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I planted a jonagold apple tree about nine years ago. It bore the label "self-fertile" which I now know is incorrect. Because my neighbours had a very large cooking apple tree with copious blossom, my...
I wd like to have a window box. Not had one before. Window faces south east. Sheltered most times but gets sea air directly - salty. Any advice folks on plants that wd do alright? Sunny, bright, but...
up.? I am sure I recongise it but cannot think what it is.. Ok I will discribe it....the leaves are about four inches long , about two inches wide athe base going into like a forked tongue at the...
My garden is being taken over by wild garlic and I am at a loss as to how to get rid of it.
Can anyone give me some practical advice, please ?
Cheers.
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I have grown four exochorda the bride from seed, they are about four inches tall now, I suppose they wont flower till next year, but I want to give three of them to friends, will they come like the...
my plant has fab leaves but is staggly .... can i hard prune this .... assume that means cutting into the old wood
We use wall flower baskets the type you screw direct to the wall and nearly every year the slugs eat the plants how can we stop the slugs getting in to the baskets don't really want to use pellets...
I hate having to throw these out when it's time for summer bedding plants, if I plant pansies,and violas into a big pot and leave them will they be usable for autumn again?
Do plants start making sugars etc the moment the get in the sun
or do they need to 'crank themselves up' for a while beforehand.
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Hi, I bought two trays of what I thought were trailing fuchsia for hanging baskets, I've bought upright ones instead! There's no care instructions on the pack. I've googled to see if I can find out...
...soil would need to be under them?
Do all rhubarb plants flower ?
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Has anyone grown these from seed, mine now have 4 leaves so I've potted them on into 5inch pots, they are happily sitting on a windowsill ... so where do I go from here?? Can I grow them outdoors or...
I know these are a perennial but my mother never had any luck with keeping them alive. She has a blue and white striped African Violet and now that she has died, I would like to keep it. I have looked...
I am thinking of putting some of my late Husbands ashes in a plant pot.has any one done this and what sort of shrub/plant did they use , I am doing this so that when I move I can take the pot with...
I like hidcote as I like the tall long lean flowers but is there a better one for bunching up?
TIA - as always...
Never been a big fan of tulips (a bit too formal looking for my liking) but back in the dark days of winter, whilst picking up some wild bird food at the garden centre, I saw these miniature tulips,...
Has anyone got any idea as to best thing to use to keep slugs and snails away from strawberry plants? I've heard straw between the plants is ok. I don't want to use pellets, in case they harm my pets....
I was trying to work out which is better value/ease of use If it's nearly as cheap to buy top soil in bags as opposed to loose then it would be much more convenient Is there a rough guide to how many...
I trimmed it back (lightly) after flowering, does it need pruning/trimming now and if so how far down do I prune to ?
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