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Laburnum Tree
Does anyone have an established laburnum tree, and can you tell me if it has blossomed yet (or whatever he correct term is, when it produces the yellow wisteria looking flowers). I have a large laburnum which I think has died. Last year, it produced a small amount of yellow flowers and that was it. It did not leaf or…
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Mushrooms in houseplants
I've got a ficus and a rubber plant that I've had for about 3-4 years. I've repotted them a couple of times, most recently late last summer after we moved house. I noticed this morning that both of them have mushrooms growing in them, which has never happened before. The ones on the rubber plant are bigger, the ones in the…
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Landscaping help please - grouting!
Hi All We have just today had our new patio laid (by a friend who is a landscaper) but to save money we are going to do the grouting ourselves so he doesn't have to drive back up to do it 24h later (as he doesn't live local). We have gone for very light grey (almost white) porcelain tiles but we can't seem to find…
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Ant graffiti paint to prevent ivy clinging to stone walls.
I’ve read that anti graffiti paint will stop ivy clinging to stone walls. Has anyone experience of using this and can recommend a particular brand. It’s mighty expensive so I don’t want to waste my money. Thanks
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Agapanthus repot or open ground
I've been getting a lovely display each year with them being in a pot and I read that they bloom better when rootbound.However the blooms are getting smaller each year. Should I put them in a slightly larger pot or directly into the ground?I'm reluctant to split them into two pots as I'm trying to get rid of too many pots…
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What is eating my tulips?
Title says it all. Whatever it is has nibbled the leaves and snapped off a few flower stalks. Insects? Animals?
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Greenhouse tip .
With this stormy weather it made me remember how to stop your pane's of glass being broken . They usually slip downwards and it is the fall that breaks them . So when assembling put in extra z brackets at the bottom of each pane . They give you enough for two each but buy extra and put in four . Also assemble more clips up…
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Acidify soil?
I thought I should improve the soil in the flower bed and hoed some farmyard manure into it. On second thoughts that may have been a bad idea as I think that may just make it more alkaline and I really want to acidify it slightly. Is there any point in adding flowers of sulphur now? Or have I just messed up?
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Beetles? HELP! Can you identify these beetles? (photos included) we have beetles on the carpet!!
I have changed this post, to include photos of what beetles we have got, can you help identify what they are? Does it look like a variety of breads/ a few different types/variety of beetles? Furniture beetles/woodworm/bugs- Spraying to Kill,but what if their nest is under the floorboards? Have you had these bugs? was was…
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Gravel
Hello! I need to top the gravel up in my garden and am hoping to buy some online, maybe half a tonne. But...who knew there were so many different types of gravel. Does anyone know what type/style of gravel this is/where I could get it from? Pound coin added for scale! Thank you
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New Decking. Oil or Stain?
We have had some new decking put down. First time thing for us so was wondering what would be best to use on the decking. Is it best to just oil it or is it better to stain it for it's first time coat. There are various opinions on this but just wondered if anyone had any advice on here. Thanks in advance for any help
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Can you grow strawberries from store-bought strawberries?
Hi, I have a punnet of strawberries which is on the turn and I know we won't get round to eating them. I don't really want to waste them so I was thinking of planting these to see what happens. Will this work? If so, any tips on the best method to get the best results? Thanks in advance :)
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Free Pack of 5 Japanese Veg Seeds
Free Pack containing 5 different Japanese Veg Seeds! https://www.yakult.co.uk/grow
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Mower not steering
any mower experts in... i'm having a problem with my mower. made a short video to explain the problem... https://youtu.be/mFsjXXJY_2I
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autumn lawn feed
I have half a box of autumn lawn feed left over from last year, is it worth applying it now or will there be no advantage?
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Cutworm on the veg plot. What shall I do
Hi all, am after some help please. Just got an allotment which I now know was empty for a decade and it’s just one big couch grass patch. I have dug over a sizeable section quite a few times to get rid of all the roots and I came across what I believe to be cutworms. I thought they were caterpillars so I left them. I…
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Using a plastic plant pot as a pond?
At the risk of seeming needy - another question There are some really good, large, sturdy plant pots for sale at the moment and I wondered at the pros and cons of using one sunk in the ground as a pond.My searches bought up only a couple of articles from the press about it and I'm sure when I looked before there were…
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Fence Post to create Support for Climbers Plan (with Pic)
So, as you can see, the neighbours fences at the back in various states of disrepair are an eyesore. I have ordered three Fence Posts (2.7m) with metal plates and some postcrete. The plan is to put the three Fence posts at the back of the border - one to support the sagging bamboo on the left, one in the middle and one…
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Gardening adivce regarding drainage
Hi allWe have a really bad drainage probelm in our garden, it gets really soggy during rainy months, I've got a landscaping company coming to do "herringbone drainage trenches" which I know little about. I was wondering if anyone here has had experience with fixing gardens with drainage probelms, and drainage channels, I…
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Mice / Rats digging up my seeds / Seedlings
Hi, Anyone know what can be done to prevent this. I even had them protected under a poly-tunnel but they dug in under the wooden sides.
