Pro GardI watched a professional demonstration of the Fein Multimaster at a woodworking show and it looks to be a fantastic bit of kit. It can...
I've just spotted on page 151 of the current Radio Times (4-10 April) an offer for a dwarf Bramley apple tree! It comes as a 5ft high specimen...
Good idea. Those paper pots may also deter those wretched little tunneling slugs.
Compaction is a condition that needs to be corrected to help your soil become better, quicker. Most of my garden was so compacted, I had to use a...
SamIt's huge! In my neighbourhood, we'd call that a mansion!Looks really impressive, I bet you're hoping for a good summer!
Hi TangleLike you, I took over a very neglected garden two years ago and I'm rehabilitating it. Shortly after I moved in, I carried out soil...
Hi Compost MakerI can't tell you about Howgate Wonder but in the 1980s, I moved into a house with a big mature Scarlet Bramley in the garden...
Hmmm. Looks like some sort of fungus but your description of "felt-like" is puzzling. Is there much of it? You could try giving the area a...
Hi spooterLots of good advice from TopCat.As you can see from my username, I'm familiar with the problem of stones. It will certainly...
Hi SGMrs Flinty and I went to Salisbury last Thursday to see an exhibition in The Close and although I've seen the cathedral many times over...
Hi FugglesDo I take it that what you really want is ground cover? Certainly mint will provide that and I have to say that when mint is...
I'd go with the general flow of advice so far given and say take advantage of that shade and moisture! Think of the beautiful plants you can grow...
Aeratng can be done at most times of the year (unless there's a drought, in which case the ground is like concrete and you want to conserve...
Like Sussex Gardener, I was also thinking of a climber for your main pot. But you need to be aware of the damage that wind can do to large plants...
Hmmmm. Your lawn looks a bit hungry and a bit neglected at the moment but nothing serious.I assume you've given it at least one cut this...
It's well over 50 years since I won a prize for handwriting at school, using a pen with a steel nib dipped in real ink and writing copperplate on...
My guess would be pigeons. They can strip plants down to the ground between sunrise and you getting up in the morning.
If you plant sedum spectabile, the hoverflies will knock you down to get at it!But you'll need to trim the plants to keep them small - try...
Don't panic!Use this link: http://www.hedge-plants.co.uk/helpsheet.htm You lay your bare rooted plants in the shallow trench at an angle of...
OrganoponicoYou rarely see flea beetles - just the damage they do. They eat many, many tiny holes in the leaves. It's still possible for us...
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