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We have Wilko's here "M" but they don't sell plants or seeds only gardening equipment so there's no chance of making a comparison.

Hi anyone who can help,I've noticed my poinsettia is drooping quite a lot these days so I thought maybe I had over-watered it. Upon investigating I discovered that the plant barely has any roots.Can it be saved? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. (see photo)Mat

That's a tiddler Try these for size.................On a serious note I haven't seen a stag beetle around here for years.

In my last garden, I was mortified that it had got away from me , (I was waiting for a hip replacement) All I could see was the weeds, but everyone who went past our gate said how pretty it looked. Now I have a postage stamp. There are no weeds, but my plants need to mature as they are all new,...

No such thing as mess... just work in progress

Thanks Spruce Ideally 2 metres. I can't see it being a problem as all the other houses have a similar height hedge and across the road have massive fences, but thanks for the advice - I will look into it.

Dont think I'd try growing Ceonothus in containers.I think it will tend to either grow too big if fed properly, or look sick if not.Its not really a plant for a container unless its massive.

The gestation period for the eggs is about 15 days I think so it really needs about a month before you can be sure. But continue the wiping, keep the humidity up and hope for cool nights and you should be ok.

You're welcome Apple Blossom.

Hi Quizine, welcome to the forum; I'm new too. Good advice from JWK and also if you're rural or fancy a leisure drive into the country you can find plants for sale outside people's homes.I live rurally and bought Tomato Plants and Strawberry Plants this year after a bit of a disaster with...

Good morning Chris,This Video might be of some helpA deep-rooted, herbaceous weed, with tough, light-brown or green shoots that resemble pine needles. It dies back completely in winter.Spray shoots with glyphosate in summer. Tread down the shoots before spraying to bruise and crush them,...

It needs to be somewhere sheltered as they don't do well in wind, so you might want to bear that in mind when you move it. Looks like my Skeeter's Broom.

Looking in my book they do look so much alike so thanks both for your help I'll prune it as instructed and hopefully next year it will have a lovely show as I don't think its been touched in a few years!

I agree with going for a cotoneaster. Mine is in quite a shady spot and is flowering at the moment. The bees like it too.

Your palm is Trachycarpus fortuneii, it produces flowers around this time of year. They are either male or female, you'll need both to get viable seeds - your one looks to be a male - it's easier to tell once it fully forms. The flowers seem to appear from no-where and are pretty strange looking.

Hi @Trunky thank you for the information, I've tried to find info on the now named 'borage' many times in my newly acquired gardening books to no avail...and just taken a look on google images, and that is it... It has smothered other plants in the area and yes the bees get dizzy on it I'm...

What a good idea! I will try that, thank you Merleworld

You shouldn't just rely on just perennials. There are lots of shrubs that can help bees too, such as Hebe, Ceanothus and Escallonia.Also a lot of trees help out bees, blossom such as apple and cherry are a great boost for bees in the spring.

They are very good in windy conditions Jane but like most plants there's only so much battering they can take. I've lost many trees that I've planted here and have just one that is surviving but not thriving and that's a Malus.

Welcome to Gardeners Corner Caz6. Alpine and rockery plants are good for ground cover, you may find the images below helpful.