I need some help from you green-fingered gardeners out there! Would it be ok to grow a Cotinus in a large pot and if so, could I prune it each year to keep it a reasonable size? I understand they can...
i recently removed all of the dead branches from the bottom of my row of conifers and now the area looks very bare, is there any plants which will be suitable for growing in the beds underneath the...
Having researched whether or not you can lay turf on concrete and finding mixed answers, Ive decided to have a go. It is only a small area about 2m x 2m, i was wondering whether anybody could give me...
We have a lilac tree at the bottom of our garden. We moved it 2 years ago (very carefully) and it seemed to have survived okay. The flowers were smaller last year compared to before we moved it....
If your tenon is a snug, but not a tight fit (you may snigger, but not sneer, please), would you use a nornal PVA wood glue, or something with a bit more body? Like Araldite, maybe. The timber is...
My daughter has bought me a 'Piermont', dwarf sweet cherry tree (in a pot), from B & Q. I've looked everywhere I can think of for information, as to whether it's self-pollinating, or whether I need to...
we have started growing bedding plants in a walk i greenhouse,we have got busy lizzie,geranium and petunias,but have just noticed some brown eggs on them, can anyone tell me what these are please,
i have a number of conifer trees along the boundaries of my garden, from the bottom branches to about half way up they have gone brown and look unsightly, i have been told to cut all the brown bits...
I've been given some sunflower seeds which I have planted and they have started to sprout. I kill everything I grow so was wondering what the optimum place and temperature is to grow them and how...
Hi, My back garden is completely flat, lawned and unuseable for a good part of the year because it is constantly waterlogged. We have 2 young boys who end up playing football in the street because...
has anyone discovered a rotary clothes line that does not buckle in the wind? My husband says I should not use it in winds but this is a bit impractable. I put on just one basketful at a time.
Helow, I'm getting married in June 2010 and am thinking of getting some of our photos taken in our back garden. We're getting a pergola put up in a few weeks and were thinking of using this as a...
I have just painted my room, which is not bad as I have never done this before. I do note however, there are many patches of paint on the carpet which is a shallow felt one. Can anyone suggest how to...
I seem to remember that when sowing very small seeds, such as carrots, it's best to 'dilute' them in some other medium so that they scatter more widely rather than in clumps. What is it that you use?...
