Question: My late father has a Peony Rose and a Rhododendron and I want to take cuttings from these to give to other family members before the house is sold. Can you advise. Answer: It is extremely difficult to take cuttings of Peony and are best propagating by division. Carefully clear away the … [Read more...]
How can I train my Jasmine?
12 February 2010 By Leave a Comment
Question: I have a jasmine which has been planted by the front door and have been trying to train it over the door but to be honest I've no idea what I'm doing. It has been there 12 years and has many trunks if you know what I mean. I don't know if I should be cutting some of them out or what growth … [Read more...]
Gardeners World Scrapbook
2 February 2010 By Leave a Comment
I have just come across a great little feature which is a must for all gardeners. Do you buy gardening magazines each month to find out what you should be doing and for advice from the experts? Do you tear out the articles to keep for the future? But do you then forget where you put them? This is … [Read more...]
Website Review – Coblands
12 January 2010 By Leave a Comment
I have come across a new website which is worthy of being added to my list of preferred suppliers; I haven't placed an order with them yet but when I do I will post a review of their services. Coblands Nurseries' website, has a wide range of plants including Fruit, Rhododendron & Azaleas, … [Read more...]
Tritonia Rubrolucens and Hippeastrum (Amaryllis)
7 January 2010 By Leave a Comment
Question: Could you please tell me how best to deal with the foliage of "Tritunia rudrolucens" and "Hipeastrum advenum"now that the flowers have finally died off, leaving climps of foliage 12 to 18 inches high. Answer: Do you mean Tritonia rubrolucens and Hippeastrum (Amaryllis)? If so here is how … [Read more...]
Will Cherry Tree Suckers Produce Fruit?
7 January 2010 By Leave a Comment
Question: Will suckers picked from the roots of newly planted fruit cherry trees grow into normal fruit producing trees or will they produce inferior fruit? Answer: Cherries with their own roots will grow into very large trees making them unsuitable for smaller gardens. Here in the UK, and I assume … [Read more...]
Lavender dentata
15 September 2009 By Leave a Comment
Question: In February I bought a lavender dentata tree which claimed on the label to be hardy to the UK I found out some time later it was not and bought the tree in and planted it in a pot I have put it out during the day has the weather has warmed up but on inspecting the same tree at my garden … [Read more...]
Getting rid of Weeds
14 September 2009 By Leave a Comment
Question: The house next door to mine is a long term empty property. In its garden it is riddled with 2 weeds one is mare's tail and the other I don't know the name of but it is like a route that travels under the surface and every now and then it shoots up just 2 or 3 blades of grass type things. … [Read more...]
Fatsia japonica
14 September 2009 By Leave a Comment
Question: I want advice on my Fatsia japonica (false castor oil) that has this year flowered and now has black berries. I read somewhere that the berries are poisonous but when you search online you get mixed reports. I have a young boy and don't want to risk him eating anything that could cause him … [Read more...]
