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A hedge but not really a hedge
Our house occupies a corner plot with a grassed area that extends from the driveway to the pavement and continues around the corner and down the side of the house for a stretch. There is no physical boundary between the grass and the pavement and we have noticed the local 'Yoof' cutting across the grass to get down the…
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Dead Grass?
Hi, So we're not gardeners at all and have no/little knowledge however would like to do our best to get the garden looking nice!We've dug out several areas of the garden which had red ant hills/nests, now these are gone, we've filled in the holes with compost and grass seed. The next issue is the grass in most of the…
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HELP: What is this insect on my greenhouse plants?
Can any identify this tiny white bug putting holes in my courgettes/mint and suggest how to get rid? https://photos.app.goo.gl/1qhjAK9ZcdpgkeSX8 Many thanks
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black bugs on fruit trees
i am a newbie to gardening so would appreciate any advice. i bought some bare root mini trees last year, they have produced leaves this year, but not much blossom . maybe its not time for blossom yet. , anyway , i am concerned because i have noticed on one of the trees the leaves have black insects on them, and they are…
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Cherry tree leaves
Bought and planted a cherry tree last year. It's growing surprisingly well and basically obviously very healthy. Should get my first cherries from it this year - yay! (birds allowing). One thing though is that some of the newer/smaller leaves at the tip of branches have gone all curled up - obviously courtesy of the fact…
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April gardening mag with free seeds
Has anyone else not received this? Money went out of my account in early April but still no magazine!
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Help finding a tree
I've seen a tree, its about 6ft tall, it has spikey leaves like a palm tree or tropical tree and the trunk splits half way up into a beautiful, natural 'Y' shape. I desperately want one, any ideas please? sorry not much help i know, but its a start :)
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Planting with compost
Hello Completely new to gardening, I just planted two plants I got as a present. First one is a jasmine trellis which I transferred from its pot to another pot filled with multi purpose compost. Second one is a Pieris Japonica which I planted on the garden border. I digged up a hole twice the diameter of the original pot,…
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Petrol trimmer /bush cutter
Hi I need some recommendations I know nothing about gardening , Large garden has lots of ruff weeds at the bottom and between flags . so was looking at getting trimmer but do not want the ones that you have to tap to release the plastic .
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Vermiculite query.
Has anyone used the type of vermiculite used in chimney back filling and fire applications, if yes? how have they found it to be for horticultural use? I currently have to pay about £10-00 for a 10 litre bag and am looking at alternatives in larger quanties, about the 100 Litre bag size. Thanks for any/all replies.
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Hotbin 2
Anyone got one? Is it any good? My local council have it on offer at £200 which is a few quid saving but still a lot of money for a compost bin. If you have one do you think they are worth the money?
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Rose ID
Can anyone identify the variety of this rose for me, please? I think it’s a climbing rose. It’s about 2 metres high and wide.
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Mail order Grass Seed
Hi, I always buy my path cleaner and weed killer in bulk and online (as opposed to branded products from garden centres and supermarkets). I was wondering if anyone can recommence where to buy a good grass seed that they recommend online which works out cheaper? Thanks
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Plant ID please
I have googled endlessly to no avail. I think it is a variety of geranium. I really want to know if it is a perennial or not. I got it for free at the start of lockdown from a florist who had left their unwanted plants outside as a free for all. Many thanks.
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Rhubarb question
I am baffled. Does any genius on here know why my rhubarb does not go red. I can’t remember the name of the rhubarb but I buy the same one at each house. It definitely is supposed to go red, it’s definitely not a green rhubarb. Each year I give it the benefit of the doubt, too young, next year still young, next year -…
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Lightfingered greenfingers! Thief took 2 plants but left the containers.
So someone has stolen 2 little apple plants from my windowsill today between 9.30am and 12.30 lunchtime. I'm utterly flabbergasted. I had been growing 4 little apple trees from seeds and they were about 8 months old, they weren't labelled or bought from a shop and only about 7cm tall. I repotted them the other day but i…
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Does anyone know what this plant is
I bought this plant as a seedling from a church garden fete, it was supposed to be a Hellebore. It was just leaves for about 2 years and then the flowers appeared in the winter at the end of last year. not knowing what it was I cut the top off with the flowers when they started dying off. Since then it has looked very…
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Can cement be laid over gravel?
This might be a silly question, but can I put cement straight over gravel? Our garden was a mess when we moved in. We're doing everything we can to get it looking half decent. There's a section right outside our window that's gravelled. The gravel is about 6-8" deep at least all over and this goes right across the garden.…
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Where to get PROPER slug pellets? (Metaldehyde-based)
Does anyone know where one can get proper slug pellets from now (since the ban was lifted)? The ferric phosphate ones simply don't work.
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Foxgloves changing colour
So this new garden of mine. Got a bit carried away last year with empty beds and planted all sorts that I'd seen and desired in other peoples gardens.I splurged on 3 foxgloves, one was yellow, one pink and one cream. To my surprise they overwintered but now they are in flower they've maintained the crowded flowerheads of…
