Clematis montana, honesuckle, jasmine, climbing roses.
Nah, leave them alone. They are busy photosynthesising - producing goodness for the plant!
It's a variegated Phormium. I think you can thin it out by chopping off leaves at the base (wear gloves and use sharp clippers as they are tough!).
Well, the only thing most of the papers I mentioned are good for is lining bean trenches to be honest! The Telegraph in particular. Not worth...
Hate the stuff. In my book, it's a weed.
Ziggy - I think you are wrong about comics. Newspapers are far better for lining trenches. I'm the guardian of some wonderful bean plants, and...
Is it a bush type (i.e. a low growing one that doesn't need pinching out or staking)? Looks like it. If so, just water and feed with tomato feed...
Chuckle. Lots of well rotted organic matter / compost is the only "fertiliser retention material" you'll ever need, Melinda! There is also...
As an aside, it is well worth trying overwintering chilli plants indoors, particularly the small bushy types with small, hot fruit. As they are...
The chemical process involved in nutrient exchange are complicated (it's all about positive and negative charges on particles and how they...
Someone asked me recently why their lawn had developed brown patches. After resisting the temptation to bang my head against a wall and scream...
Cuttings are very easy. Just pinch off a side shoot, pop it in a pot of compost, water, and put in a warm place. Do it now, re-pot when it is...
Probably a lack of water and nutrients. Even if you water regularly, if the soil is well drained they can get thirsty, with water and nutrients...
I re-pot mine in fresh compost each spring.
Ant, Bear in mind that annuals won't give you all year round colour - they will die off when winter comes. If you want showy annuals until...
Lawrence! You're a living advert for What NEVER To Do In The Garden! Chuck it all out, man!
SBK is nasty stuff. The active ingredient, Triclopyr, can stay active in the soil, soil water and vegetation for months after application....
I find that most veggies do better in part shade than conventional wisdom would have you believe (with the exception of the obvious - tomatos...
I grow 'French Breakfast'. They don't blow your head off, but they are very tasty. Pick them whilst they are young and succulent - don't let...
Chuckle. I would sympathise but I've been fighting a bindweed infestation since I moved into my house 7 years ago. An annual ritual of...
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