Surprisingly, I don't see a specific fruit tree section, but here goes.I have always pruned our succession of Ellison's Orange apple trees in...
A fantastic effort on an awkward site - well done.
Perhaps it is as well I asked as I was going to prune them back to about 4 inches - 10 cm. Previously, I have been pruning them to 18-24in to keep...
My latest thinking is to leave the meadowland and periodically have it cut.I am wondering whether to grow a rotation of perenial plants, which...
Thanks Perki, I think that you are right.Has anyone any experience of this beastie? It looks as though it means business, but could make quite a...
Hi,I know it's a long shot, but are there any electrically powered mowers which are stong enough to tackle a meadow periodically. I guess it...
Hi,A few years ago I bought three Fryers roses "Lucky", planted with loving care in our mixed border. They have done reasonably well, fertilised...
I second the Mexican fleabane, it's so prolific. I find it amazing that people can charge £4 for one - we have hundreds
Yes I remembered it was Scythes as soon as I posted, thanks. At our farm we called them "lays" but I never knew how it was spelled.
Hi, I was referring (incorrectly) to the Transylvanian helpers, who Prince Charles uses to mow his wildflower meadow by hand - using old hand...
I was considering a wildflower meadow before reading how difficult they are to get going and maintain. I don't have Transevanian leigh men...
Thank you @wiseowl - I had detected your school of thought on the Internet and was certainly thinking of leaving the young roses, which have the...
Yes, thanks for the reply - I wonder if @wiseowl can comment.
We have an old, deep red climbing rose, about 15 years old, which has been trained horizontally to the dwarf wall of our west facing patio. Each...
Hi, I am the long term muscle for my wife's garden creativity and projects - now branching out more fully into thinking for myself. I am looking...
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