Trees

I planted 2 acers last year in a garden in July .... a small bloodgood and a large 5 foot high palmatum .... both lost all their leaves well before autumn and at first the leaves browned on the edges, then browned all over and they lost all their leaves in october checked today, and both...

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Hi I know B&Q have a job lot on at the moment not a bad price either !!, I do have two one is a half standard and is abot 8 years old and that is now up to 12 ft and 4 feet across , very shalow rooting so I have to water well in the summer the other I have in a pot like Kevinm , they like a...

Yes, that is a bit naughty. There'd be some falling out to be had if I was to plant some trees, and nobody told me they'd arrived weeks ago:( I really hope your trees make it. Not just for you, but for all the kids at the school. Even the most hardened townie kid secretly appreciates watching...

Pete, your Pravissima is spectacular, unfortunately I left my one at work as there is no room in my garden for one. That's true about mature ones but planting a small one now and having two consecutive Winters like the last ones won't give them the chance. Most mature Acacias were planted...

i will have a look thanks

I did a Spaghetti squash, but the season wasn't long enough to mature the fruits.

Thank you all very much.

MAD you mean eh? !!It would be a great swap!Discovered we had a 6" main running under the garden yesterday, its been dry here and I think we've solved that for the next week or two at least. Amazing home much bubbles up from a burst 6" main.Right underneath a conifer, in a set of...

I would wait until the autumn but it really depends on how high the conifers are now. If they're only 3ft high and you want to reduce them down to a little hedge then it doesn't matter but it's more likey they are way over head height, in which case you should wait. Checking to see whether...

i made this for friend,people say how nice it is but should this take your attention away from the subject(the tree) thanks steve

This might be helpfulCherries / RHS Gardening

Many Thanks Kristen , i can live with the thug at the end of my garden

Grafter, me :thumb:Talking of Apples (and I know I probably ask this every year) anyone know where I can get a Family tree?I'l like to plant some cordons with one-variety-per-wire. The correct answer is probably to get some Scions at the right time, and graft it myself, but I know...

If you use insecticide, you'll kill the aphids, but you'll also kill the things that eat the aphids that are lurking in the bushes waiting for their dinner to arrive. The aphids population can regenerate faster than most of their natural predators. In other words, once you resort to the sprayer,...

You could try rooting one Harry when it reaches a decent size, about 18 inches or so. I've tried rooting cordylines, the smaller ones are easier, but I've never found them all that easy to root. Pretty sure you would need to pot up and root, rather than just plant somewhere else in the garden.

Yeah, while we are at it lets ban Eucalyptus, Ash, Oak,Sycamore, Brambles and anything else you can think of that gets out of control.There are no bad plants, only bad gardeners.And some people should be banned from owning houses with a garden, I'd put them all in high rise flats, with lifts...

the one i saw in south france were in a place cold in winter with snow and a lot of sun in summer wery hot but not much water in a stony soil but i supose that your amelanchier is a garden variety you taught me today that amélanchier is the same word in english and french

That's really lovely Kevin!! Bet it smells super too!