I have been reading up on small trees,and the comment on these salix is that they are pretty, but quite short-lived, so I don't feel so bad. I had...
I have a pretty standard salix" flamingo" tree which after 2 years is not earning it's place in my garden. It is less than pretty, has the...
Thank you for the advice everyone! After months of nagging the council about the trees overhanging my garden, I most certainly do not want a...
Mostly a type of ash, I can't remember what name the men put in front of ash. It has roundish deciduous leaves. also a bit of stick willow and...
Thanks, that sounds sensible. Do you think a thin layer in my compost bin now would be helpful?
The guys who lopped the trees in a public area adjacent to my house, very kindly gave me 4 bags of "chipped" branches and trees. Is it OK to use...
Thanks for replies. Are you saying ,Spruce, I should leave the offending new branch alone until next June?
Thank you. Tomorrow I shall have a go with my pruning saw.Do you know how long they take to fruit? There was a scattering of blossom in the Spring...
As an PS on my previous post. Some years ago, one of my sons had such an enormous harvest of cherry plums, they were literally falling into the...
I have a healthy cherry plum tree which I brought to my present garden as a year old sapling. It is now about 3 years old and quite big. I can be...
Thank You. I have just picked another feed of runner beans growing in a large pot. Although I decided not to grow veg here, beans are a must. 6...
Hello. I am in a decade past retiring and increasingly find myself retreating into my garden. For two and half years , I have been working to...
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