I agree with Dendy. If the area is small and you mow infrequently the petrol mower's mainenance will be significant, and it might get hard to...
My Iris germanica is out!
Good idea. Where did it come from?
I stuck a fork through my foot at school having just finished digging my 'allotment' aged approx 10. The shoe was ruined naturally enough but the...
Don't feel confident about either but hazard a guess that the top one is Escallonia, and the bottom one Philadelphus.
Some photos would help. It might not be a fungus and it might be that it is not directly responsible for the ill health of your Azaleas. It seems...
On the other hand it might be quite a laugh :D
Don't wish to bore GC regulars but Cupressus sempervirens also can be coppiced if started in early life, and often is in those warm and pleasant...
I'd do it in the spring if you haven't got one yet as this passes the buck for keeping it alive over winter to the nursery. If you have got one in...
Sounds like chlorosis. MAybe the soil in that patch is a bit alkaline. It wouldn't hurt to water some sequestered iron around the base...
Cling film makes a good self-sealing 'double-glazing'. I remember from student days that it keep a surprising amount of heat in, and lasts well.
Administrators might care to consider the age of the tree at planting! It is frankly no help to man or beast to know how high a tree will be in 5...
Sounds like you need a hedgecutter to me. Am I getting the wrong end of the stick here
I think the big no-no is grass around the trees. This is quite competitive, and remember the trees don't feed through their deep roots but from...
They don't like too much direct sunlight or winds. They also don't like soils that wet and dry quickly, or late spring frosts. Sounds impossible...
I might add that if you work on clay soil the salt will harm your soil structure, while the benefits from the alginates in it are unnecessary, so...
The compost will oxidize and disappear over a few years, and has limited nutrient holding capacity - in 3 years you will have a problem. This year...
More money in glazing than gardening then! [img] :D
Well I guess if you can't afford a decent house and garden then this will have to do... [img]
Oh dear. Well I hope Sally doesn't take it all too seriously, but really! Sounds like some maniac gave her the original advice; possibly a person...
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