Hi J W You're not alone - there seem to be a lot of wet gardens recently!!! There is some info in gardeners corner on drainage & wet gardens on...
Ta, v. enlightening! 'S good to keep learning!
Same to you an' all! lol
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You could treat it as a "renewal prune" - where you "lose" at least third of the oldest growth to the base & and cut back the remainder to a third...
Hi Skiver, sorry to be an anorak, but Aloe is actually a member of the Lily family (and part of the larger family Xeroids - means it likes dry...
Hi DS Looks like a form of Tagetes to me (marigold), but its hard to tell without seeing the whole plant. Where was it taken? & When? Any other...
Hi Cloudy Any chance you could chop the trellis into bits around the plants - using a small pruning saw of even secateurs depending on the...
Hi TestYou can propagate your Aloe from offsets (baby plants at the base) In Spring or Summer, gently tease them out & pot up in gritty compost...
Hi GGI spray with abandon (coffee that is :rolleyes: ) on any plants that snails like . Have to be persistent, & don't waste money on...
Hi Gail How about an Amelanchier laevis or A. lamarkii or A canadensis. All very similar. Has brilliant white blossom in spring, followed by...
Hi Mike Have you thought of contacting hire shops to see if you could hire a bigger model?
Hi Jan have you tried contacting your local parks department - they should have some "thinnings" from the winter pruning season or else try...
Hi Darius Could well indeed be the coarser grasses as Steve suggests but sounds like Couch grass to me, I have it in my garden, although...
Hi Keith, "etiolated" seedlings usually down to low light levels but Check out the link below re previous discussion of seedlings. + I have heard...
Hi Poppy I tend to dead head & leave my tulips to die back in the ground, and plant tender annuals around which beneift from the protection of the...
Aldi do a 1.83 x 1.83m (6'x 6')plastic one for �£29.99 - looks ok for a short term thing
Hi Toptaff Try this link (Yes it looks a mighty long link - but it'll get you there!!!)for info & good luck - let us know how it goes! [img]...
Hi Nathan can't seem to see a link from most pages to "Active topics" Do you think this would be a good idea? have had to use the back button on...
How about a hedge of mixed natives? or take a look at this for inspiration - pics of the Garden of Cosmic Speculation - its just good old cheap...
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