Buddlea, Viburnum bonariensis is even better and sedium. I also think Michaelamas daisy would be good as well. Make sure they are in full sun. The...
Every spring i have a depression where Poppy, the german shepherd, has launched her self from the patio on to the lawn. It happens in winter cause...
Forget insect attack. They tend to strip the leaves off if its a bad attack unless you had something that attacked the bark and i doubt that. It...
No i don't belong to clay soil. I reckon i have done my penance for whatever i must have done wrong in a previous life! My present garden is a...
Well don't stand in front of a hive in early spring when the bees make their first flights. Cause the first thing they do is get rid of several...
I have used this site in the past for blackcurrants http://www.chrisbowers.co.uk/blackcurrants.php he charges about �£7/bush and they are sent...
I started gardening when i was very young. It was a new, huge post war council estate and the soil was sticky yellow clay, but when you are 5 you...
We had a whirley thing but it never went round. The hedges and trees are that effective that we don't have much wind, we are in a dip and they...
Depends what you buy. I was given a packet of T and M blue poppy seed and it was nearly all dead - only 2 germinated. They should be OK with the...
Whats the point thats just complicated? Nows the time to sow and leave them outside for the winter. Most alliums also need sharp drainage. As...
Doesn't vaseline or WD40 also work as a barrier?
With compost making you first of all get bacteria working away which is when the heap heats up. Later after the heap has cooled down fungi ie....
Yes and watch to see if cats can perch near them. The birds are easily put off when nest building and after they have laid eggs. One year I found...
Yes Walnut I just did not want anyone to think that hedgehogs etc might get affected - i thought that was what you meant. I was also being...
I think birds can take their time migrating, perhaps waiting for the right weather.Here in Shropshire we have very few house martins and swallows...
I try to have the boxes out by February. The record is 2 minutes after fixing for the birds to be inspecting it. Just shows how desperate the...
I am not so sure birds make that many inroads into slugs. They are not entirely defenceless. When touched they emit a very sticky slime. have you...
I think the eagle drops the bones to get at the marrow inside. Aren't there eagles around the Mediterranean that carry up tortoises and then drop...
I always open up the box, clean it out and then pour in a kettle of boiling water to kill any parasites. I then leave it open to dry before...
What it will be is that the aphids are feeding on the sap. They produce excess sugary stuff as honeydew which drips off on to the plants...
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