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Summer has officially arrived! With increased heat and light throughout the day, has your garden workload increased?...
I suspect the failure of the Busy Lizzie plugs triggered it, but: I have been asked what short hardy colourful plants can be planted in the pots in a front garden to hopefully bloom throughout the...
It's June which means Summer is officially round the corner! How is the weather treating you and the garden at this time of year? We have found the weather very humid recently....
The neighbour behind our house has some 20ft plus leylandii which have been there for as long as we have been in the house, some 25 years. I have to trim the overhang back every year to allow the...
Hi green fingered ABers out there .... wonder if someone can answer a couple of questions, please. We've just come back from a week in France and I saw a wonderful rose bush, the name of the rose was...
and the leaves are covered with a dusty grey white deposit, whats wrong with it and is there any treatment please?
I planted a new bed of asparagus last year. It struggled to establish itself, due to the hot weather I think. I weeded the bed yesterday and it is still struggling. Do I persevere with these plants or...
one of my potted azaleas has got some bright yellow leaves with black tips, the rest of the leaves look normal although a bit sparse, and it is going to be late flowering as is only just coming into...
Sorry to bother you all again; I'm discovering the joys of gardening in my seventies, and need lots of help. We have aquilegias (self-seeded) all over the garden. Some are just coming into flower,...
I have been given a small camellia in a pot/ I'm told it needs ericaceious compost if I plant it in the garden, but I shall only need a small amount. Would a small bag of peat free compost do the job?...
My woman bought some of the above in plug form (some normal size, some jumbo). I was tasked with getting them into a tray with compost, which I did. They're now in the garden, but looking very sorry...
I recently bought a tree from home bargains- I have planted in a pot in my conservatory and it seemed to be doing ok. Now though the leaves and shoots have all died off but the shoots at the bottom...
Do Snakes -head Fritillary self seed or should I dead head?...
Where is it? It's not in the Gardening category.
I purchased some sweet pea seeds, canes and twine ... I'm hoping if the good weather continues tomorrow, to turn over a border and mix in some compost, erect some cane wigwams and plant some of the...
I have a large number of daffodil bulbs which have now past their flowering best. They are in large pots and I'm letting them fade away. Is there any special way that I can feed them to get them to be...
As title. Tessa Cousins small garden. A plant that wasn’t named. It was constantly filmed at and through. Grass like foliage pinkywhite flowers. Hers was around 4ft high. Might be a member of...
I recently planted a cherry tree in a pot in my conservatory. Now there looks to be quite a bit of room in the pot so I was wondering if there were any herbs I could plant in the pot too to aid the...
we have a large patch of moss in our lawn that oh wants rid of, trouble is he's in his eighties and can no longer do all the raking out this job used to take, is there anything on the market these...
Morning all, Have a Camellia in a large pot in my garden, had it for approximately 3 years but it has never flowered. Looks healthy and had several new leaves. Does anybody have any idea why it hasn't...