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Hello @TettersThanks for the reply.No need to worry, there are places where the hedgehogs can venture out of my garden Kevin

Oops sorry for replying via private msg, my fault entirely. Im afraid Railway sleepers not an option,to difficult to get hold of,arkward to cut and expensive. We have about 80 paving flags spare as soon as builders start new paved area,afraid there being skipped. I did think of using them,but...

Hello @Marley Farley you've got a good show there...you definitely know how to grow your stuff

I would make a pot of sandy soil or add sand to potting mix. Then cut at an angle a branch just below a node with a pair of leaves. I would make them about 6 inches long. The strip all the leaves, gently, except the top set. Then cut them in half. Now stick them in the pot you have prepared and...

To protect fruit from birds, I would put netting over them. This is what I do with blackcurrants, figs and blueberries.If local shops have sold out of what you want, you may perhaps need to look elsewhere this time.This link might be of interest if you are considering buying a cherry...

The border at the back of the garden is in full sun for around 2 hours per day and after that, it's in shade for the remainder of the day. Since staring this thread I have planted a Rhodo, an Acer and a climbing Hydrenagea however most of the fence is still visible. I've recently emptied this...

You should be very proud of yourself as all your plants look so healthy.

Well, sounds good value then Mervyn

To prevent the plant from branching out and encouraging it growing taller? I do not do that, unless the growth is in my way of keeping thing tidy, but it might also depend on the type of raspberry. I hope somebody else can give you a good answer to this. Posting a picture might help others...

I know of a couple who own a double cottage swamped with a massive wisteria. Looks wonderful in spring. They also have a woodland setting there with lots of big shrubs and trees extremely close to them.The floors are cracking, flooding is regular and I wonder what I would do if in their...

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Hi Cheryl Felix, You are doing everything right and have also spotted the weak point i.e. being too impatient. Fruit trees need a decade or so to show their true colours, just keep on nurturing them and wait. Unless you are a professional growing them for fruit to sell or feed your family it's...

Any overspill from Epsom salts is diluted, and so feeds surrounding plants rather than damage them - all those roots need is the 'overdose'

When I planted this hedge of leylandii they were about 6" tall, my own cuttings, and I planted them just before a long drought - just like we have now. I gave them water every day until the rain started, and then ignored them for a year or two. These trees will grow massive if you let them,...

Quick google search thanks Pete.Root callusing in cuttings What causes root callusing? Why is it that some in some varieties some of the cuttings root readily while others develop a large amount of callus which prohibits rooting.Incitement for root production is initiated as soon as a stem...

I pot on such plants Fflur; I have a couple coming next week and that is exactly what I will do. As loofah said, keep well watered whatever you decide to do with them.It depends when you intend to plant the climbers but I would pot on and cut back. You would usually cut back climbers when...

I'd leave it alone, it matches the lean on the silver birch on the right of photo. If it really does bother you then you could straighten it but not at this time of year, wait till winter. It's something I've done with a windswept one in my garden. They take a year or two to recover provided you...

No over watering mate as they love heat

How about a perennial such as Cerastium Tomentosum. It grows fairly quickly and is easy to keep in check. White flowers in Spring and then occasionally in Summer but lovely felty siver foliage all year round.You can grow other plants through it, we have Roses, Euonymous, Pieris, Alyssum...

B&Q sell bags of bark chippings especially for play areas etc. They also do them in different colours eg brown/orange/red/green.