I have a 7ft high bush which I think is of the Laurel
family, looking at the leaves. A number of leaves, though,are curling and falling off. I can's see any sign of pest, caterpiller, mite or fungal inbfection.
Any ideas what could be the cause, and hiow I treat it?
We have lots of established beech hedging in our "new" country garden near Alyth (Perthshire, Scotland), which we have pruned to about 2m high. I'd like to soften them and add seasonal interest with a rambling rose, and maybe clematis and honeysuckle. Can you suggest suitable varieties and colour schemes?
I have two Leylandii trees each about 80ft high which need to be reduced by about one third. As they are home to pigeons and squirrels I would be very grateful to know the best time to carry out the pruning so as to disturb them as little as possible.
I have a 30x50ft new build 'garden' of turf which I want to nurture into a 'real' garden. We're in North Hampshire, however there's a lot of builder's rubble on top of our Hampshire chalk! The turf was laid 18mths ago, the garden is SW facing, the grass grew differently/patchy across the garden last summer. My question is: Should I lift the turf, remove the rubble & improve the soil before I think about design/borders/planting/veg patch? What advice can you offer for dealing with a new build garden?
Dear Adam, For the last 2 years i've tried unsucessfully to grow summer squash. First year outside,second year in the greenhouse from seed. Each time flowers appear but no fruit. Is it lack of pollenation?
Hi Adam We bought a cottage in Anglesey 5 years ago near the sea very windy situation the border at the back is approx 120feet and was covered in brambles there is a hawthorn hedge along the back which is impossible to take out which also houses brambles nettles after much hard work cleared the border full of clay and put the black sheet down to prevent weeds planted lots of different plants and initially looked lovely however most of the plants did not grow hebes thrive can not get any flowers to grow. Now the border looks very untidy and needs ground cover plants have tried to remove some of the black sheeting. Would it benefit from lime or adding sand to the clay and can you suggest which ground cover plants would survive would dearly love some colour in the border Many thanks Margaret Hall
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I have a 7ft high bush which I think is of the Laurel
family, looking at the leaves. A number of leaves, though,are curling and falling off. I can's see any sign of pest, caterpiller, mite or fungal inbfection.
Any ideas what could be the cause, and hiow I treat it?
Many thanks
Pat
Sandra from Cheshire
I have a 30x50ft new build 'garden' of turf which I want to nurture into a 'real' garden. We're in North Hampshire, however there's a lot of builder's rubble on top of our Hampshire chalk! The turf was laid 18mths ago, the garden is SW facing, the grass grew differently/patchy across the garden last summer. My question is: Should I lift the turf, remove the rubble & improve the soil before I think about design/borders/planting/veg patch? What advice can you offer for dealing with a new build garden?
throw away
replant
feed
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For the last 2 years i've tried unsucessfully to grow summer squash.
First year outside,second year in the greenhouse from seed.
Each time flowers appear but no fruit.
Is it lack of pollenation?
Many thanks Margaret Hall