Well, having looked at the problem myself, the answer seemed to be just a simple privet hedge! What my son had been doing was cutting out old...
Will do!
Than Thanks, will pass this one on to my son, as well as the photinia
Yes, that looks good and I think it's what we planted down our garden many years ago! Thanks.
Thanks for that. At 5m x 5m it's a big shrub/tree -do you know if it's possible to keep it, by pruning, at around 2m height and spread?
I, perhaps, shouldn't have mentioned "hedge" as it's really, so I understand, a line of totally unrelated shrubs and trees growing along the one...
Can anyone suggest a fast-growing, evergreen shrub that will grow in a light shady area? It needs to grow to about 2 metres high as it's required...
Advice on how close together floribunda roses can be plantedSorry for the rubbish title! It was a case of the fingers not going where the brain...
I want to plant a row of strong-perfumed floribunda roses for my wife to use in her craftwork. There’s plenty of space as the row can be up to 20...
Again, thanks Kristen!I've used green manure in the past and my mistake then was to leave it too long before digging it in with the result it...
Thanks Kristen, There's a great deal of useful information there. I shall have to spend some time reading it! I'll have a look at the...
Thanks for all your advice! I’ll have a look at what’s been said!It’s difficult to describe the ground but the grass is shorter and far...
The local council has marked out a few new plots on an existing allotment complex and my son has taken one on (which means that I shall be roped...
Thanks Alice, I have decided to use a "curtain" as that will cut down the wind and the chill factor but will look into the "Sub-Arctic Plenty", as...
If it's any help, everything I've been told is that you only let the first runner grow as this will produce a strong and healthy plant for next...
Hello to you both and thanks for your replies. I apologise for not replying before. I asked the question because there's a man on the allotment...
Thinking of next year, I'm looking for tomato plants that can be planted out fairly early in the year (in the South of England), a good cropper...
Why is he calling me a lady?????And what's a "gound tyhem"?I'm a teapot ! I'm a tea-pot !Seriously, Bluestar, thanks for trying to...
Oh, by the way, dan-w, you'd be better starting a new thread than asking a question on an old one. It's not many who will look up an old thread. I...
Hi dan-w,Yes, to be on the safe side, disinfect the containers - Jeyes Fluid is a good disinfectant but there may be others on the market - I...
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