Pete, thank you for your reply. I thought it was strange to see it on apples. It was the spitting image. Unfortunately I removed the affected...
HelloI have a Bolero Ballerina apple tree that's about 6feet high. Yesterday I noticed the very top leaves have blood-red thickened patches. I...
I think I'm on version 8 of the master plan (just need a white cat and a swivelling chair!) and I keep changing things (especially after going to...
The house is my girlfriend's domain - I daren't get too involved. We did a weekend of sitting in it (well on it - we didn't have any chairs) so...
1. cardoon or artichoke (I can never get my head around the difference) 2. Agapanthus - saw some lovely ones at Hampton Court
The conifers belong to next door, apparently they should be gone by the time I move in next week - apparently used to be a hedge (aren't they...
One leaf of Ragwort can kill a horse - it's that bad. I spent a summer growing blisters and callouses removing it from a field once. Bit of a...
When you said Knotweed I thought "Oh no! Not Japanese knotweed!!"Having looked at Polygonum bistorta superba I think it's a match.I'll try...
They do resemble convolvulus - although the veining is not a perfect match. They're certainly in the right conditions for dock leaves but I always...
HelloWe have this growing in the sheltered shady spot on the north side of our new house. It's about a meter tall (3 feet) and the leaves...
HelloWe've got our first house and with it comes our first garden!!! My girlfriend has moved there permanently this weekend and I'll be...
It currently just says the order has been placed. They've already been paid for them so I'll give them an email chasing them up. Why don't people...
HelloLast month's GW magazine had an offer for a fork and trowel for £2.95. I ordered via the gardening direct website and it's now been over...
I've reached for the RHS propagation book again and it says there are a couple of options -"cuttings - once new foliage loses its red tinge,...
Thanks guys.Very much appreciate your help. It seems going local would be the best option. I'll check the local yellow pages when we move in....
HelloWe've bought our house on the IOW and the first job when we get down there is to secure the boundary to keep the dog from investigating...
If you to to www.realseeds.co.uk they have lots of information on collecting seed from different vegetables. The whole site is aimed at...
HelloI am thinking about buying my dad a ticket for the Hampton Court Flower Show for fathers' day. I have never been to one of the big shows...
That book retails at £35 in waterstones so I think you're getting a good deal there. I haven't used it myself but like you said, coming from the...
Was that meant to be "Libran" or "Librarian"? :-) I am Capricorn so that explains my indecision (duplicitously looking both ways and all). I was...
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