One of the problems with common names is that some plants have a lot of them!! I am assuming your 'apple blossom tree' is not an apple but one of...
Have a look at Lonicera acuminata, a lovely evergreen honeysuckle which is also fragrant.
Stop cutting!! Bend the stems to weaken them (use your foot) as they come through in spring and through the season. It slowly weakens them then in...
There are special seed mixes for shady lawns but you will need to kill/rake out the moss first before applying them. Any good garden centre sells...
Buy yourself some mesh aquatic pots Kev, transfer the contents of your pots into them and then do as Pete suggests. In the Autumn lift the mesh...
Its a (beautiful) member of the bramble family and it does what other brambles do!! Cut down one third to one half of stems each spring to...
There is no 'Bleeding Heart' listed in the RHS Plant Finder under either cyclamen of fuchsia. I'm inclined to agree with Pete2255 that you are...
Blackbirds or possibly rabbits!!
Do you cut your heathers back after flowering to keep them compact? There is low maintenance and no maintenance!!Do you know your soil pH (acid...
Camellias will often drop their buds after heavy frost, particularly if facing east (they catch the early morning sun and the frost thaws quickly...
When you pot on plant the plugs as deep as possible. If they are named hybrids you may suffer from 'clematis wilt' which causes the foliage to die...
http://www.hardy-plant.org.uk/shows&plantfairs.htm
Hi Adam Dont know where you read that? The author should be shot! Its probably the worst time to lay turves as the grass wont have had time to...
Natterjack toads are protected Pete but I dont think the common toad is: Here's a good site with lots of info....
If you dont like decking put an edging around the concrete and cover with ornamental gravel (cheap and easy!)
Please remember newts are a protected species and should not be handled or moved! (or for that matter taken from or to the wild) Contact your...
Sounds like M. stellata or similar? Only transplant when dormant (no leaf buds showing). Take as much rootball and soil as you can lift. Dig a...
We all started as novices Mike! The more you read the more you learn. Try joining your local garden club or use the web - the info is out there...
Geranium endressii and G. x oxonianum families both produce lots of leaves and flowers. Cut them hard back as soon as flowering finishes and you...
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