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Marjorie's seedling plum.

I have a ten year-old Marjorie's seedling plum tree in my garden which fruits reliably every year and produces around 20-30lb of delicious plums although this year yield was down but quality was...

horseshoes

Serious Lawn Problem

I use the term "lawn" loosely as it has become a buttercup infested mess. I have to admit it's never been that good - it has moss, daisies and clover and a few buttercups but this last year...

tooj

I bought some hardy fuschias this year and one of them has had light brown marks on the leaves all through the summer. I have been cutting them off but they still come back. Is it some form of rust? I...

Segilla

Unidentified plant

After soil was tipped onto some waste ground many different interesting plants started to grow. One is about 1m high and 1m broad, long stems to leaves with seed / fruit growing in the leaf axils. Not...

clematis

Housplant??

I have been given a houseplant and would love to know what it is called(the giver didn't).It has big leaves like a phalenopsis orchid,but is not an orchid.It has a corm and the flower head is cream...

hairlady

Repotting an orchid

Could anybody give advice on the best way to repot an orchid ,please.? Thankyou .

condor66

lavender

Is it too late to cut back lavender, when's the best time to do it?

adik

tomato plants

I have a lot of green tomatoes still growing in the garden and I don't think they will ever ripen now,if I pick them and bring them indoors, I don't have a greenhouse,would they ripen in the warmth of...

Ann

Sweet peas in Winter

I have a large pot of sweet peas which amazingly are still flowering (just!) If I cut them down to a bud about 6" high, could they over-winter and flower again next year? I ask this because they...

cupid04

Tree question.

Had a diseased rowan taken out of our front garden a year ago. It was all done professionally. They came back 6 months after to kill off the roots. But ever since then we have been getting lots of...

john1066

Transplanting currant bushes..

When is the best time to do this?

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ladybird in november

my other half found a small ladybird with lots of spots on in back garden brought it in and put it with a pot plant is this uusual for this time of year

johntywino

STORING CABBAGES

Just read that you can store cabbages in a cool frost-proof shed or garage. How do you do this, and how long will they keep?

rowenj

Black fly problem

I have a potted cactus that i have been keeping on the windowsil. Now it's plagued by these small black fly, they seem to live in the soil and lay their eggs there and are a nusance. They fly all over...

yorkshirelass

Which weathers best, gravel or slate ?

I am disabled and can no longer look after my large front garden which is filled with bushes and plants in the borders and with old multi coloured gravel in the centre. I have decided to remove all...

impact5

anyone noticed

there are very few sloe berries on trees this year anyone else noticed any reasons

pinkjudy45

Beech Hedge

We have a beech 'hedge' and the bottom of our garden that the previous owners of the house have just let go and it is now are very tall trees and blocks a lot of light from the house, if there any way...

shivvy

Oxalis with red leaves

I bought a red oxalis a few months ago and it has been doing well until recently when the leaves started to die off. I googled a bit and found that it does die off however the site I read said that it...

derrynoose

Border fork

Can anyone advise where I might purchase a border fork. I am looking for the type which has a wooden shaft and handle, the latter T-shaped. I want flat tines, about half or threequarter inch wide...

Ric.ror

Fungus in Potted Lavender and Holly

I have just noticed mushrooms growning in my pots of Lavender and Holly - should I leave them or what shall I do Many thanks in anticipation...

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