i am thinking of planting box hedges in large planters. i need advice on the following points. when is the best time to plant these hedges and what do i plant them in? would a general purpose compost...
My local church no longer allow lilies to be in floral displays in the church "on the grounds of health and safety." Can anyone advise as to what danger lilies could possibly pose to...
could anyone help. i have a very large invasion of Spanish flies.against`my `bitter` judgement the insecticide will not kill them. why! their large dark things with big brown eyes scary, any tips on...
I had 6 outdoor plants growing really well , full of fruit and then in a few days they were brown and dying ,so is there a preventive ? Also is potato blight the same disease and is transmitted ? As...
I am NOT by any stretch of imagination a gardener but did buy a compost bin for the bit of garden we have. Recently there has been a great upsprouting around the bin (which stands on bare soil) - we...
Still not a gardener but have one of these which we would like to come again next year. According to one web page we have read it is too late now to make it flower again. But is it?... Does one of...
I know its a bit early to be thinking about this, but how do I over winter some fuchsia plants I would really like to keep for next year. PS I do not have a greenhouse. Also, I do have some hardy...
I feed the birds in my garden with the usual seeds, peanuts, fatballs etc. but for some reason they're not touching the suet block. Its a seed & insect flavour of the same manufacture I've always used...
tomatoes in greenhouse have caught Blight I have removed the effected plants but is there anyway I can clear this blight before next use of soil inside greenhouse
I am starting to have knee problems. They don't hurt but they are tender and very weak. Consequently I can't get up from the floor easily w/o gripping something, I am very cautious about going up/down...
can anyone out there help me with the garden weed called either (mares hair,or mares tail) We used to have a lovely garden but now its covered in this unslightly stuff.It spreads like wildfire. Just...
I have a very large tall vase( 30 inchs) I have turned it upside down and have put my table lamp on it in the conservatory. Now I am thinking it would like nice if I could find a plant to put under...
