-
Global warming ?
I have several roses in my garden, the earliest to flower is always "Arthur Bell", and it's always about the 2nd to the 5th May. I've just checked this morning and it's bud has opened, it's the 16th April today, so that makes it 16 to 19 days earlier this year, quite a time difference. Is this global warming or what else?
-
Plant ID please.
Something common and flowering, but can't for the life of me remember what. Thanks
-
box tree moth caterpillar
I have noticed box tree moth caterpillars on my box. Can I spray with anything to protect them?I am in SE ad have had them last year as well. I do not know if there is any treatment but have been picking individual Caterpillars and squashing them. Thanks
-
Has my hedge ceased to be
Hi there, first time posting in the green fingered section (and only recently got a garden!) so please be kind! I have a mature leylandii and laur around house (just moved here) whilst getting a dead tree removed the tree surgeon said that a large amount of ivy was smothering the leylandii- I've since killed the ivy and…
-
Name that tree - Beautiful deep red leaves
Any ideas please? (photo taken today) We'd love to buy 2 for the garden - Also any info of them would be great please:
-
Garden edging
Hi The grass area of my garden has a flat brick boarder which ground level so lower than the grass. Beyond that, there is soil where I have a tree, a couple plants and mostly unwanted weeds. Left untreated, the weeds go beyond the brick boarder onto my (artificial) grass. If I put edging between the brick and the soil area…
-
Hanging basket question!
This is the first time I’ve done a hanging basket so excuse my naïveté! The basket is made of canes – it did have a plastic liner in but no longer. I lined the basket with some plastic bags in which I’d cut some holes, put the compost in, then planted my plants – but now whenever I water the basket, all soily water drips…
-
Will a privacy screen stop my privet from growing?
The privet at the bottom of my garden has ‘bare legs’ (few leaves at the bottom) and is not pulling its weight in terms of providing privacy. I’m going to cut a good few feet off the top in the hope of making it burst into life but in the meantime I’ve bought some canvas privacy screen from Lidl (obviously along with…
-
Flea Beetles
Hi all! I was hoping to try growing some veg in our garden this summer, but I’m needing some advice. We’d be planting mostly in containers, but the garden has 2 beds built into the patio. I wanted to use these to plant potatoes and swede, but after clearing out a lot of the weeds from one of them, I found that the soil…
-
Closed garden centres
I hope you are all practising your propogation skills as even if garden centres can open there is a fair chance that fresh plants will not be available.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52098436We have had to cancel orders but some have been delivered so we can only hope that the lockdown easies.
-
Sphagnum moss in a hanging basket
I bought a hanging basket a few weeks ago, lined with sphagnum moss.Some of it was a bit yellow, now a bit more of it is. Is it possible to green it up again?
-
Burning waste
Weve got a few branches, and 2 broken chests of drawers we'd usually take to the local tip, but its closed indefinately for obvious reasons. Was going to burn it all, but reading reviews the galvanised bins people use seems to fall apart ofter 4 or 5 burns - any other way of getting rid of this waste please?
-
Help with plants for border
Hi, I want to use the lockdown as an opportunity to get on top of the garden. One thing that really needs doing is sorting out one of the beds I have (photo below). I have tried and failed with this before and could really do with some good advice on what to plant so I can do it properly. The garden runs is north-facing…
-
Hanging baskets
Hi all, Am I too late to grow annuals from seed for hanging baskets please? Where do you get your seeds? I'm trying to avoid going to the supermarket as much as possible. Thanks
-
Young nectarine tree fruiting - remove?
I have this: https://www.thompson-morgan.com/p/fruit-mereg-necta-me-mini-patio-tree/kb0559TM which is coming up to a year old. It flowered in January/February, and is now growing nectarines which was totally unexpected this year. It, and my equivalent peach tree, have been living in the conservatory over winter, but the…
-
Multipurpose compost and where to get some/any?
Although I have some compost for sowing seeds it will soon run out as seedlings need potting on. A quick look online shows that neither B&Q or Homebase have compost available for collection or delivery and garden centers are all closed. I am worried about ordering a bulk delivery without being sure of what I am getting.…
-
Don't mow lawn to help bees?
I have loads of bees admiring small wild flowers on my front lawn and so i have decided instead of keeping up with the neighbours by mowing as soon as a daisy appears i'm going to mow less often. Has anybody else tried this and can you offer any tips please in terms of frequency etc?
-
Moving camillia from north facing garden to front of house south facing
Hello, I have a lovely camilla (Big bush) in my north facing garden. want to move it to a flower bed in the Front garden. Just worried that the front is south facing and will that be ok for the camillia? Thanks, Matt
-
Can I compost evergreen bugloss
New to gardening and composting after a house move. Lots of evergreen bugloss all over the garden. Can I put it in my compost bin?
-
Fat finches in the garden today
had a couple of hours bird watching from the kitchen today, first bit of time to do so this year and really pleased to see so many varieties including a robin, lots of goldfinches, sparrows, greenfinch, bullfinches and jackdaws etc one of the greenfinches was huge (as was one of the goldfinches), I mean the size of a…
