Hi here are some suggestions, check out their ultimate height spread etc on the RHS website or in a good tree guide (Roger Phillips, Collins etc.)...
Mate, don't worry! you will still get toms! + thats what gardening is about = experimenting [img]
Green-tea bags of course Ladybird ;)
Whoops! bit early for tomato pinching out, usually wait till its a bit more established & in flower. See what happens with them Kaptainzep, you...
Hi Aqua Yeah broken crocks or polystyrene is fine for plastic pots - or you could put a used teabag (or several in the bottom!!!). Need to put...
Hi Hannah Stop! :eek: please don't use sand from the beach - way too salty for garden plants (will kill 'em - salt is good as a weed killer) +...
Clematis = head in the sun, feet in the shade - they will grow towards the light, C. armandii would be fine here [img] The flowers smell fab...
Hi Hannah Get a bag of coarse sand & mix it with your soil if it is really heavy (clay?) about 1/3 sand 2/3 soil, (silt or loam should be...
[img] Pyrus Salicifolia [img] Pyrus calleryana [ May 19, 2005, 10:52 PM: Message edited by: Bayleaf ]
Hi Cheeky Skiver Yep Shade is fine. Incorportate some compost/chicken poo when planting & water well, then mulch with more compost.
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Hi Lynne You're probably being too nice to it! Leave it alone, don't feed, water or do anything, give it chance to settle in (it should be fine in...
Sorry, just seen you are an engineer, so you've probably sussed the weight bearing business! [img]
Hi Simon Have you had the roof checked to see if it will bear the load? Soil (especially when wet) + plants + pebbles/stones + the containers...
Hi Fiatman Check out the RHS plant finder, then check their links to suppliers. perhaps you should talk with Wine & Choc (though not seen her on...
Hi Huwhow about a Yew hedge, dense (& not as slow growing as is sometimes rumoured - though not as thuggish as privet)dark, and fine leaved &...
Yeah, but when they slink back, if you listen really carefully, you can hear them whisper "heh, heh, heh...."
Hi Garden Ghost Privet is as tough as old proverbials! You can do it now (RSPB advice is to wait until June for any birds to have fledged) Use...
Hi Alan - How big is your lawn? What type of grass do you have? How even is it? What is it being used for? Get one you can handle comfortably &...
If you are going to Chelsea Flower Show, have a prowl round the marquees where there will be lots of herb nurseries, many do mail order, if not,...
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