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Should I Give Up On My Flowers

I planted a mixture of cuttings of flowers and scrubs from my mums garden over a week ago and i've watered them everyday since. They have deteriorated by about 30 percent since then. Do you think i...

zabado

Geraniums.

I have a couple of dozen young geranium plants and I have put them inside a home made plastic cold frame which is on a wooden table and inside my (unheated) greenhouse. Will they have enough...

nannybooby

Looking For A Climber Help Please

I am looking for a climber to give year round cover and or colour for the front of my house ,it is north facing and gets only morning sun.all help appreciated

Biccylova

Waspinator

Do these actually work? I know Monty Don had one in his greenhouse but don't remember him saying whether it got rid of the wasps or not, our fruit trees were absolutely ruined again this year, my...

malagabob

Salvaging Discarded Plants

There's a large wood near my sons house in Scotland that I regularly take my grandson for walks when visiting. The locals use it to dump grass/hedge cuttings, plus discarded plants. It's surprising...

chokkie

Growing Clematis

Hi green fingered AB-ers out there ... I've just bought a lovely clematis for our back garden, but I'm not sure what sort of conditions it likes .... Sunny position, shady position? Would be grateful...

derekpara

Raised Bed- What To Do Now ?

I've cleared my raised bed of runner beans and forked it over. At thi stime of year year I add a couple of bags of peat free compostand fork it in before sowing /planting next year. I have never added...

Biccylova

Black Eyed Susan Seeds

I have managed to catch several black eyed Susan vine seeds by wrapping a "nappy" of net curtain round and under the plant, but what is the best way to keep them over winter? would it do to put them...

Pullman

Sweetpeas

Can I plant collected Sweetpea beans outside in pots now, I only have one of those little plastic greenhouses, or is better to wait until next year....

CluckyChick

Creeping Buttercup In Lawn

Does anyone have any ideas for getting rid of creeping buttercup from a lawn, that don't involve nasty chemicals or a lot of digging? The lawn is regularly subjected to free-range children and...

funkylad20

Evergreen Shub That Is Good For Wildlife?

Hi all, We have recently had to pull out two large (what I think were) Cotoneaster shrubs that were growing up a fence; they seemed to just die back and go brown this year for some reason. So, we want...

zabado

Next Season.

Iv'e just cleared out the last of my tomato plants and some of the ones in the corner of my greenhouse didn't produce much, iv'e put this down to the lack of sunlight. So looking ahead, is there...

chokkie

Strawberry Plant Runners

For the last couple of years, our next door neighbour has been growing strawberries in his raised bed, which is just on the other side of our garden fence. And, of course, all the runners from said...

Mags22

Dahlias

Didn't get any flowers on my new dahlias at all, shall I persevere or discard them?

melv16

Runner Beans

Why did I plant so many int allotment. I'm getting rather bored with them.

Bobsy

Lantana

I have a lovely Lantana with beautiful flowers but how do I keep it through the winter ? Anybody please ?

CluckyChick

Bee-Friendly Climbing Plant

Please can anyone suggest any climbing plants with bee-friendly flowers that could grow up a 6' fence in partial sun? Would prefer a hardy perennial, but I'm struggling to find anything to fit the...