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It`s also easy to divide when clump gets too big.

Thanks I'll get some in so I've got it while I remember

Going to buy her fly tape instead ha ha less hassle. .she just hates flies

I agree with Loofah,A plant needs its foliage to breathe through. If you cut everything off it will die.That method would work if you were doing it during the Winter, dormant season, as long as they're not evergreens.

Thank u pal

2. Left.....That looks like a Spirea too ?

Should I cut them down before the winter is coming ?

I do know what you mean paul. Is it that kind of second skin, and the spud falls apart inside it when boiled? So you mostly end up with mush. With a bit of skin.

hi all thanks for replays i bought the tree what are suitable for pots it will not grow to big water and feed often the fruit still green well no sign of it hence i think something was of been hungry my sister thinks its birds as i do have bird feeders close by ! its Self-fertile when i bought...

It was one tablespoon to a 5 liter sprayer along with a little bit of original dish soap. I've been having an issue with powdery mildew and the potassium bicarbonate solution can apparently be used as a fungicide, having pets and what not I'm Not fond of using any harsh chemicals

I agree with Pete, just remove the toadstools.

That's great A, please let me know the date nearer the time .

Hmmm, maybe you're right Anthony, but that's what mine look like as young plants. Perhaps @Jacko1967 will be kind enough to prove the point for us with a picture, when it eventually blooms.

The shrub beside the brick pillar in picture 2 looks like an Escallonia. I would be inclined to keep that as it does well by the sea, resistant to salt and is evergreen.

Welcome to GC @Greenman13 I have had a wee look at your post, and tried to access the links to your photos, but I am getting an 'access denied' message. Do you have the images saved on your PC somewhere, rather than hosted by Yahoo?

Ok, that's sounds like a great life lesson. Annoyingly, when I pointed out that the plant was dying, my girlfriend immediately blamed me for watering it too much, in lieu of anyone else to blame. Seems like she was right. Thanks for the advice. I'll move toward reactionary watering now

Thanks for the idents - really appreciate it I think the placement of the Bergenia hasn't been doing it much good, as it's looking quite sickly.. I'll do some reading to see if I can help it out and revive it a bit. The Acer psudoplatanus seems to be happily growing, so I'll leave it to do...

Ah, thanks for the tip - I'll make sure to have a range of 'escape' areas.. last thing I want is to have any problems like that! :(

Thank you! May fill some of the smaller ones in so I can concentrate on the others :-)

Good morning @beecee my friend I have just cut all mine down and used these loppers and burnt the the surplus in my incinerator (I have 8 bamboos)