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starting hyacinths and amaryllis
Hey all you green fingered types! I love hyacinths and have had them flowering over Christmas in the past but am late starting this year. (as in I'll start this Saturday) Any tricks to motivate them? I want to give a friend a small pot with some for a late December birthday present and would like them to at least look like…
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SammyKayes Allotment Adventures!
Well after being on the waiting list for nearly 15 years, last week I was finally granted an allotment. Its a tidy size as you can see from the picture and this is actually a half plot in our small allotment area. I managed to somehow snag a prime location - next door to the toilet and the little allotment tea room space,…
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Snow and Frost and plants
The recent snow and frost has killed some of my plants! The most important one is my Hydrangea which was planted a couple of years ago and was doing quite well. (A Mophead one with big white flowers) All its leaves have turned black and drooping but the dried flower heads are still upright. Is this completely dead or will…
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Can You Sell Wood From a Fallen Tree in your own Garden?
Storm Bert: Silver birch landed in my garden! It's Council owned (well on verge of public road & outside my property) with a TPO. I've reported to Council highways response expected in 2 weeks! Fortunately no damage to building and garden/ fence damage not covered by insurance. I'm thinking Council not likely to pay for…
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Gardening experts I need you! - Concerns About Wisteria and Property Damage
We are in the process of purchasing a house and have noticed a Wisteria plant, planted around 2010, growing right against the front wall of the property near the front door. It is supported by a cable system and spreads along the walls at the front of the house. We are concerned about the potential issues this could cause.…
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Electric Lawnmower <£120 Help
Hi, My 12 years+ Flymo Rollermo has packed up. Budget of £110-120 max, Any recommendations? Medium sized lawn. Want a roller on it too. Options probably are Bosch Flymo Webb LawnMaster Black Friday may mean some saving, but not the right product at this time.
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Potato Harvest Issues - What Went Wrong?
I planted potatoes in May and harvested them on September 1st, but I’ve run into some problems. All the larger potatoes have holes, possibly from worms or pests getting inside, and there are also a lot of small, tiny potatoes. I’m not sure where things went wrong—did I plant them too early or harvest too late? Any advice…
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My Neighbour cut my hedge/plants down to fence level whilst away on holiday
Whilst away on holiday my neighbour cut my plants which were around 18inches above the fence down to fence level, it was not overhanging her property in any way, this is not the first time she has reached over my fence to cut a branch off a shrub which was not high or hanging over her fence. What can i do about this she is…
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Basal Root Rot Olive Tree
my 3m olive tree leaves are constantly falling off, few dead branches and bark peeling off in areas. The tree is still grows new leaves. Could I have basal rot? What fungicide treatment do you recommend I put in the soil to help reduce the rot? Has anyone used copper fungicide or humic acid? Anyone has experience in…
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Oxalis versicolor - Candy Cane Sorrel - anyone else tried this?
I bought 5 diminutive corms/bulbs from a Dutch supplier a month or so ago and they've all sprouted in the 3" pot I've set them in - which is great. What isn't great is that they're shooting up in a very spindly way on my windowsill and are touching on a foot tall now, the stems being as thin as matchsticks. They're…
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Electric "pole" hedge lopper/trimmer that isn't expensive / rubbish or both
Looking for actual feedback on electric or otherwise lightweight pole trimmers that can do a general hedge tidy on rough hawthorn/beech/bramble hedges I need a decent amount of reach for height and slope. So a pole type not a tool directly in your hand. Battery one end. Pole. Cutter(s) the other. I have seen a middling…
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Slugs, slugs and more slugs !!!
Is it just in my garden or is there an abundance of them this year?? Trying every trick in the book to avoid using pellets.....but everything is being chomped away at...even my potatoes and tomatoes which usually escape them. Another sign of climate change perhaps......................
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Garden path suggestions
Hello, advice please! I’m having a path in my garden and need advice on suitable materials. I’m elderly, with severe arthritis so walk with a stick or a wheeled rollator. I have very little confidence walking outside in case I trip or stumble and fall. I need a path that’s completely steady, even, with no uneven bits that…
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Pot Chrisamthamum
Bought a potted Chrysamthamum (spelling????) last yr covered in small white daisy flowers. Planted in garden last Autumn but no flowers at all this yr. It has grown tallish rather than wide and not even any buds. What have I done wrong or not done?
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What’s Wrong with These Apple Trees?
Hi all, I’ve inherited these two apple trees, but something seems off about how they’re growing. This year, they’ve produced way more fruit than leaves, and the branches are so heavy with apples that the fruit is touching the ground. I’m worried that they may have been pruned incorrectly in the past. Could that be the…
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Any garden detectives to work ths one out.
Somehow my plastic flower sat on a table outside has fallen to the floor. It's pot is smashed on the concrete. But the plastic flower is 3 metres away on the lawn and some of the artificial flower heads seem to have been plucked off. Any ideas how. My first thought is crows as one was attacking rubber wind screen wipers on…
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Oil stain on driveway
Someone came in my drive with a car and left an oil stain. I noticed 24 hours later so I used lots of wash up liquid and laundry and a hard brush. Spent about 30 mins will this lift it? I am waiting for it to dry but will that do and will it weather in or with some rain now I put that down?
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Large Garden - Irrigation?
I have a small irrigation set up in my garden for the veg patch and bamboo (that I have in pots). A potential new, much longer garden may come into reach for me. Does anyone have any good ideas about irrigation and how to get water to the back of the garden with good pressure or any other ideas for irrigation? I saw a nice…
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Plants for gravel area
I have a gravel area that is planted with various Verbenas and Echinops. There's an area by the summerhouse that doesn't get much direct sun this time of year where I had some Astilbes for several years. I've removed them as I was having to water them a lot, but can't find anything to replace them with. Could anyone…
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Garden stones
I’m going to replace my garden stones and the middle bit as slab got damaged would one bulk 750kg bag do this area?
