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Usually cut Lavender back early Autumn when the flowers are fading.They say only cut back most of the current years growth as going into the old wood the plant less likely to grow well next year.Generally find it better to remove and replace with some new ones if they get too old , big and...

One major consideration is the time you have available to look after the garden. While you are working, the garden can seem like a chore rather than a pleasure. I like the contemporary structure of your garden. To reduce the time needed to maintain your garden at the moment, I’d be tempted to...

What type is it ?If a Phal, and even temperature, ideally not going below 14c is needed and direct sunlight avoided, though a windows geting early east or late west sunshine probably ok.A common practice with Phals is the growers sometimes start them in a moss bundle then place it in a pot...

My mother was brought up on a farm in the 1920s and told us the story of her and her younger sister being sent to an aunt's house for the day, an aunt they didn't particularly like. They returned home in the evening and my mum was sent to a large shed to bring in wood for the fire. As she knew...

Hi,I was going to recommend adding some grasses for softness and texture, but @Plantminded beat me to it Calamagrostis Karl Foerster is one of my top 3 plants. I want to add some Stipa Tenuissima to my garden.I saw you list Heuchera Marmalade. I have two of them. The colours vary a bit...

Its generally suggested you use an Orchid feed, basically they are a diluted version of standard fertilisers at around a quarter stength.Also said, its best to used plain water every 4th or 5th watering to flush away any build up of "salts" from the ferts.We are feeding ours now which like...

I used to start mine in autumn and keep in a cold greenhouse over winter, did that in Essex and for a number of years in Devon. These days I chit them in February and then into root trainers in the cold greenhouse. Why the change? I found that with the milder winters they were growing too much...

Even more info for you. All vine weevils are female. There are no male ones.