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caterpillers

i have a hawthorn and every year it gets infested with a multicoulored caterpiller what can i do about it ,i was thinking of pulling it up

theforce

Hello, We planted some privet hedges earlier last year and cut them down to about a foot as recommended by the shop. They are now over a metre high. Suspect we have missed the boat but when should we...

Jamjar74

False Acacia

Our False Acacia has not flowered properly this year. Leave have only formed from the ground upwards to about 18 inches. No problems last year or the year before. No proper buds seemed to have formed...

Barquentine

Builder Quotes

Does anyone know a good way to persuade builders to lower their quotes?

dmmurphy

poor drainage

My garden has very poor drainage due to clay under the soil, i've read that i have to dig a soak away or drainage channels. But exactly how do i do this and what sizes should they be etc?? My garden...

in a mo

Ceanothus

We have the above bush which for the past 10 years has been covered in leaves and flowers which is also coveren in bees this year it appears to be dead apart from a few leaves and flowers . Any ideas...

Scarlett

Mixing gravel and wet cement

My gardener has suggested I do this to replace the layer of sheeting/gravel that has been covered in weeds for years despite weedkiller and everything else. He says it will look like gravel, but will...

Marymint

hedges

I have to trim the hedge, at the front of my property, very regularly. Is there something I can replace it with that requires less maintenance? (I don't want to erect a fence or wall). Many thanks....

gluteusmaxi

Mulching/recycling lawn mowers .............

I have arthritis in my hands and find compost making too difficult now. As I need to buy a replacement ride-on lawn mower I was thinking of buying a mulching one to eradicate the problem with the...

BankieBear

Tomato plants

Home grown tomatoes have a certain smell. Can anyone tell me what causes it?

cdaddi

tree cuttings

what environmental conditions do i need to grow tree cuttings? can i use a green house? and when is it best to take a cutting?

sheribeee

elderflower

Where can i get an elderflower bush/tree from? i have never seen one, but would love one!

hanhol

how much do you charge

hello all, im a student gardener and myself and a fellow student are hoping to start up a female gardening service for oaps and woman on their own etc...wats the going rate a person would be expected...

paulrat

weed killer

is there a weedkiller that kills only weeds and does not kill plants in the same bed

Velvetee

How do I lay turf

How do I lay turf?

Eddya

4ft fence panels

Has anyone ever seen any 4ft (max) wide fence panels for sale anywhere? I have a curved boundary wall in stone which I want to put a fence on top of. The only way to do it is to use small fence panels...

nic3c

Keeping pond clean

How can we keep our pond clean? We bought a pump for it but it keeps clogging up and every few days the surface is covered in floating green gungy plant stuff. We bought a liquid that you put in every...

landscaper2

Mosquitos/gnats etc

I've a customer who has just come back from somewhere nice and hot, who was told by a very 'helpful' gardener that there is a magic spray that is used to spray shrubs etc 3 or 4 times a year that will...

tigerlily11

mulberry trees

Many years ago in Winchester I used to live in a lovely big old house that had a Mulberry tree in the back garden. I used to love sitting on the swing that hung from it and loved the fruit even more....

hocus pocus

Philadelphus ( mock orange )

After having this particular shrub for a few years, last year it did not flower , and i'm afraid it might not flower this year. Has anyone any suggestions.?.

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