If your water is green and cloudy, it is a combination of too many nutrients in the water and/or too much sun on the surface. There is a product...
I put loads of cardboard on my tip. My friends give it to me to get rid for them. I rip it up then wet it with the hose. I think it improves things.
Having thought about things during a sleepless night, I have a couple more questions.Would I be better to use pea gravel or grit?Also,in...
Thanks for the advice, especially to Peter. I now feel I have a better understanding of my soil and how to deal with it. Before I was just...
When planting in heavy clay soil, we are always advised to make a large hole, digging in plenty of grit and humus to aid drainage.I can't see...
Thanks for your advice. It is obvious that I still have much to learn about composting. I didn't know that it was good to add nettles. I thought...
I was really pleased with the look of the compost on my heap this spring. It had been composting for about 18 months, smelt sweet, was a rich,...
I actually went to the Geoff Hamilton garden, Barnsdale, this summer. It reminded me just how much I liked him and his approach to gardening. I...
I can assure you Walnut that I'm not like most women. ;)
Thanks, I will look those books out. The problem is that I have the ideas but am never fully satisified with the results.
Can anybody recommend a good garden design book? Not too wordy, plenty of photos and the basic rules. I think it is time that I took a more...
I coat my pots in unibond and they survive well, especially if put on feet off the ground.
Is it safe to put yew clippings, including shredded branches, on the compost tip? Can I use it as a mulch?
Hi, I have a couple of tree ferns that I would like to move in the autumn. I have heard they don't have many ground roots, so do you think it...
Ah! I didn't know about leaf drop from too wet. I have checked for scale and can't see any, but my garden is waterlogged! I have very heavy clay...
Thanks Pete. Will have a look. I have had scale on a camelia under glass, but never thought of it in the garden. Carrie
Hi. My robinia looks to be in real trouble and I'm not sure why. She budded out beautifully and looked gorgeous. I cut out any dead and all seemed...
Had to smile at the thought of the carrier bags! My neighbours already think I'm mad, they'll be sending in the men with white coats!The hose...
Ah! My robinia is a gorgeous golden one and my favourite plant in the garden so I do want to protect her.I live in the Midlands and used to...
Hi.A lovely area of my garden is being spoilt by pigeon poo! They are roosting in the trees and doing 'it' all over the place. How do I get rid...
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