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My daughter has a shady bed in her garden ,the soil is slightly acidic and she would like some suggestions for a couple of not too tall flowering shrubs, my suggestions ( turned down) Camellia (... ...
My lovely former next-door neighbour has brought me a cutting of the camellia that was in my garden, the height of the house before the new owners removed it. It has always done very well left to... ...
I planted the sapling over 4 years ago. No fruit for first 3 years, but last summer fruit began to develop from some blossoms. About the same time, some of the leaf product - a minority - started... ...
What is going on with my forsythia? U have 3 flowers on it already!
I've seen some nice labels/markers for the garden, but unsure of how durable they might be, when in contact with the soil, Anyone tried them, they are made out of bamboo.
My Clematis Armandii leaves are brown and hanging down on part of the stem, the leaves at the top of the plant are more green than brown but I'm worried that it doesn't look very happy or likely... ...
My greenhouse cucumbers ( variety Louisa)have a grey mould on the leaves, then they curl up and go Crozzley. What causes this and how can I treat / prevent it, they're fed with seaweed as I'm... ...
Hi, we have a small wall all around our lawn made up of sleepers laid 3 deep on top of each other. However we have seen wasps entering the gap between the sleepers and there are piles of sawdust on...
Would coffee grinds applied to the surface of my indoor plants stop the dreaded house flies from laying their eggs?
I have recently bought two lime mint plants. I have repotted them with a base of small stones then compost and I finally added a layer of kitchen paper to the top to prevent flies laying eggs - I...
Is there a free plat identification app that I can put on my phone? Thanks
All seems very quiet so far. When the suns fully up I'll be spending some more time in the garden, Just can't wait.
Hope you're in fine fettle.
Take care folks...
After 3 or 4 attempts, I finally got some good plants fruiting well, now I'm looking at ways of cooking them.
TIA....
Blimey, first gardening question here! I'd never imagine I, one of the least green-fingered people who ever lived, would be asking it. The house we recently bought has a large back garden, mostly...
There is a Holly tree in my garden that has been there at least since 1987 but has never produced a single berry. It needs a male tree for pollination but I don't know of one nearby... Why has it...
I've grown normal cucumbers before, but this time I'm having a go at Italian "mini" cucumbers and they're doing really well. In fact I've got several flowers (2,3 or even 4) growing out of each joint....
My daughter's friend brought her a bag of tulip bulbs from her trip to Amsterdam. They look as though some are trying to sprout. Should we keep them in the bag in a dark cool place, plant them now or...
As in the title, look after your tender plants, especially those coming into bud at present ...
Which is the best material for aquariums, glass or acrylic ?
Have struggled to get patio fruit trees here and when I have seen them they are like £40 each. Popped into The Range and came out with 4 for 39.96. Bargain! Will get them potted up this week as I...
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