Please help. Im a complete novice when it comes to gardening, as the saying goes 'Im green' . My problem is this: at the back of our garden (just moved & never had a garden before), there is a slope...
I have this fir tree in my garden and last month its leaves started to turn brown from the bottom. Now the whole tree is brown and I was just wondering if it was really dead? Thanks. Heather xxXXxx
Help! I keeo getting so many flies in my kitchen - I have the back door open all day as it is sooo hot but is there anything that will deter them coming in in the first place?? Im going though cans of...
The outside of our conservatory is infested with thousands of these mites, on the walls sills etc. Connot open anywindows as they all pour in for a wander! Do they have a central nest which could be...
Hi, my mum keeps going on about how much she likes a garden plant that she has seen called 'red hot poker'. Does anyone know where abouts I can get this plant? ta
i am a first time courgette grower and i have grown a few from seed which are in pots and a grow bag. they are flowering but no fruits are appearing just long green stalks , is their a problem or is...
What months of the year are daddy long legs usually out? I'd go onto a daddy long legs website (if such things exist) to find out but I'm scared of them and I'm worried about seeing some pictures....
hiya! i want to put some smallish pots out the front of my house. i want some plants to put in them but don't know what to get. something that is fairly tough and easy 2 look after as i tend to kill...
Hi I have small clover growing in my garden and it is creeping all over the soil where my new plants are. Any advice on how I can permantely get rid of the clover?? Pulling it out does not work, it...
I have just discovered a dead cat in my hot tub!!! Poor thing. It has a collar from about half a mile away. Should I go around there or telephone them? I feel a little guilty because I forgot to put...
Last week I came home on a sunny day to find the underside of the plastic carport roof swarming with flies, like regular house flies but smaller. Should I be looking for something dead nearby with...
I want a hedging plant for a very dark corner of my garden. There are two large trees forward of the hedge line which make the area behind very gloomy. We don't use this bit of garden for anything and...
I think this is one for you, Clanad. What is the situation in the earthquake zone at the moment? Didn't the last big one happen about 100 years ago - in San Francisco? I'm concerned for the people...
Hi I was just wondering if anyone could answer my dad's problem, he's been growing runner beans for years, but now the beans themselves are falling off too early and they haven't grown fully yet, does...
I have a small cherry tree which gets small black egg type insects on the far end leaves only. I have also noticed that there are always two or three ants in the leaf clusters when I pick them off....