Question I bought a Grevillea plant today the guy at the garden centre just said it grows to about 3 feet and flowers until June I have since found there are many types mine has pink and black flowers on pine like branches what is the general rule of where to plant type of soil etc any tips welcomed … [Read more...]
Questions for February 2008
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Question I have a Xylosteum (fly honeysuckle) growing in my garden. Please could you tell me if the red berries growing in the winter are poisonous? I have several young children and am concerned for their welfare. Answer The berries on the fly honeysuckle are mildly poisonous so I wouldn't > … [Read more...]
Questions for November 2007
28 June 2009 By Leave a Comment
Question: I live in a very mossy area and found last year that my 30 year old very productive asparagus bed was completely covered in moss. I raked off as much as was possible but this year it has unsurprisingly returned. I have again raked off but clearly shall be left with no soil if I continue in … [Read more...]
Questions for August 2007
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Question: I bought a lavender tree lavandula dentata I planted about 6weeks ago it does say its hare had only the odd night of frost but don t expose to prolonged frost we have had only the odd night of frost since I bought it I have noticed today there are one or two brown spikes on it and the rest … [Read more...]
Weeds in Hedge
17 April 2009 By Leave a Comment
Question: Our hedge in invaded by climbing weeds, possibly ivy. We have removed most of it by cutting the weed and pulling them as gently as possibly. The hedge is in a bad state, lots of dead wood and very little foliage in the bottom part. We have managed to pull some of the weeds root out of the … [Read more...]
Brown patches on lawn
3 March 2009 By Leave a Comment
Question: We have brown patches on the lawn how do we repair it? Answer: It depends what has caused the patches. Do you have a dog? When dogs urinate on lawns, it scorches the grass causing brown patches to appear. Both male and female dogs can cause this damage but whereas male dogs urinate in … [Read more...]
Eucalyptus Tree Problem
13 February 2009 By 1 Comment
Question: Have just been chatting with my neighbour who has suggested that leaves from my Eucalyptus tree falling into her pond has caused lots of the frogs to die. (Don't think many have fallen in). Think she has more of a problem with its height, as it is now about 20 foot tall, and she thinks … [Read more...]
Shady, Dry Flower Bed
4 February 2009 By Leave a Comment
Question: I have a flower bed below a tall wall - this bed gets very little sun (just a bit from around 3.30 to 6 pm). I had not had much success glowing flowering plants or shrubs here and would like some suggestions of flowering plants/ shrubs which grow well in the shade. Answer: The problem with … [Read more...]
Planting under a Leylandii Hedge
21 January 2009 By Leave a Comment
Question: I need some advice on a stretch of garden outside my back door. It measures about 3.6m from kitchen step to neighbour's fence. On the neighbour's side there is a row of leylandii about 10ft high on our side there is a narrow shaped bed border by a gravel path. There are few plants … [Read more...]
