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Thanks for advice much appreciated :-) Im lucky as I have a south facing conservatory and greenhouse so hopefully weather will improve soon

@Feets Begonias are tubers and need to be taken out of the compost when the stems are dead in autumn, cut the stems off and then store the tubers in a protective place like in a shed or garage for winter and then in spring, pot them up until it's warm enough to plant out. They are an easy...

Hi toppington, I doubt that putting sand in the cracks will stop weeds, unless it's mixed with a granular weedkiller that stops seeds germinating. Just the opposite....they'll have more to root into! If they are just annual weeds, the salt'n'vinegar thing should work, but not sure that they'll...

I was really hoping to be able to get more than one leek per bucket, mostly because I don't have much space. I'll start cleaning the tires, and hardening the leeks. I actually hadn't thought about the tires for the leeks, just for the tomatoes, but it will work too, thanks.I actually was...

Salt 'n' vinegar simples

maybe doesn't like the spot where you positioned it? Too much water?

Hi Delay, You have a Euonymus japonicus hedge there, it will easily grow to 6 foot. Just keep the sides trimmed and allow it to reach the height you require. An annual feed or mulch will give it a bit of a boost.

Before everything starts growing I would cut in lawn borders clean decking and patio paint fence and white wash certain walls, all the hard work landscaping is already done it just needs a little TLC and a few plants and you have a lovely garden

Put it outside and it's growing a treat , thanks guysSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

When i first read your post i thought a few ferns growing in the pot alongside the treefern would be fine thinking they would be small ones likes the ones growing on my treefern. But that sucker is huge and will be taking food from the big guy,yank it oot.Regards the small fronds. Ive got a...

Thanks for the reply Nigel, I shall get snipping. There are loads of weeds growing in amongst them so once they've been dealt with I can see what else is under there!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks to you all for the advice. I'm very glad I asked on here before ripping them up!Sounds like it might be a perfect candidate for me to try out some propagation. [emoji2]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Trachycarpus are fairly shallow rooted compared to Cordylines which have a long tap root - they will all benefit from a decent soil depth at least 2' I'd say, considering they can grow to 12' or more then they need a decent root system to anchor them.

Can we see some photos so we can get an idea of what you're working with? You may get some suggestions if you post some.

Hi..welcome to GC

How often and how much, are you watering adegard? Also, is the damage all around or just on 1 side?

I won't tell them its down to you

Oh the optimism Harry

Except don't plant it alongside a wooden fence because it will push against that fence as it grows.

Nicely shaped trellis on top of the fence would look good and you can grow things up your side of the fence and over the trellis. Either perennials or fast growing annuals that flower profusely. They die back in the winter but you may not be bothered by him looking over if it's winter time.