Gardening Questions and Answers in The AnswerBank

petunias

Good morning .Is it too early to plant my petunias in my borders or shall I wait in case we get more frost,? Thankyou .

Suggestions for a Lightweight Filler Base for a Large Planter please.

I've got 4 fruit trees in pots which are too small. I am moving them into individual wooden cube planters measuring 60 X 60 X 60cm. Each planter will need 4 bags of John Innis No.3 compost to fill it...

shihtzublue

Regarding hosepipe ban.

I have a friend who has a dissability and she reckons she is exempt from the hosepipe ban because she cannot lift a watering can. I am not sure if this is correct. She has had words with her...

divegirl

Whats eating my Hostas.....

Morning, well as above really! They have only just started to re-emerge and have been eaten already. They are in a raised bed that I have just given a 3 inch coating of bark chipping..... will a ring...

needawin

Bamboo needing a facelift

Have a bamboo plant in the garden. Gets sun and shade and is sheltered. Looking a bit lacklustre and I don't think as green as it should be. Should I be feeding it?

Matheous-2

Fencing & Pests

We have fairly regular "bar stewards" short cutting through our back garden in the darkness and damaging my neighbours fence as well as ours. What defensive measures are legally allowed here...

Tilly2

Droopy Lupins

My lupins, which were growing beautifully, have drooped from the centre of the plant. The leaves are splayed out and lying on the soil. Have they died?

missesbell

Indentifying a house plant

My mother has a plant which was given to her. When it arrived, it had blood red flowers. It has dark green waxy, shiny leaves and climbs. Any ides?? None of the standard plants which I know

Tilly2

Gardening with a hosepipe ban.

Have you got any suggestions for plants/flowers which will do well without too much water. I have an east/south facing garden and would like some suggestions for filling my borders.

TheOtherHalf

Jubilee colours

For any expert gardener out there, of which Im not. I would like to plant a pot up with the Jubilee colours, red, white and blue in time to be at its best by Diamond Jubilee day 5th June. Any...

shihtzublue

Hanging basket plants.

I have just bought two handing baskets to plant up but not sure if it is better to plant just one type of plant or to mix them. What gives a better show and can you suggest some plants for sunny...

sad old git

Roots

Hello. I asked this question quite a while ago and the answers I recieved were very helpfull but I'm afraid did not solve my problem so I'm hoping someone can come up with some new ideas....I have a...

carpetowl

Decapitated tulips

I've just noticed that far fewer tulip blooms have appeared this year. On closer examination, it's evident that something has bitten off (and presumably eaten) about half of the newly-formed buds....

starone

Daffodils

Some of the daffodils and narcissi I planted have come up with just leaves and no flowers. Can anyone tell me why? Did I do something wrong and if so can I remedy it for next year? Thanks for any help...

horseshoes

Veg for raised beds

I FINALLY have 2 lovely raised beds each approx 5' x 3'6". I want to grow salad stuff in one and a bit of veg in the other - I've planted some onion sets and some leeks seeds at the other end of...

percypineapple

onions

i have put onion sets into trays of soil, they are growing well. was going to transplant into an outside bed ( as a TV gardener said we should) but all the bulbs are soft and sqidgy. is this normal,...

JonnyBoy12

Where can I buy some good garden canes?

I would just like to know where I can buy some garden canes for the garden. I understand that they come in either 6 or 8 foot lengths and they can be used year after year. How much would they cost and...

Northumbrian

Pansy problems

Pansy roots are infested by tiny white rod like insects. Any hints on identifying and getting rid of them would be much appreciated.