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Gardening
What is the best approach? How thick does the new top soil need to be? What would be a good blend of grass seed? (have got a cat - although quite old and not too destructive). Any tips of how best to...
I have a lot of well rotted horse manure, and more available if I can use it. I've put some around the roses and I am wondering what to do next. I seem to remember reading that it is not good to dig...
At the moment I have two baskets which are on the wooden fence posts.
Is there a way to fix them if the post is concrete?...
Hello, I am from the UK but live in Greece. Last year I bought a Blueberry plant in Lidl and a heavy wind blew the leaves off. It is in a plant pot on my balcony and the green leaves have returned. My...
I can't really call it a lawn as I have a lot of bare patches. I have re-seeded them but this part of the garden doesn't get any sun till later in the year. North Facing garden. Would it help to cover...
OH is building me 2 raised beds. They'll be about 5' x 1'6" x 1'2". Now, the question is what shall I grow in them. I'd like one to have salad stuff in, but what about the other one? Thank...
Please help. I usually grow my potatoes in a lovely old dolly tub. I was just taking the top bit of compost out and I found some of last year's potatoes - all rotten of course. My question is, do you...
Is there any veg that will grow well in a very shady part of my garden? It only gets about 3 hrs of sun a day. TIAV
I planted 6 climbers in autumn. They are growing well though it will be some time before they reach a good height (I think). What I would like to know is how many stems should I keep on each one. Is...
My Hostas are beginning to come up (in pots) should I feed them now. Thanks.
Are there any plants . roses etc that I can buy for a 70th birthday gift.
I was given some on mothers day, arranged in pots in a basket. Very pretty they are too. Obviously these are grown indoors for indoor plants. Can I repot them and get them used to outdoors and will...
I have a number of very healthy spring cabbage plants which have been attacked by some creature which has eaten lots of holes about 5mm in diameter in the lower leaves. Does anyone know what causes...
Can you tell me if its too early to plant pansies outside in pots? There seem to be quite a few on sale at the moment but my husband deterred me yesterday from getting any but i'm still tempted as...
Thames Water is spending thousands on leaflets outlining the hose pipe ban for domestic use but no mention is made regarding public spaces particularly parks amd green verges which may be seen on...
Hi everyone! My neighbour wants to buy some strawberry plants, but is unsure of which variety to go for. He'd like fruit that are sweet & large-ish - any one help us out, please? Ta muchly, L-i K...
Bought one of these last year ,it grew to 6ft. and flowered profusely,now it has brown stems which are quite piable and what appear to be buds forming in previous leaf axils. I've mislaid the care...
Is it too late now to prune Ville de Lyon and The Cardinal? I know it should have been done in Feb., but I forgot (poor excuse). Your views pls. Thank you.
Can anyone please tell me what this flower is? http://i303.photobuck...vy_photos/flower1.jpg http://i303.photobuck...vy_photos/flower2.jpg The second picture isn't very clear but I wanted to show how...
I have a picture of a flower that I would love someone to identify but I'm not sure how to load it on here. Can anyone help with the technological side as well as the botanical?!
