? It'd be mixing it with compost for striking...
My mother-in-law's lawn is full of dandelions. We've tried Weed & Feed, but it's proved hopeless. Can anyone recommend something that will work?
Bit of a longshot but I have great faith in the AB. I am reviving the lost gardening art of making miniature gardens. Its not bonsai, you use naturally miniature plants to create real growing gardens...
Can anyone tell me which of these choices are more aggressive growers,please;
Climbing, Rambling, or rose hedging?
Thanks in advance........
As I have just been fitted with a water meter I am going to introduce one or even two water butts in my garden. When I went to the D I Y store I found that the fittings to connect the butt to the fall...
With the hosepipe ban in force and the fact I am on a water meter, I was thinking of buy one of these instead of using a watering can.
Has anyone used one and if so, are they worth buying....
Hi gardeners. I have grown some sweet peas in a propagator on the kitchen window sill. They have germinated well so I have not potted them up three to a pot. I pinched out the growing tip when they...
Planted an apple tree earlier this year and it is just not doing anything, no leaf buds, nothing, but it is not dead, any clues please.
