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Hi folks, I dont post very often. We have a small fishpond in our garden which my family and I love but its got a problem with duck weed. How do I get rid of this as it spoils being able to see the...
When can I plant Gladioli corms into my allotment?
Hi All, I planted runner beans in the greenhouse 2 months ago, they grew right up to the top of the net,flowered in profusion, but no beans. is this because of the lack of pollinators or just lack of...
when is the best time of year to prune honey suckle
2 questions Due to the Indian summer we had a few weeks ago tomato plants in my greenhouse grew new shoots and cropped again so I now have a lot of green tomatoes, will they ripen if i pick them and...
we have a great bird bath in our garden but no matter how much we scrub it clean it goes green within days. Does anyone ha ve any ideas for keeping it clear for a decentv length of time please?
I HAVE A CHILLI PLANT I WANT TO KEEP FOR NEXT SEASON APART FROM BRING IT IN DOORS IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD DO.
I have a mature magnolia in my garden and today a "gardener" came to prune my bushes and when i went out i found he had cut my magnolia down to about a third. What are its chances please??
When is the best time to move a Pieris-Forest Flame, please? I've several in the garden and want to move one of them to a spot where we dug out a rhododendron which was past its best and got damaged...
when should i cut this back, its still got flowers on and i can still see butterflies and bees on it sometimes, think its also called an everlasting wallflower
In the last couple of weeks several clumps of toadstools have appeared in the same area in part of my grassy area. (grass is not fine enough to call a lawn). I have looked on Google but can't be sure...
Has anyone got Tulips, Daffodills, & Iris bulbs showing thro?
This has to be climate change?, we have them peeping through all over the garden.
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I have just been out in the garden (very cold wind here today in the East Midlands) and picked a final handful of runner beans, lots of cherry tomatoes from the greenhouse and half a basin of our...
We have just noticed that our magnolia tree is bearing fruit! Never seen this before and we have had magnolia trees for over thirty years- they are really strange. Can anyone tell me if the seeds can...
I have a large hydrangea in a pot and want to plant it in the garden. When is the best time to move it? Can I do it now or should I wait till Feb/March time?
My lawn is JUST over needing a final cut before winter - there is the odd slightly longer bit too - I'd be grateful for advice as to whether or not I should just go over it with the blades at the...
I went to Morrisons today and whilst there decided to look at buying some beetroot. I decided not to because the leafs had been cut right down to the vegetable. I was tols that if you are cooking...
Ive got a lovely one in a pot in the garden - what do I do with it in the winter? Do I cut it back, cover it or what? TIA
not been on in ages but got a slight problem. we have a vitis in our front garden and despite my tying and taping it to beanpoles in last nights high winds it came loose and bent in half and didnt...
I have been given some bulbs and i am trying to identify them, I have been given the name ninnium or something similar. they are a long slim pink flower on a long stem several flowers making up the...
