After completely gutting my garden and laying a new lawn I now need to fill the borders with plants. Obviously it is not going to be a cheap...
Thanks for the advice, i will hope for a windy day to blow the flowerheads off!
I have an old lilac tree in my garden that had lovely white blossom on earlier in the year but now that it has all died it is still on the tree...
Thanks, the lawn is now cut and looking lush and healthy!!!
I have always taken my dad's advice, keep it closed during the night and leave it open during the day otherwise the temperature will get too hot...
Hi, I have just overhauled my garden and my question is do you really need top soil? What is on the area at the moment? We had an uneven lawn...
I am looking at getting two spheres of box, is there anything to look out for when buying it or is it all pretty much the same wherever you buy it...
Thanks, the grass is probably aready at the 3" mark so I may try and cut it next weekend. I had noticed a few fungi in the lawn so that now makes...
I have recently (2nd June) laid a new lawn, it looks wonderful and has rooted quickly and looks very green (not so fun having to water it with...
Anyone know how to plant out butternut squash? I have 6 healthy looking plants grown from seed that are ready to go in my veggie plot but I do not...
Hi, I am hoping someone might be able to advise me on the best place to hire a rotivator and a turf lifter for a weekend/3 days. I have looked on...
This is great thanks, now I just need to find some decent string! But this solves my problem so thanks very much.
I am in the process of overhauling my new garden and I am looking at having 2 overlapping ovals as my lawn. What is the best way to go about...
Great thanks so there is still a chance they will sprout into lovely healthy plants! Will try covering them as you suggest, thanks
Hi, not sure about the other experinces but I bought a crown of rhubarb last year from a garden centre and grew it in a pot on my balcony (did not...
I planted some busy lizzie seeds in small pots and put them on a window sill to get them started about 3 weeks ago but as yet there are no shoots....
I want to try and grow a few veggies this year in my new vegetable patch, I am looking at some different types of lettuce to start from seed, can...
Hi, I was lucky enough to be bought some Gladioli bulbs from Holland the other day but I would like to know the best conditions to plant them in,...
Thanks for all the info, when you say pinching out, do you just mean the top shoot, or if there are 3 shoots coming out of the top would you pinch...
I have recently planted some sweet pea seeds (3 weeks ago) and they are now already about 5cm high. I need to know what the next step is please as...
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