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Looking good ... are you wanting a holly hedge ?

Thanks all for the responses. I will be using evergreen autumn so I think it has 6% nitrogen. I will give it a go so fingers crossed!

Welcome. I have a couple of shrubs that have shed all their leaves already due to the summer we had.

My personal thoughts are, I'd get rid of it. I dont know why so many people grow bay trees, they are just down right boring.Other than cutting out the diseased parts I cant think of any other options

Hi does anyone know how much mulch I should be putting around my holly as I have 5 and was wondering if a 60l bag is enoughThanks

I don't feed my flower beds as it can lead to lush leafy growth with fewer flowers. I would wait till the spring whem they emerge and use a high potash feed such as used for tomatoes to promote the flowers.

Thinking about it you could be right , on the other hand if it gets to the top it will hang down. But ivy does spread sideways usually without too much encouragement. Something I've never tried, but it does smother most things quite well if not rapidly to start with.

It does have a high content of organic matter, probably green waste or household waste, explains the plastic. Nice planter though

I always tease my pot plants. I leave them out in the sun with a full watering can next to them, then on an evening I walk up to them carrying a watering can, tip it up, but it's empty Joking aside though, except in very specific circumstances, I only really re pot when the plants are young,...

I'd go for Pittosporum, but tenuifolium variegatum or one of it's hybrids. They withstand hot sun and even drought, and form an attractive cone-shaped shrub without any pruning.

@Weedstoo Mine have gone in mainly as plants and bulbs, the primroses, Fritillaria, geraniums, Anemone and possibly crocuses self seed through the grass and moss without a problem. It would help if you filled in your location on the Personal Details page as that gives people at least a general...

I remember that. There were theories that the co2 and moisture in your breath helps them, and theories that the vibration somehow stimulates cell growth. To me it's a classic case of the experts looking so hard for a scientific explanation that they overlook the obvious. The kind of person that...

I just tip mine on top of the borders. If space is an issue just be aware that adding kitchen remains will eventually just give you greater bulk to get rid of.

This is amazing advice everyone. What has started out as just something I wanted to do for the kids may have turned into a hobbyPossibly more questions to come but plan to start on this next weekend and get going on it.Thanks again all

Hello and welcome to GC forums @Jordon

In Yorkshire there is a saying.If er tha does ought for nought, alas do it for tha sen.Or in modern English, if ever you do anything for nothing, always do it for yourself.

I made a passible lawn from an area like that just by constant mowing, a treatment with lawn weedkiller once it began to look passible and then cut beds out to my requirements.

I think the slightly greyer flower spikes (like the one bottom right of the photo) are actually finished flower heads. Lavender is normally photographed in the first flush of flowers, but the spent flower spikes can remain for many months, looking greyer, but still lovely (especially with an...

I used to put all barbeque ash in the compost bin. There was enough creepy crawlies going through that stuff to avoid a mass extinction event. Not so much nowadays.....have a gas bbq

Depending on the size of your lawn you can weed it by hand. Some lawn weeds can be controlled by severing the root with a knife, other like dandelions need a long tool, a screwdriver will do to start with.Mowing regularly will control and eliminate many lawn weeds too.