Recent Posts

Just watch out for the thorns on the pyracantha. Heavenly (Sacred) Bamboo called Nandina domestica is not a bamboo as such it just looks similar. RHS describe it as "A small, upright, elegant evergreen shrub with a bamboo-like habit to around 2m in height, with compound leaves and lanceolate...

as someone who has Ivy running across ground as well as taking over shrubs and trees I use glyphosate 360, but you need to spray a couple of times maybe.Ivy growing up trees is easy, once it takes over the ground it becomes a real problem, given the chance it will completely take over your garden.

HiAre you confident it’s a willow , it maybe a Ash tree and they havnt started to come into leaf yetwe had a very hot dry summer last year , maybe that as wellSpruce

Over many years I've bought from CPA Horticulture - mushroom compost & horse manure every year and I've had bulk composted bark chippings and 25T top soil. All of it has been of very good quality. Even substantial amounts of manure or compost are available in 75 litre bags which makes life...

Do you have any other materials around the garden, can see a few stones in the background. Dry stone wall should be straight forward to do and will last.

Was eaten by East Enders here too after the war, so OH.

You are probably correct, @pete, he could have been thinking of Greenland, which he kept calling Iceland, although it is Denmark that he said wouldn’t hand it over to him. Or maybe he meant the Chagos islands, but I don’t think anyone was offering to give them to him? Who knows what is going on...

If they've been fine for years then don't sweat it and carry on as you have been doing. As for the Lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) just plant them to the same depth as they have been planted already and then if you put any mulch or wood chippings just leave a gap around their stems so the...

Hi AllI was recently getting ready to remove the moss from my lawn (or more properly green space, as it predominantly moss) and re-seed with grass when I had second thoughts.There are a few weeds in there as well, and I understand that if I remove the moss now there is a good chance I will...

A bit like the infamous "Turkey Twizzler" from the early 2000s.

Hi AllI bought some Mo Bactor Instant to deal with a considerable amount of moss in my garden.Before I get around to applying it (probably later this year) I am now wondering is it actually any good and would I be better using something else?Thanks in advance for your sage advice!

I can't remember the exact name of the yellow variegated one I had - it was no taller than about a metre, so probably one of the cookianum hybrids, not tenax which is the huge one. Called something like Maori Sunrise? I took it out because it was becoming a huge clump and then weeds would grow...

Good luck on the gardening adventure potted, unfortunately they are sellers mainly on ebay / amazon have false advertisements for plants. They are some good sellers on ebay though. A trip to the garden centre is needed if possible, you don't need to buy anything just write down what you like and...

What does the mature bark stems look like?

Yes it is. When we 're working in our veg plot we have to rescue worms before the chooks get them. Not always succesful.If you add Ile de France to your profile, people will be better able to tailor advice - climate and soil make a huge difference to what grows well.