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Ants!
Afternoon All, :mad: They've done it again, three years on the trot I have meticulously attended to my garden, trying as heroes of old to bring forth sustenance from the earth, but those little bu**ers have thwarted me again! :mad: To sum up, I've been trying to grow my own for a few years now, the first year I got on…
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Low hedge ideas
Looking for ideas for a low front hedge at the front boundary. It will be planted in raised beds. Easy to maintain, needs moderate amounts of soil, south facing, height approx 1m and extending length 2.5 metres, quick growing.
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Overhanging Tree
I know that one can cut overhanging branches of a neighbour's tree, but what if the tree is so high that by cutting the branches it would make it unstable. Also is there any way one can force a neighbour to cut a tree back, if it pushing against your fence
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Pruning an acer tree
Hi We have a great acer tree in our back garden but over the last few years it has got big. It’s nearly as tall as our house and reaching out into the next door garden. They have not complained about it I’m looking to prune it this year - I’m assuming I should do it in the autumn? Also any tips on how best to prune it…
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Plant markers pack 10p
In B&M today I bought 2 packs of plastic plant markers each containing 100. They were marked as 50p reduced from £1.49 but went through the till as 10p. I find I use loads at this time of the year on cuttings etc.
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What Lily has these leaves?
Hi guys, in April, I bought a pack of 3 Lily bulbs. All I remember is they were a unusual colour, definitely Lilies, I chose these as I have different varieties of Lily already, white, orange, pink and purple I thought these as they would look lovely in the border for contrast. Now to my question, they started to grow a…
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Vegepod
Has anyone got any experience of using the "Vegepod" to grow vegetables? - seems to have excellent feedback in the US and Australia - it's now being sold by Marshalls in the UK - looks like a very good product - I've been looking for a moveable raised bed - I think I might buy one of these even if it is quite an…
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Camellia container size?
Hello, I'd like to grow a Camellia × williamsii 'E.G. Waterhouse', which the RHS site recommends growing in a container if your soil is not acidic enough. Would anyone be kind enough to suggest a container size please? Also, if there is a site which will tell me this for future purchases, please let me know, as I only have…
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Best garden for a rental property - stones, paving, grass?
Hi, Currently the garden is in a bit of a bad state and full of weeds and very old/dirty stones. Having the entire thing paved over seems like the best in terms of being low maintenance, but the garden is fairly large and I'm worried it'd look ugly. Laying down turf is tempting, and would be the cheapest option, but if the…
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Flower ID
Came across this flower on my travels today - it looks like a type of sunflower though it's not as tall as the usual ones. The flower appears from a 'cocoon' of fuzzy stuff like a cocoa bean, and the fuzzy stuff then folds back down underneath the flower - see bottom left flower. Anyone out there know what this is please?
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removing lower branches of tree
We have a roughly 10m tall Robinia tree which is getting a bit out of hand and I want to remove some lower branches - crown lifting is the technical term I believe. Is it OK to do this now or should I wait til winter? There are 3 fairly obvious branches I could take out. Is there anything particular I need to be careful of…
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Moving a field maple
I’ve got an old Belfast sink full of Chinese lanterns, which have grown well in there for over 15 years. Noticed today that a 25cm field maple has sneaked in! When is the best time to transplant it? N.B no field maples around here but I’ve had other strange trees appear in the garden, from Schumach (spelling?) to holly,…
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How to get rid of bindweed
We have a persistent bindweed problem in an area of our garden. Any tips for successfully getting rid of it?
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gooseberry attacked by sawfly (I think)
I have a gooseberry xenia 3 years old never had many fruit as it was affected by mildew and now this year it has been absolutely destroyed by sawfly. Is it worth trying to revive or should I give up on it and plant something else?
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Beechgrove Garden Story
I thought that Beechgrove Garden fans would like to know about The Beechgrove Garden Story. A special 40 year celebration of Beechgrove. On the 19th August at 17:35 on BBC One Scotland. Unfortunately I can't find it on BBC One or Two but apparently it will be available on Iplayer later. My favourite gardening programme :)
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Slugs gone ?
I believe that the last few weeks of dry weather has helped get rid of slugs from my garden Normally - by early August - the slimy creatures start appearing on the lawn edges But this year - I have yet to see a single slug Unless they had the ability to go extremely deep to damp earth - hopefully, this year will see fewer…
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Good strong vine eyes?
Hi, can anyone recommend a place to purchase good heavy duty vine eyes? I bought some back in January from Wickes and fixed them into garden wall as part of a wire support for an espalier apple tree. I got 3 inch ones as I wanted the wires to be held 2 inches from the wall for airflow When I came to tighten the wires with…
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Drought dead lawn. What now?
Like most people our lawns look brown and dead. Recent light rain seems to have revived our back lawn a little but the front one which received a dose of Weed and Feed just before the drought arrived seems as dead as a dodo. You can actually pull the roots up and they crumble into dust. So what,s the most energy saving way…
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Horse Manure - during growing season
I have been growing runner beans in the same vegetable patch for some years. This year they were not doing well, so I have been adding some horse manure to the ground during the growing season to improve the soil condition (seams to have worked well). I just wondered if this was OK to do? (i.e no health implications).
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Galvanized raised beds.. cheap?!?!
Anyone know where I can get modular/ galvanized metal raised beds from cheaper than £70 each?!?! I'm looking at this style... https://www.harrodhorticultural.com/4-in-1-modular-metal-raised-bed-pid10033.html That's a bit too pricey for me! Thanks!
