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Can you identify this plant please
I saw these striking yellow flowers at RHS Wisley yesterday but didn't spot any label. Can you identify them for me?Feathery foliage, growing in dry poor soil about 4 feet or and more tall, look a bit like fennel but didn't smell like it, and too early i would have thought
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What is this bird?
This bird has just made a visit to my garden - anyone know what it is? I'm useless at identifying birds and I can't decide if it's any of the birds of prey shown on the RSPB website as they all look slightly different (to me)! All I do know is that it's not any of the two types of common birds in my garden, being wood…
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Small lightweight mower required
My elderly wife says we need to replace our electric cylinder lawn mower that collects grass. We've only a small grassed area, about 5yds by 3yds. I'm now faced with a decision, hover, cylinder or rotary. Ideally it will be small and lightweight. I'm much older and less able than she. Would anyone care to recommend one…
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Large outdoor pots
I want to buy one of those large (about 2ft 6ins) outdoor pots to plant up. They are that thick plastic stuff - do I put a hole in the bottom? How do you plant up one of these huge post? Do I put a container inside and if so how do I fix it inside?
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laying stepping stones
I have read you need to put down a weed membrane and cover with a layer of sand in which you embed the stones. However I want to have grasses or moss around each stone so can I just level the ground and put the stones on top of the soil?
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Rose graft visible
I have a beautiful Girlguiding UK Centenary rose which I planted at least five years ago in a large pot outside my front door - there's a matching one on the other side. It blooms and blooms so wonderfully, especially when I dead-head it. Now I notice that the graft part of the stem is more visible than before, does it…
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Woodlice
Can anyone elighten me. I understand that woodlice are a great insect in that they absorb toxic and radioactive chemicals in soil etc. If so that's great but I can't find out what happens to the chemicals that are absorbed in the insects body when it dies or is eaten by a bird etc.
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How to deal with Stinging Nettle & Cow Pasnip (hogweed) Read more: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threa
Any tips /weed killer to deal with these two weeds..? fed up with both weeds. Trying to completely pull out Cow Pasnip with root but still not able to get them out. Fed up with Stinging Nettle, scared get out walking paths now.
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Really? What could possibly go wrong??
Really? What could possibly go wrong??
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frittilaria from seed
Last year I sowed some Snake's head Fritillary in a tray. They seem to be growing happily and are about 5 cm tall. Does anyone now how to grow them on? I imagine they need to be pricked out? It is my first attempt. thank you
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A what is this question
So I had a pot that looked empty but a plant has started to grow - then a couple more.It's low to the soil sort of rosette shapeish, pale blue green slightly hairy leaves. I can't think what it could be, if self seeded or recovering one I've bought last year so I'm hoping someone can enlighten me.Should it stay or should…
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Strawberry help
Is this normal or sign of something else. The new leaves seems to be showing signs of this It's been in the ground for nearly a year. Been watering it every other day. The soil improver was added today to help reduce soil compaction.
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Accidentally broke off cherry branch - any after care to help?
Hi All,Unfortunately a small accident has just broken off one of the lowest branches on my cherry tree. Doubly annoying as it had a nice crop of cherrys coming on it. But, these things happen. Is there anything that I should do - tape, gel? Or just leave it be? Thanks
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The 6 legged farmers are busy again
We seem to have got the jump on the ants this year, usually they have deposited the aphids all over the small apple trees & honeysuckle by now but a few measures early on seem to have helped us.To protect the apple tress we wrap duct tape sticky side out around the trunk ( a bit more difficult with the espalliad one as…
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Multipurpose compost
I’d be interested to hear people’s views. There are loads of multipurpose composts on the market from 3 for £10 in Wilco to eye watering “premium professional” on some of the shopping channels and lots in between. We do a lot of container gardening so get through lots. Last year I bought quite a lot from Wilco for my…
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Automatic/timer watering system for greenhouse
I know it may seem a bit early to be thinking about this however I’m the eternal optimist and hoping to get away on holiday at some point in 2021 so starting to make plans for the garden now! I have an 8x6 greenhouse which is used solely for tomatoes. We tend (non Covid times) to be away for 2/3 weeks in both mid May and…
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Multi purpose compost for houseplants?
I used to be able to buy a particular J Arthur Bowers multi purpose compost that the packaging mentioned being also suitable for use with houseplants. This used to save money because I used it for houseplants as well as tubs and outside pots in summer. My local garden centres don't seem to stock it anymore and none of the…
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What should I do with my new garden?
We just bought our first family home, but neither of us have any clue about gardening, so we’re at a loss as to what to do with it. We’re not planning any major changes (except maybe building a pergola off our patio doors), we mainly just want to maintain it. What do we need to do to it to get it ready for summer? Here’s a…
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Rhubarb Crown
Hi, I have just collected a rhubarb crown, however these were loose in the bag .. are they likely to grow too?
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Loads of spiders living under decking at back door. Any way to discourage them without harming them?
My wife has a pretty severe spider phobia. We got 2m x 4m decking installed in our garden late last summer and in recent weeks have noticed lots of small-ish spiders popping up onto the decking from underneath. It's not a swarming mass or anything but at any one time there could be around 3-5 of them on the decking so I…
