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Evergreen shrub/small tree suggestions

I have just removed 2 Laurels from the North-West corner of my front garden ,leaving a space approx. 1 yard by 1and1/2 yards. We are on chalk and I would like an evergreen ,max height 10ftish.My...

catholic

Conservatory plants

Suggestions please for the best plants for my conservatory. It gets the morning sun & I've heard orange & lemon trees might survive. I'd like something a bit colourful if possible. Thanks

umpteenthian

I have a mature beech hedge which I keep trimmed to 4ft high but which has developed large gaps closer to the ground. I would like to fill in these gaps. Can I plant cuttings taken from the hedge and,...

ELVIS68

Leylandii trees......

Are there any laws about cutting them? I want to cut mine down to about 6ft from 30ft, they are in my back garden, am I free to go ahead and chop away?...

millerxxx

paint

anyone know of a concrete patio paint blue & white thanks...

delilahw

How to repair a lawn?

My newly laid (last summer) turf lawn has been badly damaged by my (male) dog. There are large bare patches. How can I renovate it without re-laying the lawn? It's only about 10sq metres. And are...

megfitz

Rhubarb leaves as bug sprayis it April Fool?

Have heard that if chopped-up Rhubarb leaves are soaked in a bin for two months the resulting liquid can be used as bug spray for fruit and veg. Am I falling for a massive April fool or is this true,...

bizzyizzy

decorative chips

what weight of chips will i need to cover 25 square metres

snags

Splitting a large fern...

I have a large, established potted fern that ideally needs splitting/repotting. There are approx. a dozen large individual crowns. No fronds have yet started to grow/unfurl but probably won't be long....

welshlibranr

Tree to grow in a large tub

I want to find a slow growing tree to put in a large tub, I would like something that flowers, not sure what to look at!......it can't be prickly or thorny!.....

David90

Tree advice needed...

I have a cherry blossom tree in my garden which last summer I thought was a bit unhealthy because its leaves were curving backwards and inwards, not broad and flat as you would expect. There is new...

zingara

Temporary planting of apple tree

Hi, My friend has given me a young apple tree, that she has dug up from her garden. Unfortunately the day I received the tree I also received an injury, that prevents me from digging a spot and...

Tilly2

Growing rhubarb

Can you grow rhubarb in a container? I dont have a spare sunny spot in my garden and have nowhere to put it except on the patio in a tub.

kia cat

Ornamental trees

Hi gang. we've set our hearts on a couple of trees we'd like to plant to remember my wife's mum & dad. They're the Persian Silk Tree [Albizia julibrissin Summer Chocolate] and Princess Tree...

lilacben

Cucumber...............My granddaughter planted a cucumber seed and it ................

has grown to about two inches high,It is only in a very tiny pot. I amgoing to repot it tomorrow but was just wondering if it should be a lot bigger pot now or just a few sizes, repotting as it grows....

bluegeranium

Problem with newly laid turf

Hi Nearly 2 weeks ago we replaced our old uneven lawn with new turf. Topsoil was added to even it out. The turf was laid and we watered it regularly. However it is still very uneven possibly because...

potiche

ivy

I'm clearing a small front garden that's been allowed to overgrow. Have got rid of some small leaning trees & now need to clear the groundcover ivy. What's the best way to do this? There are 2...

cecil39

mini cyclamen

i was given some mini cyclamen last november, they were in flower at the time, now they have lots of lovely leaves and look healthy, but i don't know when to expect them to flower again as i expect...

tearinghair

Hedge

I need to plant a hedge across the top of our long narrow garden. I'm looking for something that grows about four feet tall, doesn't get too bushy and preferably isn't thorny. What would you suggest,...