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Japanese Barberry Question?
I have a couple of these Japanese Barberry plants in the front garden however, every time i google for Information about them i get news about them being banned in the United States for harbouring ticks and being a Lyme Disease risk etc. With recent news about deadly Chinese ticks i'm getting a bit worried if they could…
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Mushrooms
Can anyone identify this mushroom that I found growing in a pot of Salvias? They must've come up overnight as I didn't see them yesterday when I watered the pot.
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Portuguese Laurel experts needed.
Hi, Bought a new house. The landscapers planted some Portuguese Laurel at the front of my house which are now about 2 to 3 feet high, but didn't plant anything to hedge off my rear garden.....They have planted the Portuguese Laurel about 30cm apart. I have a small 2 or 3 metre section of garden where I'd like to put a row…
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Pest, disease, too dry or just one of those things
3 years ago I brought some Gaillardia Arizona as tray plants - Used in various beds they have been excellent, flowering March to October ( when I cut them back ) they seem to be pest free, the bees love them and there is usually over a bucket a week in deadheads - But every year, usually from July onward, bits of some…
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Link a board
Hi, This may have an old thread but I want to get a high raised bed to grow vegetables without breaking my back 50/60cm high. I was thinking of treated wood or decking but then saw link a board. Has anyone tried them? What are the pros and cons?
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Has anyone bought a lawnmower that they could recommend?
Hi folks,I need to buy a lawnmower,I want a corded rotatary mower and I will spend no more than £150 and would love one a lot cheaper if possible.I did have a flymo but I'm thinking about going to a wheeled model this year,I have a feeling that a lot of mowers are cheaply made compared to 10 years ago when I go my last…
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WILD FLOWERS - HALF PRICE OFFER
I sowed my own wild flower garden this year using this companys seed boxes. They are a maginificent success and I have just bought more ready for next year. They have a sale onof their seeds that they usually sell at flower shows. Here is the link https://meadowinmygarden.co.uk/collections/special-offer
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Blackberry leaves
I have a recently planted Merton thornless blackberry which has settled well except there is some mottling of the leaves. Having googled this I'm quite worried as some diseases would necessitate the destruction of the plant. I'll see if I can post a close up of a couple of stems that I've removed. Thanks
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Are they Courgettes?
Was given a couple of courgette plants (just gone on a spare patch of earth) - the fruit on the middle pic is about twice the size of a tennis ball and the lower one almost football size - they have never been the diameter of ones grown in previous years - are they really a type of courgette?
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Another Leylandii problem!!
Have had to get the tree people in to deal with a neighbour's line of Leylandii hedging whose branches were overshadowing the back of my garden. Have had the thing cut right back to the boundary but this has left me with a multitude of quite large cut branch surfaces which looks unappealing. Very starkly white against the…
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Electric start petrol strimmer
I need to use a petrol strimmer (my poor battery one can't cope) but I am unable to use a normal line start as I have shoulder problems. Is there such a thing as a petrol strimmer with an electric start? I need something that doesn't need a lot of physical effort to start it (can use one perfectly well once it's started…
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What’s happening to my bumblies?
I’m not sure if this is the right forum but I’m hoping some knowledgeable gardeners may be able to explain why the bumble bees in my garden are dying? I have three massive lavender plants which are abuzz with bumblebees but am getting very distressed at finding lethargic and dying bees clinging to the flowers. I’m hoping…
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Karcher T7 Plus
I’ve just bought a Karcher K4 power washer to replace an old one As I do have a large area to cover I was thinking about buying their T 7 Plus, T-Racer surface cleaner costing £82. Reviews on the product look good. I was wondering if any members have one and what’s their opinion. At the moment £82 is the best price I can…
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Overgrown conifer starting to knock wall over
The picture below explains the story really, the conifer outside my house has overgrown to the point of breaking the supporting wall. What options do I have here? If I trim it down, will the root still continue to grow? It'd be a shame to get rid of it, but if it will only get worse, it'll have to go!
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Wasps
Found out the hard way that wasps can get mad when disturbed. Tbh wasn't sure if they were wasps popping out of a hole in my garden border until I got too close and was stung! Anyone have a non toxic way of helping me move these critters along? 🐝
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How much or how to?
Hi everyone, I wanted to ask if anyone could shed some light on this. A while ago, I pulled some shrubs out from a long patch of grass next to the driveway. This keeps growing back with long grass and weeds. I've tried several times to kill this off, but whatever I try, nothing seems to work. Is there a cost effective way…
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Where did all the slugs go?
I gave up planting anything young in our garden because an army of slugs would immediately rasp it to the roots. Every morning the ground would be covered with their trails of doom. This year - nothing! We put a pond in three years ago so the frogs from the tadpoles we introduced have started to reproduce. Blackbirds now…
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Getting rid of weeds and moss from gravel and patio
Hi, could anyone recommend a cheap but effective way to get rid of weeds and moss from constantly regrowing on my patio and gravel, please? I'm looking for a solution that requires minimum effort and time. I recently clearer all the cracks out between the patio blocks and refilled it with sand, but the moss and weeds have…
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Getting my compost bin hotter?
I use a mixture of brown material and garden green material plus small amounts of kitchen waste. My compost temperature was in the low 20's degree C, I've added a mixture which I read about(basically a mixture of stale beer, cola and ammonia) the temp has increased to 30 degrees C, can i hope for a higher temperature for…
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Anyone know what these berries are please?
Hi all you wise and knowledgeable people. Whilst out collecting wild strawberries this morning I found these. The first is the size of a blackcurrant but growing singly not in bunches. Blackcurrant like leaves, but not much bigger than the fruit. Inside many small pips, like a blackcurrant. The second is growing on a very…
