Great thanks for the suggestions. Haven't seen much sun for a few weeks now, so holly is sitting in it's pot still. Think I'll try it in the main...
I bought a small sea holly plant on impulse, because I love the plant but knowing that the soil in my garden is quite heavy and wet.I don't...
The daffodils that I inherited with my garden have never flowered! They don't have many leaves either and just sit there looking a bit sad!!Most...
Thankyou for your reply. I mixed in slightly less sharp sand, and hope for the best!Does that mix do for most general purpose potting needs?
I bought some dwarf french bean plants yesterday to grow in pots.Just wondering, can I use my home made compost directly in the pots. I'm...
I'm definitely the wildlife friendly, rough around the edges kind! But there are so many leaves I was worried my spring shoots might think it's...
hoohoo! I must be learning! I cleared most of the leaves yesterday, and the ones that I cleared last year are rotting nicely in a black sack. Most...
I've got a cyclamen plant in a pot by my front door and it is one of my winter garden highlights when it flowers! normally around Dec/Jan.This...
Hi everybody, My garden is surrounded by trees so spends most of the autumn/winter covered in leaves. We usually wait until all the leaves have...
My garden is next to an overgrown woodland which has loads of ivy and snowberry which regularly comes up through my grass. Not a problem as the...
Is this a good idea? I've got a horribly ugly garage wall at the back of my garden and want to build a raised bed in the garden that will sit at...
I heard on the radio the other day that to stop bindweed choking your plants, put in some stakes for it to grow up and it will keep it isolated so...
Sounds good! I definitely want to grow rhubarb, my mum used to her and her fingers couldn't be less green! How well will it do in a quite shady...
Thanks Kate, that sounds good, except the smell of vinegar makes me crave fish'n'chips! Will definitely give that a go!
I've just spent a whole afternoon clearing weeds from the gaps in my brick path (mainly dandelions/grass). Where I've pulled them up from has left...
Hi, this is my first post, so be gentle with me!I'd like to have a small vegetable patch but my garden is at the side of my house and gets sun...
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