I've had a lot of sucess with provado, but the nasty little critters will still live off other Liliaceae like day lilies, Convallaria,...
Thanks Liz, I shall attempt the copious praise route, though I suspect he won't get much from my pesky client.
Liz, its very common in the S.E of the country - just about in every lane around me. The same cautions apply to this as Giant Hogweed, which I...
Try this link:http://www.rhs.org.uk/learning/publications/pubs/garden_98-00/pubs_journals_garden_0300_feeding.aspI had one in one of my...
Er, tried to edit my post for a typo, and put myself in quotes. Not trying to appear too quotable!!
I have just returned from a garden where the gardener swears by using the coriander seed unripe. He crushed a handfull and the smell was...
Has anyone tried this Dogrocks product (www.dogrocks.co.uk)?My client has just banned my jolly little springer spaniel from his garden because...
To BM: I've been in and out mate, holidays and other excitements. Will give update when my clients stop chasing me around so much ;)
The old addage about women, dogs, and walnut trees may not be very PC, but suggests you can do what you want to them (the trees that is -oh for...
The Kew cemetery has a heap of them and they llok spendid. They grow easily from their (copious) seed.
Now is the best time to prune them. They won't be so susceptible to fungal infections and the wounds have time to heal before the cold weather...
Grows like stink from seed, luckily, as it doesn't survuve more than a couple of years. I imagine you can get the seeds from the usual suspects...
Try cutting the new green shoots back to downward pointing buds (they are just where the leaves join the shoot), and keep the new shoots short -...
Necessary to have about one male to five females I believe, though others may know tighter ratios. Simple rule is male ones don't have berries (!)...
I agree with kandyfloss, Concha is an excellent variety, dark leaf, rich flower, lovely reddish buds, and a tidy habit. In my gardens it gets to...
If you give the lawn a couple of days between waterings so that the surface can dry they will probably disappear, and you can mow the caps off and...
I've got a Medlar in a clients garden and the fruit, bletted and turned into a jelly, tastes of pretty much nothing. I am led to believe it was...
[img]Look what's growing on my bonfire heap: Naughty little Datura stramonium. Its got the thorn apples on it now, but not in this piccy from a...
Possibly a late frost killed the buds? Or soil/temperature conditions? How are the leaves? Are they green and healthy? Were there any bees buzing...
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