Trees

Definitely scale. I get them on all my acers. Wipe them off as soon as they start appearing if you can and I follow up with a spray of provado as well. I check my acers from about April May time.

Thank you Dai. You're a star

I was given a small tree paeony seven years ago. It came from the south coast, and being planted in our exposed northern garden almost did for it. I dug it up and put it in a big pot which is situated in the shelter of the house. Since then, every year it puts out pretty new leaves but hasn't...

Thats exactly whats happened! Moved the greenhouse and found about 4 new ones up to about 2ft hiding under the mad clematis at the bottom of the garden! Cheers :D

I'd agree with Pete on that one. While Figs are vigorous and hungry feeders, judging by the picture, this one is on a forced hunger strike. A tree that is in the same pot for 8 years will have used up any fertilizer in the compost after a few months. Even if fertilizer was added to the compost...

Don't forget to wear gloves :D

thanks! ... The Daphne is a bit small for the area where I will be planting (from what I have read, the Daphne only grows 1m, and we need something a bit taller) ... I will however buy a Daphne for the client and plant it near his back patio/decking area, as there is space for a few more...

i love them tree's great shape to them i'll have it if you don't want it :WINK1: lol. i may be wrong here ::o but can't you cut it down to a stump so it will regrow from their ,or would that not solve the problem/not work with those types of tree

You won't get any fruit this year if it has all dropped off. When it flowers in spring that's where the fruit starts. Fingers crossed for next year though. My cherry only ended up with 2 so not much of a harvest but it has grown so maybe next year will be better!

Or leave it to rot, and meantime make use of it as a feature, maybe place a potted plant on top, or a statue, or ...or...or.. (use your imagination

Hi Alistair Welcome to the Forum Good question to start with . I do have to bay trees , and have had them for years . Had a bashing over winter but slowly recovering and come next year will be perfection as usual. I would take my time IE OVER THE YEAR to reshape. Rather than do all now...

Congratulations Kyle, it's a great feeling when the smallest of challenges pay off!

Good afternoon, I have quite a large yew, approx 15m span, in one corner of the garden. Having just put a new fence up under about half the branch span I now have a bare south facing earth border. Does anyone know of any types of plants or small shrubs that will survive under the yew branches...

I garden on heavy clay myself, which is why I have had to resort to taking steps to raise the planting hole of many of my plants, to get above the water table. Japanese maples in particular do not like wet feetYou could also try to raise the bed by the use of old bricks or field stones or...

Thank you for the clarification.

Taking into account the value and beauty of the Acer why chop it down when with a bit of help from your friends you could attempt to dig it out and replant it? I have a son-in-law who has successfully moved 10' - 12' foot trees more than once all by himself! Granted it will take effort...

no, it wouldn't

cheers, i treated it as a cutting and i wouldnt say that its dead yet. on the surface it withered within a day. and now, a week later it looks like a lost cause. But, its beginning to root! how do i make another bay tree from this? pleeeeeaaasssee.

Sorry about the one post per picture but when I tried to add them to the same post, they appeared side by side as opposed to one on top of eachother meaning you'd have to scroll to see them all and it made the forum board look untidy. I hope the images are clear enough. Thanks Dom

Aromaessence, Gardening with Bach flower remedies "plants on their last legs" . Sorry I cannot give you any more information HarryS as this is a pass on from a friend .