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Holy Carrots
Are these safe to eat ?
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Waterproof marker pens that actually work in the garden
Hello all - am having to make my annual Xmas wishlist, and one item that I'd like to recommend to the elves is a waterproof marker pen that works in real garden situations - i.e., will write on something that may be a little damp and muddy, such as plant labels or plastic sacks that I'm storing a compost mix or similar in.…
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April Gardening in progress - What have you been doing?
The month of April started with lots of sunshine in my area. Been busy in the garden, power-washed our fences and the patios. Done all the gardening tasks in the Kerb Appeal. Mowed and then scarified our front lawn, can't believed of 6 full bags of moss from the lawn. Have plans for the next improvement ;) ;) - there is…
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Upcycling is Money-saving: Repurposing unwanted stuff for the garden
Have been waiting for a dry and sunny week-long weather in my area so that I can begin to put up my 'old sofa seat' as an upcycled-trellis for my Clematis. The current and broken trellis of my Clematis was destroyed by strong winds in early Winter (that was made from quality wood, the old frames of an old shed, which…
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Tree issues with new build
We recently brought a new build that prior to the build was a greenfield site. While it was a greenfield site the house that our back garden now looks onto had grown a massive big monkey tree in there garden. it's massive. It blocks light into our garden and lounge but more importantly we are really worried should it…
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Can my bay trees be saved?
Hi all. I’m struggling to help my bay trees. They were planted 4 years ago in raised beds with new soil. For the first 2 years they were fine. After the last winter they didn’t look great and i thought they had vine weevils so treated them but it didn’t help. Now the 2 in the right hand side bed have died and the 2 in the…
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Tree planting
My local council has had numerous five foot. trees planted over the past few years and many have died. I believe that they were poorly planted. They are now having a meeting about the way forward. How do we get a tender to inspect the trees and how do we get a tender to plant more trees?
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Weathering blending slabs
So I replaced one slab with a new one as it was damaged the new one stood out. Managed to take one from the back garden instead which seems better when it’s wet it’s an exact match but when dry the weathering is slightly suggest but still a good match. Someone told me a new one would take 20 plus years to weather to same…
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Possible efflorescence?
I got some slabs cut but left with white marks that were not there. Swapped one over from my back garden. Is it efflorescence not keen to jet wash these how long would weathering take to remove the white off the slab? Can anybody confirm if it’s efflorescence? There’s also some green from the garden trees at back will this…
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Fruit trees, toms & greenhouses - any tips?
Hi all, I moved into a new house last year and inherited a lovely (albeit neglected) garden, already kitted out with a greenhouse base although no actual greenhouse. I also have a spattering of thornless blackberries, two pear trees, an apple tree and a plum tree. I enjoy growing basic veggies and fruit and grew tomatoes,…
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Easter Weekend is approaching ... any plans for the garden?
The weather forecast for this coming Easter Weekend, it will be sunny and lovely in our area. Since the rains, winds and colder temperatures have been frequent, gardening was at the back burner. Recently, we had five days of fantastic sunny weather. Have done a lot in the garden like pruning dried stems of flowers as…
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Growing Euonymus alatus in container
I was very taken by the brilliant colours of a Euonymus altus that I saw last October (see picture below), and having come across one while browsing in a garden centre today I made the snap decision to buy it. I could find a place to plant it in the garden but I'd quite like to be able to take it with me should I move…
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Garden stones
Can anybody keen gardens advise which stones these are? Someone told me Moonstone last year and I ordered 3 bags and they would not match up also tried costwold and they are too bright. Any ideas?
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How to protect these Daffs from weather?
My daffs seem to come up earlier each year and are getting battered by the winter at the moment wondering if i should move them or put a small fence around.
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Garden slabs
My garden slabs got a scrap from fitting laminate floor and recently stones have caused scrapes. I have an open plan garden is there any way to fix the slabs up make them look a little less scraped or white where the affected area is? Or would I need to replace the lot ?
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Late Winter Blooms a delightful sight
In the last week, we have been enjoying some sunny days, and our garden have shown the late winter blooms which are fun to see :) how about in your area? Crocus Chrysanthus Daffodils King Alfred Tazetta Minnow Narcissus & IceBallet Pulmonaria And this week it will be rainy and sunny days according to the weather forecast!…
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Garden slab issue
So I replaced it with a brand new one need quick advice would someone coming along with a “weathered” slab cut to shape solve this issue or would it still mismatch? I fear I may spend it all replacing it with driveway and I don’t want to power wash these
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Grafting and seedlings.
Uplifting article on BBC webpage this morning about the success of grafts and seedlings from the Sycamore Gap tree. Marvelous people doing great work.
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Ideas wanted for a shrub in a tub
As many may know, I volunteer with a border/ plant patch locally Approaching the door, and alongside the building wall we have large tubs, normally planted with whatever is going cheap in Morries etc However, two tubs have Salvia Hot lips in them, which do wellThe area is sheltered by the building, and we are in souther…
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Portuguese Laurel questions
Question 1: I put 10 Portuguese Laurels into 10 separate 60cm x 60cm fibreglass cubed pots as my garden used to flood, so I wanted the hedges to be raised up away from any potential flood water. Is it ok to keep Portuguese Laurels in these pots permanently? I aim to keep the hedges at around 6 foot tall. Also, is the…
