Thanks John, I hadn't thought about the pigeons. I'll take your sound advice.
As autumn approaches/is with us, can I stop protecting my purple sprouting broccoli from the cabbage white or must I keep the mesh on, and if so,...
Thank you for your advice. It has only given us a crop of cherries twice in the 9 years we have been here so the 50/50 chance is well worth...
Thanks for your interest. The tree is 14 feet or so high and the root(s) I need to cut are 6 inches from the nearest part of the trunk.
I have a mature cherry tree, trunk is about 2 and a half feet round near the base. No idea of its age, we inherited with the house. The area in...
That's very helpful indeed, answers both questions, thank you very much.
I have two containers about a foot in each dimension outside my front door on the north side of the bungalow thus no direct sun but nothing...
Thank you both, I'll think about it! Never been very good at long term garden projects.
I have five large Alliums (the large round purple ones) grown from bulbs. Now the flowers are over there are, of course, a zillion seeds. Is it...
Thanks GG
I lost the top 9 inches of a 5 ft Italian Cypress in the storm last night. Will it continue to grow upwards or just outwards (or at all)
I have 2ftx2ft containers either side of my front door, sitting in full shade (door faces north). They have had pyramid shaped box about 2 1/2 ft...
Thank you for the suggestions, will put them to the plant choosing committee when she comes in.
I have a 12 foot stretch of 4 foot high ugly breeze block wall surmounted by wooden trelliswork. I would like something (preferably easy to look...
many thanks, so useful to see it live as it were.
I have successfully stored dahlias over their third winter and have recently taken them from their storage to individual pots ready for later...
Thank you all. I love both the Clueless method and the sand mix one, will try them both. The sprinkling like salt is what I've done before but...
Any tips on how best to deal with (from sowing to pricking out stage) those seeds that come in hundreds or thousands in the packet? However...
Got it! It must be Hebe Green Globe (also known as Emerald Green). All descriptions include reference to its perfect globular shape. Thanks for...
Thanks for your interest. No pics until I visit again later. Not box or yew. The don't need pruning thought was probaby wishful thinking as the...
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