Spirea cut-back
Once the gardener had cleared the dead shrubs from the back-left corner, I had a go at taking out the weeds and ivy that...
An apple tree disease.
It is rather a question and I wonder if someone would be able to identify the problem for me.
Since I have few pictures...
Snails DO live in the trees!
Been Chopping down the trees at bottom of garden and did a bit of fatboys too! Found lots of snails ..here are a couple..they...
Advice Please?
Not sure if I should have posted this in questions, but anyway, I could do with some advice on cutting back or replacing...
the start of a willow orb....
Autumn is here at last and with the nursery and the tipi camp tidied up its time to chop everything back in the garden....i...
A trip to B&Q.
Hello everyone,had a trip to B&Q last night never made it at the Bank holiday weekend thought I would drop in on the...
Haircuts!
We all make mistakes in the garden , don't we! Here's mine......
Oops! The other one is trying to hide, saying "look...
OUCH I HURT !!!!!!
Gor blimey I`ve got achey joints tonight and YES!! its all my own fault. It was a little too breezy for cutting my front...
just a trim, I thought!!
Look at the state of this :))) the Ivy on the fence has once again caused problems, I would get rid of the lot but the neighbours...
Update on my Wisteria
Well hello everyone. Hope you're all fit and well. Haven't been on here for a while, but have been thinking of you all. To...
Clematis - prune or not?
Some members were concerned about the thorny subject of Clematis pruning...which, when and how. I promised that I'd write...
"Chainsaw pruners"
Andrewr provided the title for this anecdote. While Andrew spoke of Council employees my title is much broader in scope and...
PRUNING 2 – WHEN TO PRUNE?
So having said how to prune, the next question of course is when to do it? Shrubs and climbers generally fall into one of...
PRUNING 1 - WHY PRUNE?
Ask many gardeners why they prune their shubs (and climbers) and they will tell you it’s because they have got too big. But...