Hi all, Would it be ok to prune/reshape these 2 large cotoneasters now? Or should I still be holding off a few weeks? Thanks.
Hi Jenny, They were bought as small plants last year, so this year will be their second in the pots. Like you say, I will try some feed in April...
Many thanks for the replies. How far should you cut the verbenas back? Ground level now, or a bit higher? Cheers.
Hi all, Anyone give any advice on when to prune/cut back these verbena and gaura? Itching to get out and tidy the borders, but should I hold off a...
Hi there, I completely forgot about these and left them outside over winter after being advised to bring them indoors. Any advice on what I...
Hi all, For the first time this year I grew a lot of dahlias from seed, and they've all done really well. Some of them are still doing well, while...
We are on the North Yorkshire coast, Scarborough to be precise. I will probably place them in the plastic greenhouse over winter, and not water...
Thanks for the reply. Sadly we don’t have a “proper” greenhouse, we just bought a cheap plastic lean to one this year, for growing some seeds...
I will leave them and see what happens with the leaves over the next few weeks. Is it normal for them not to flower in the first year though?...
Morning all, Last year we bought a couple of agapanthus and put them in pots either side of our garden bench, however they didn’t flower for some...
Hi all, I was wondering if this hydrangea that is currently in a pot would be ok to plant in the ground at this time of year? What would you...
Hi all, We have 3 pots with some achillia in and a large pot with a hydrangea, would now be the correct time to transfer them from the pots to the...
I’ve looked at those types of ladders and they are ridiculously expensive for what they are, good investment though I guess. Regarding using the...
Yeah, that’s when I do it. I’ll probably wait till then. It’s the reason that we will eventually downsize and move, looks beautiful when it’s...
Morning all, Our property is surrounded by hedges, a mixture of privet, beech and some other type I don’t know the name of, anyway…. about 80% of...
Definitely a friend then. Hopefully they can keep these slug numbers down :mad:
Morning all, It’s going to be a lovely day (about time) up here on the Yorkshire coast. Can anyone identify these insects/bugs which are currently...
Just an update, Got round to starting today, it obviously isn’t going to stay like the current photo, but what would you do? I’m thinking just...
When you say hack it back hard, how far do you mean? right to the base? Is this an ok time of the year to do it? Will it take a long while to...
Hi all, Sounds pretty obvious, but why should I do with this large forsythia which has come over due to gravity and is nearly on the lawn? It...
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