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Hi all.I’ve just taken possession of a piece of amenity land next to my garden which, as you can see, is rather overgrown. I’m in the process of clearing it by hand and removing all the weed roots, and am planning to put some weed control fabric down. Long term, I’m going to plant some dwarf...

“The only dumb question is the one you don’t ask”It’s how we learn, and if you’ve thought it, unless you are Einstein, someone else will be thinking it too, and breathing a sigh of relief, and a silent “thank You!” right now...

I regularly divide festucas ......late summer or early autumn and pull apart into small pieces of root and too growth. In this case I find ordinary mpc is fine mixed with perlite. They grow quickly in the following spring then

Hiya Kon I would pot on too ....it’s what I always do.....before planting out in the autumn but these are pretty vigorous plants so if you choose to you can plant directly into your garden. I think small plants look a bit lost if planted out too soon thoughHowever, the Hosta is one of the...

Thank you so much. Very kind of you to let me know.

Thanks Redwing I am cultivating a wildflower area of the lawn, so will definitely do something with them. I have to get used to weeds being important in the garden as well as plants, and not just use that as an excuse not to weed

Sounds good to me. It is a lot easier to get all that yummy goodness into your soil before you start planting in it.G.

I think they are probably bought by people who aren't knowledgeable and/or particularly keen on gardening but want something imposing which will have immediate impact in the garden. I certainly agree that it's extortionate but someone must be buying them!Nick

Caelius, spray it during a dry spell ...it needs 5 hours of dry weather to work.....and be prepared to spray again in a few weeks if you see further growth. Ideally you could get a third spray in by September if you see other shoots. “Several goes” only because further new shoots may develop...

My apologies. The lime should be applied to the soil and then dug in, prior to planting this will provide control againts soil borne critters. There used to be powders and pastes that the plants roots could be dipped when planting. Long time since I grew veg.

Hi everyone, thanks in advance for any help or suggestions. So i am trying to make the front of my mother's house look a bit nicer, she has been ill and hasn't been able to maintain like she used to, i will post a few pics below, i have bought some new benches for the front and me and brother...

It depends on the variety Cindy Some will flower on wood made this year, others on wood made last year. However, I suggest you don’t prune it down to the ground this time. In spring remove the flower heads. To keep it reasonably compact you can cut out one or two of the oldest wood but not...

I assume you mean linum perenne, the blue flax Cindy Mine flowered from early spring to just a couple of weeks ago......I trimmed them back and removed all flowered stems. They are now just starting to flower again. In a month’s time they will be in full flower and continue into the...

Ok well Ive just learnt to do cartwheels as nothing this good EVER happens to me. In fact I have my own personal little rain cloud that follows me around. Broke my sulk and popped to the local GC and guess what I found???? And at £2.69 each and already a foot tall!!! Some things are just meant...

How about some hardy geraniums @Wildcat ? Perennial, easy to grow, low-maintenance, will tolerate a range of soil types and many have a long flowering period.Read about the RHS Top 10 hardy geraniums with AGM status / RHS GardeningNick

It should be hardy down here.....I’m off to Gweek nursery next week.....they grow and sell some wonderful tender climbers. They will need frost free conditions of course Cindy

Sorry, no idea?Could you give us some idea of scale, location, etc?

Think mail order is a bit of a lottery at the best of times as the folk who actually grow and send you the plants are often one of many sub suppliers of the company you pay.One batch of plants may seem great, the next very poor, so do not be put off by one bad delivery.Always save the...

That's the original chemical treatment from the Bible. The downside is it'll spread from the driveway to everywhere else. Better not really.

Not sure I would sow and grow carrots in a gh robolist Best outside and you could still get a crop.