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Wisteria pruning

I bought a 6ft Wisteria in the summer and it is climbing nicely over my pergola. Do you still need to prune it in its first year? I have an established wisteria at the front of the house that hasn't...

Thunderbird+

Phormium from seed ?

Hi, I have a lovely Phormium tenax var cookianum (New Zealand flax) It has beautiful greyish green leaves with a brozy tinge, this year its flowered well and produced lots of seeds. I've found tips on...

timquizpam

Rid of a mole

I have a mole that loves my lawn. I have tried asonic device, some special bulbs.\The mole man puts gas in the ground that works for a while but the little pest returns. Any other ideas please?

SimonGent

Herbs and lavender over the winter

Should I prune back my lavender and herbs over the winter? If so, how much (I've never had a garden before)?

Ember

Gentians blue

My next door neighbour is offering me a cutting of her gentian and is not sure how to go about it. Any help please.

bubbles4920

what is this mould?

my friend recently gave me a primula? which she had grown from a leaf. since bringing it home, the leaf from where it rooted originally seems to have white mould growing on it. this is also happening...

Juno

Young Mallard Ducks

We have five 4 month old Mallard ducks in the grounds of our Park Home, they have been abandoned by their Mother and are now very tame with the people feeding them here. Unfortunately, the local fox...

pinksmartie

little black sopts on nose

does anyone else have little black spots on their nose? I noticed this when i went really cose to the mirror whilst plucking my eyebrows. Are thee black heads? And if so how do you get rid of them?

gadgetk9

japanese dwarf maple

does a japanese dwarf maple shed its leaves

skylight

Thunderbird

Thanks Tbird, Had fab time - need another hol to get over it !! cheers skylight

OooErr

Fleas

Hi, We don't have any pets (although other family members who we occassionally visit do) but we seem to have fleas in our flat. We have wooden floorboards throughout so no carpet for them to feast on...

nattrust

home and garden

genus of plants ideal for rock gardens and borders with showy yellow daisy - like flowers

Lennypops

Curly bamboo - can you cut the leaves or will it die?

I bought a small arrangement of curly bamboo from Sainsburys back in April - three shoots to be exact. I have a few questions on how I can maintain it, as it came in a small vase with no instructions....

pudandperce

Passion Flower

In the summer we were given a passion flower cutting, which is now in an 18" pot. It has two good upright stems, about 18" and one smaller one, about 10" long. How should I...

castiron

Cordyline

I have a cordyline growing in the front garden very near to the drive way, trouble is, it is about 26ft tall and at the bottom 3 more branches. Do i need to worry about it breaking off at the top in...

ken c

chesnuts

I have posted this in food as well, what is the best way to store fresh chesnuts. do I dry them or fridge them? anyone help?

marvinmoon

slugs

is there a reason why the rabbit hutch is overrun by slugs is it the sawdust they like,the discarded food left over but they have dissapeared by morning

SC00BY

Is a tree wood!

I took a tree to the refuse tip the other day. The attendant there said I couldn't put it in the wood skip! She said it wasn't wood! I understand why she said that but it sounded very strange 'that...

fairies07

HELP!! with conkers please?

how do you cheat with conkers for the school conker competition, the kids keep going on about baking them etc,. please help me?