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Planting a rose in an area that probably had fireblight
I've had two shrubs die and I think it was fireblight.
I want to dig out the roots , replace the soil( a gap in paving) and replant with a rambling rose.
Any advice please?
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Karcher pressure washer
I’ve been cleaning my patio. The pressure hose from machine to patio cleaning head has sprung a leak. Presumably it’s not the sort of thing you can just tape up, so does anyone have a clue about whether it is replaceable or not. I can see how to change the head but I can’t see an obvious way of fitting a new pressure hose.…
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Please help me create a mature area to plant
our garden is mostly laid paving, which we want to pull up and replace but leave a section (that has sun from about 7am til 6pm in the summer) of soil to plant several trees/bushes that are rapidly outgrowing their pots. we've got 3 x flamingo trees, a buddleiah, a forsythia and 2 bumblebee bushes (sorry don’t know their…
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Strongest weed killer
Hi, we need some help please. What’s the strongest weed killer to spray on a large paved back yard where huge weeds are growing? The slabs were put down years ago without any suppressant so my daughters garden looks like a jungle. There are big gaps where the weeds grow freely.
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not had much frog spawn this year
hi folks, as title says frog spawn is down again this year, been going on for a few years now, used to have 40/50 frogs (mostly large ones) but over the last few years its gone down, think this year it was 20ish frogs and almost all were small frogs, had 4 clomps of spawn, 3 of them sunk in the pond, only 1 remained on the…
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Best chain Saw , for cutting firewood.
Im looking small easy handle chain saw for cutting logs from dead branches for my home fire. Iv no experiance so something simple. Petrol as more easy move about. As I will only use few times per year, I dont want spend mega money, but I want something reliable and easy to use for beginner. What recommendation should I…
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Help me choose an apple tree please
My garden is in the process of being landscaped (fencing/patio/raised beds/turfing) and I am planning what to plant when it is finished. I can do most of this myself at leisure and have rescued some plants which I will transplant. However, it would be useful to have the landscapers plant any trees or larger shrubs that I…
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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?
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Plant ID please.
Something common and flowering, but can't for the life of me remember what. Thanks
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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
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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…
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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:
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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-52098436 We have had to cancel orders but some have been delivered so we can only hope that the lockdown easies.
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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?
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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?
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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…
