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@John Turner

Yes, windy conditions can also dry out the top soil if the top soil is not well mulched. But lack of enough water will cause this too if temps are not that hot. I checked and temps have been quite mild with a few possible frosty nights at the start of the month and on May 6th through the 14th....

Yeah, get them outside, they are leggy because they should have been outside for a long time.Once acclimatised they are fairly hardy and overwinter on a lot of occasions

Hi All,Complete newbie here!We bought some 'busy lizzies' the other day, they went from being really well bloomed to the leaves all being wilted and flower heads dying (in the space of a couple of days!).I was leaving them to get sun but recently moved to the shade, how often should I be...

Thanks for the replies; I have some of the Prickle Strips already, along the top of a fence and also above the garden gate. However, they're not a patch on the Pyracantha [I have the scars :( ] and I'm hoping that I won't do it harm if I cut the root.

Hi @CarolineL now I'm not sure whether to ease of watering or water more? ‍♂️However, is it the zoomed out pic of the aspect which you felt looked dry? If so that was taken a few weeks prior to us planting and the soil has been watered / improved with compost since then.

HiI didn’t realise it could flower again this year so good to know!I was worried the phlox plants were dying within days of planting them as they looked a bit wilted and now flowers have died off (but as you say that’s normal). I hadn’t prepared the soil properly when I first planted them...

could be a lack of nitrogen, so I would say yes, give a feed, also make sure when watering to try and irrigate evenly

Thanks for the advice, will go and have a look at some Ferns and Geraniums .

I have just found this , thought i would post it to help others that are interested. Its a Wisteria umbrella. Going to do more research.

Should do, I've had a look at the label and I would use the foliar dilution of 15mL to 1 litre for fresh regrowth and for freshly cut stumps the higher strength of 100mL to 1litre.

Thanks Pete! That's a job for the bank holiday then.

Thank you Palustris, for confirming it is a Shasta Daisy - and it is comforting to know it may be an old variety rather than a monster! I’ll see if it behaves itself with better support this year.

If you know it's acidic there, make use of that and pick a plant which likes those conditions. Heather, witch hazel, magnolia or camellia will love it.

I don't think ivy regows from just roots but any tiny pieces of top growth and roots will. I'd wait and apply SBK to any regrowth, with a sprayer, to the manufacturer's instructions.

That looks great! Yes, once we get started we loosen up and keep going but the next day sure is reckoning day!

Hi all, I have a problem with my tree with the leaf stems turning red...I planted an Ornamental Pear, which I bought from the ornamental-trees website, at the end of February this year (2020). Everything started off well and by the end of April, there were leaves all over it, looking a uniform...

I've never been one to mess around with things like this, if you harden off plants correctly and plant at the right time it's not necessary. As for winter, just no point, if a plant is not hardy a bottle won't save it.

Hi Folks just getting back into gardening after a year or so of not being able to do much - i'd like to get this trellis looking nice - the honeysuckle has survived but gone a bit top heavy - can i train it to go sideways to fill up the trellis either side? also i have just bought an Ena...

Acers are sensitive to cold winds and the start of May has been cold and windy. Don't know where you are in the country, but that would be my initial thought. Cold winds on young foliage. Should recover with time, maybe see growth by end of May with mild weather.