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Gardening
I just noticed them today. I have a large pot of oriental lillies, today I happened to see three of them, oh rather attractive I thought. Now Ive read that they can strip the plants to nothing in a...
This spring I have seen tubs of pom-pom shaped flowers with small tight heads of petals somewhat like small dahlias, only red pink and white. Tallish stem - up to a foot tall - much like the stem of a...
Haven't seen any Gazanias around this year. Do they come out a bit later.
I usually buy some as the slugs don't seem to like them too much....
Good evening A/Bs i am not sure what topic this would come under but gardening is a I think a fair start . I have in my garden some bees that seem to to have made a nest in the soil among my runner...
One large plant with flowers is absolutely infested with the horrible things, I have picked off and squashed hundreds of them and sprayed the plant but it is starting to droop now. I have two other...
I am looking for a LIGHTWEIGHT electric hedge trimmer for cutting approx 60metres of HAWTHORNE hedge,so it must be powerful and not to expensive.I'm getting on in years and my present one gets very...
I've been given two bouquets of the most gorgeous flowers and I would love to know what they are? They are Sweet Pea colours, mauve, blue, pink and white - all delicate shades, some bi-coloured and...
Morning, I moved my peach tree out of the conservatory at the end of last summer as it was getting too large and now, surprise surprise, it has got the dreaded peach leaf curl on a few leaves, I've...
Has anyone used this and what did you think? It`s grass seed, feed and coir. I put it down about 5 days ago and followed the instructions (I think). I`ve made sure I`ve watered it and it has had a...
I don't usually use this but bought it this year instead of bacopa. (well I have a couple of those as well) .The Lobellia just doesn't seem to be doing well. One hanging basket the lobellia is green...
can i feed them bonemeal? i have just repotted two box plants and want to feed them. how do i go about it. thanks in anticipation.
Anybody tried growing these, did they yield as much as they are supposed to, or are they a waste of money? I've purchassed one to compare to the regular type so wll know by the end of summer but just...
What do commercial growers use to colour the bright coloured heathers sold in nurseries and garden centres? My wife would like to colour last year's ones that have reverted to original colour.
As a novice Gardener I would like to know if compost I used in pots last year can be mixed with new compost to use this year, or would it be best to put old in compost bin.
Thanks....
I bought a 'percy wiseman' rhododendron last year, and after flowering I moved it into the next size container. It is just finishing flowering now and I wanted to put it into a half tub size container...
What is the cheapest and most effective way any of you have found of keeping large areas of gravel weed free please. Janet
leaves mostly brown , should have flowered about 6 weeks ago, no green leaves yet ,but struggling to flower,(flowers quite poor) anyone got advice as to what,s happened?
I understand I can water the garden with used washing up water and bath water but are there any rules to using used water in the garden? I particularly want to water the veg patch. Thanks in advance...
Whilst weeding yesterday, i came accross a large clump of plants ive not seen before and as i attempted to pull them or even just touch them little tiny hoops fired out into my face! Anybody know what...
Can I use liquid tomato feed to feed my lavander plants
