I dug up and transplanted my bearded iris in late July. They have been growing and are now blooming in early October!! What should I do? Should I cut the blossoms off? Should I let them bloom? Will...
Does anyone know of a computer CD or book that is like a gardening encyclopedia. (with pictures) I want to be able to look up a flower, plant or shrub that I have in my garden and it will tell me when...
can any one tell me why my chrysanthemums ( dhalias? how do you tell the difference?) have put up lots of flowerstems and buds . Then the buds hae turned black and not developed. Thanks from a...
smooth sort of nettle shaped leaves, some are approx 9" wide. Before flowers burst they are surrounded by four green bracts. When bracts open the flower is cup shaped, four petals, white ,frilled with...
I have grown a number of different tomatoes over the past few years. None however has ever approached the yield, sweetness and tenderness of Gardener's Delight. This year I am growing Sun Baby,...
I have a plant, about 2 feet high and the top was a big ball with daisy like flowers. Sorry i dont know the name. All daisies now gone and the branches are brown. Should i prune - and how far back?
A few weeks ago I was given a bottlebrush plant (callistemon linearis) which was in flower - large red flowers, very beautiful. I planted it in a large container using ordinary potting compost. Since...
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE who can answer this? I am trying to prune my Bramley Apple Espaliers, bearing in mind that they are tip bearers. Tried to find this information but so far was unsuccessful....
can anybody, please, help solve a problem? I have just washed a pair of light blue trousers which before washing had no stains on - they are now covered in brown stains!! I do gardening in them and...
Has anybody tried growing the Thonpson & Morgan "Blauhilder" climbing French bean which produces a purple pod (which goes green when cooked)? I experimented with several climbing varieties this...
I have a plant/weed growing in my patio which looks like a honeysuckle, which I thought it was until it flowered.The flowers are very small and blue and form a tiny spike not unlike a hebe,any ideas?
During a spiteful divorce full of lies and fraud,my ex-wife got a v large sum while I got some but had to pay off all her debts(she obtained fraudulently).There wasn't enough "money in...
I bought it at my local village market last year, shoved it in the ground and this year it looks like this: - http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c116/redford...
I bought a sprig of parsley yesterday of which I used very little and would like to freeze the rest. Previous experience tells me that herbs go all slimy when you defrost them. Is there a technique?
Anyone know the answer to 12 across - One keeping Eritrean out? I have -i-a-n-r and the other one that is driving me crazy 25 across - Rex rings and advocates grid (3,3) I have r-o/-a- Hope you can...
I never ever complain about anything but I am about to explode! I live on a new housing estate. They are starting the final stage of building. I totally understand that the houses have to be built...