I have now had a year's experience with this interesting plant, so thanks again for the identification.It turns out that the plants are either...
Hello everyoneI have to prune back a holly hedge into old wood, it's grown too thick and gets in the way.I also want to cut into the old wood...
I'll try to post some photos later, but yes, I've found the caterpillar. Better caterpillar than blight I think!I'm spraying with Bug Clear Ultra.
I'm not going to prune it down, I bet it's 100 years old and it is very beautiful.I've got no head for heights, I don't fancy a ladder!Anyway,...
It's about 25ft tall and a big cropper -- the fruits are delicious, Comice-like - much better than you can buy in the shop. In the past most have...
I've changed the diagnosis. I don't think it's box blight. I think it's box caterpillar.
HelloI think I've got it, and I have quite a lot of box, in containers and in hedges.I've read the RHS advice about cutting back, keeping...
Yes, I plan on trimming it this week or next. Someone once told be it's best to cut box at the start of June to avoid attracting box beetle.What...
This is interesting.
I like the idea of carving it but it is alive. So no. Maybe there's a way of sticking something onto it though.Any ideas for lighting effects?
I've seen one with a stripped trunk, it looks wonderful at first because it's shiny. However I believe that stripping the trunk reduces its hardiness.
HelloShould I paint it? Give it a shave? Hang things from it? Grow something up it?It's a Trachycarpus fortunei about 15ft high[ATTACH]
Hello everyoneI have a box hedge in front of a house, framing a palm tree, about 20ft long, the depth of the frame is about 5ft, the hedge...
Has anyone had any experience using it?I have a 15ftx12ftx3ft pond, no fish, no floating plants, the sole function is reflection and movement....
Excellent. Thank you. They clearly thrive in neutral clayish soil, in a location which gets morning sun, London so rarely extremely cold, but it...
The canes without leaves have brownish (faded?) flowers, and the cane with leaves have green flowers. I'll try to get a close up of the flowers...
Oh yes you may be right, though I suspect those leaves belong to a different plant, I will check tomorrow.It's interesting that everyone is so...
A carex is a good idea but I don't think the leaves are like monocots, from memory they're not sword shaped. And obviously the flower stems are...
HiCan anyone identify this plant with the long stems and the trailing catkin like flowers. It is perennial, it has been growing for years and so...
The rentokil equipment shown above works.Part of the problem was using blood fish and bone, never again!
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