If your passion flower is anything like the one I had then you can train it to go anywhere - they are very vigorous once they get going. I would...
Yes - think it may be the same - what a good idea to lay on unused soil for a time - will do that - thanks Kristen.
The only place I have for my compost bins are in shade so I use Lidl Compost Accelerator to hasten the process. The compost is nicely rotted down...
Hi everyone, I have a dreadful vine weevil problem in my garden, probably because I grow lots of fuchsias, primulas and succulents in pots. I do...
Thanks Harry, Having been born in Manchester I know that you can be assured of rain - even in the Summer months - I now live in Suffolk and we...
Sorry - does sound confusing.I plant about 8 narcissi or tulips / more of crocus or iris - in smaller pots and then in the Spring I plunge a...
I normally plant dwaft narcissi, tulip, crocus etc bulbs in small individual pots in the Autumn and plunge them in large pots in the Spring then...
Thanks for the reply Kirsten and John - I will pass your advice on to my daughter - Happy Gardening - lets hope for better weather here!
My daughter lives on Jersey, Channel Islands - she has asked me some questions I can't answer - can anyone help? Can you sow a large area of...
I have some lettuce leaves in a trough and have circled them with organic slug barrier SlugStop. Does anyone know if it is safe to eat the...
Thanks to all above - I will wait until the present cold spell is over and then remove all those black leaves and hopefull not have too much to...
I have two large Carex (at least I think they are Carex)!! The leaves on top have gone black. Can you cut all the top leaves off to show the...
Thanks to all above who gave such useful information. I will copy all and email to my daughter poste haste.
To Ancient Gardener from another ancient gardener who normally only grows flowers. Thanks for the help - just what I needed Dont know if you can...
Hi Gardeners, For the first time I have bought a tray of baby lettuce leaves from Nottcutts. I planted them in a trough and up to now have kept...
My daughter's tree ferns have survived the Winter in the Channel Islands well. She noticed that all the tree ferns in Jersey Zoo have had all...
Hello and thank you - I have already had some welcome answers to two posts - so you may be seing my name quite a bit! I have a medium sized...
Thanks to all for the advice - we will now know to ask specifically for Osteospermum Fruticosum. Thanks also to Victoria for the lovely photos -...
Thanks to all the advice above. I shall cerainly advise her to test the soil. However, I think I agree with you Kirsten, I have always had...
My daughter is trying to get a neglected garden under control. The whole area was planted with numerous conifer trees many of which she has had...
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