Trees

Pilchard... don't store them sow them now... peel the hard shell off carefully put fat end down, they germinate very quickly in a bit of warmth, use the nice firm ones first...I got some nice ones going from last year, not all germinated, as some were too old. Don't damage the actual Kernel, or...

It grows very easily from seed, best sown in the spring.

I'm a bit out of touch, now but James Grieves is or was the best to have, if you have a few Apple trees, but check in your near nighbourhood....if anyonne has already one in their garden....then you can get another variety and got your neighbour's tree will pollinate all your trees too......

Thanks to all re my conifers I had them all trimmed by the garden doctor his charge was �£50 for six at the rear and four at the front. they look good and the birds are flying in and out all day. happy days to all Poppy

there are 5 stems each about 14ft tall,its next to a conifer and a couple of the branches now go through the conifer so it looks quite good against the dark green,but i would like it to be a bit bushier if thats possible.im also gowing to try growing some of the seeds this year.

It would be impossible for me to list every possible insect that can attack this type of plants. The insects encountered the most often are mites, aphids, mealybugs, scale, whitefly, thrips and various soil insects. If the problem is found early enough, it can often be taken care without the use...

Didn't know what a pregnant onion was....having looked it up, I can definately say that its egyptian rather than pregnant.......think I'll try some with my tea tonight.Thanks for your help.

Its just another thought But maybe if growing elm was in effect banned, outside botanic garden etc. for a number of years, would the beetle and the disease die out? Any thoughts?

:D Hi, Charlie, steve & steve I found this site thought it might help http://www.detnews.com/2001/garden/0111/12/e07-317703.htm It should open at the acers page, hopefully.... [ 01. July 2005, 01:27 PM: Message edited by: Marley Farley ]

No they are still maintaining their shape, just with these small spots on them. The main worry I had was the branches that were dying.

many thanks for the replies.......

Laburnum is deciduous and doesn't give dense shade, so any shrub that doesn't need full sun will do fine, subject to being kept well watered until established. For autumn and winter interest, your probably looking at autumn leaf colour or stems. Take a look at the dogwoods and acers.

Yup I had Blackbirds in my Baytree every year,and Robins in my Yucca just below it,real funny how they used to manage to avoid each other.the Bay I think I told every one was as high as the house when I left Cambridge last year, and yes I grew it from a heeled cutting. I used to give it a bit of...

You will need to trim the top growth now and again to keep it at the shape you require and about once a year tip it out of the pot ...trim about a quarter of the roots from the bottom ...put some fresh compost in the bottom of the pot and put it back in the same size potBasic bonsai

Our local council are pretty good at creating dead trees, either they plant them and forget about them, or they strip the bark at the base with a strimmer. Still it keeps them in a job.

Hi ArnieAs a cordon is usually a single stem you might be better with an espalier methodI had good success with a single variety as a fan shaped treehave a look herehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/pruning_pruneappletrees.shtml

Maybe your neighbours fed them a little "something extra"!! Remove all of the branches,fix wire supports and plant climbers. I did just that and have a beautiful, mixed variety,flowering hedge for most of the year. During the winter the evergreen Honeysuckles provide the cover.

Thats an interesting site Steve, Perhaps Nathan could fix it so that, that link stays somewhere prominent, for easy acsess at any time. Any chance Nathan?

little wood anemones would be lovely and should do well there. A wee creeping plant called Pratia would cover the ground too.

A BAY tree...when I left Cambrige last year I left a Bay tree the height of the house..and I had grown it from a cutting! 30 years ago mind.