Hi and thanks. I dont have a picture for you but i will describe it to you as best i can! It stands about four and a half feet tall in a 3...
Hi I have just bought a magnolia grandiflora ( exmouth) which was in the reduced section of a garden centre and need some advice!It is rather...
Thanks so much for the advice. I too have removed mine from the pond now. I will put them in peat free compost for the winter as you advise....
This is so interesting! Thanks so much PeterS! The plug in thermostat looks great. What has concerned me was the possible inaccuracies of an...
Thanks everyone! PeterS your post is so interesting. I really was of the opinion that electric greenhouse heaters were expensive to run.I...
Years ago I had a gas heater, inherited with the greenhouse (8x6) it eventually died a death. For a few years though it worked great. I only used...
Hi I feel in need of a rant here!I have used paraffin to heat my greenhouse for years but because of rising prices I thought i would look...
We have two sheds, mine is an 8X6 with the mower/bikes/tools and loads of junk in it - we can JUST close the door!OH has a "man shed"! It is...
HI I know its too early really to be thinking about overwintering but i was wondering just how I should look after my colocasias in the winter....
A wonderful plant for some, but a nuisance for others! I love it and wouldnt be without it in my garden! I tend to cut some of the growth back...
Wow! we are all into climbing roses! I am sorely tempted to chop mine back now, but shall try and resist until february - or is it November? It...
I have one, looking like a Dahlia rhizome - did everything it says on your wonderful link Ivory - and still it is doing almost nothing! It does...
wonderful! mine is in my pond as a marginal and is looking good too.
Sounds to me like it needs a good feed.And maybe suffering with lack of water? whats the soil like?
I do hope its ok to post this on here! If nobody is interested i shall try freecycle.I rescued a citrus plant a few years ago and it looks...
Thanks wiseoldowl. You may well be right. I shall leave it until November and get back to you!!
Hi again The rose has finished flowering now and I am wondering if it would be a good idea to prune the main stem back. It has produced a good...
I found my water butts at the tip! They had cracks in the bottom but OH managed to seal them with gutter sealant/mastic. Work a treat! I managed...
Just a quick question - how often do you all feed your tomato plants?I do mine once a week at normal strength and water daily.I am...
I may be wrong but the caterpillar things look like ladybird larva- very young ones. They love aphids! ....of course on the other hand i might be...
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