I want to lay hose around the garden borders. I spend too much summer time watering rather than real gardening or enjoying the garden. So, which...
I was planting out some Aster's this morning, and had a horrible thought that the slugs and snails were watching me and thinking "Breakfast is...
I have a nice pink one in a pot, dozens of flower buds that haven't opened up just yet due to lack of summer sun (last year it flowered from start...
With Chilli's and peppers, should you pinch them out to get bushy growth?
Thanks guys. Cajary gets my vote - my soil is naturally sandy but I have a friends whose is clay - I'll pop it in a compost bag and take it over...
For me, the front is too low - BUT - that is my view and this is your garden - everyone likes different things. If you're happy with it that is...
Oh dear - I guess I should have read up on that first then - I haven't counted how many have come through but it could be far too many for my garden!
Some pretty little grasses have germinated and are ready to plant out. In order to get that nice clump effect, should I be planting them close...
Having pricked out seedlings I'm left with remnants of seed-compost mixed with perlite, which should be pretty low in nutrients. What do I do...
Just remembered I bought decent sized black hanging troughs with coir(?) lining from woolies - set of 2 �£5.
You'd be surprised what you can fit into a border! I think the trick is how to shrink something you like to fit. eg my "english country garden"...
Hmm - the dreaded spray gun. Funny how they never mention that problem on the ads, isn't it?In my 2nd house the (now ex-) wife thought she'd...
I think the textbook answer for Acer's is that they should be moved when dormant. Take as much of the root as possible. Trim the branches back...
Thanks Blackthorn. Next year I will know better !
Thanks Helen, I'll give it a go.
I missed out on Tesco's garden hose at �£5 for 15m, dis-chuffed!But we did get replacement white furniture, instead of our plastic table and 2...
This is my first year of sowing seeds. I'm generally very pleased with how I've done. I've had one lot of damping off which I've now figured...
Pretty plant - I've put in in my notebook.What is "baby's breath" that's referred to in the article?
RHS plantfinder will list some I'm sure : RHS linkIIRC it's C. Antarctica, but you should double-check that!
I tried to take cuttings of Jasminum Stephanense in case I lost it when I moved it. It has quite long shoots and finding some that were only 4"...
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