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Perennial plants suitable for alkaline or chalky soils. With chalky soils not all plants are suitable for the alkaline conditions that chalky soil produce. So you can use plants suited or able to withstand...
Garden Shrubs for use on chalk / alkaline soil With chalky soils not all shrubs and trees are suitable for the alkaline conditions that chalky soil produce. So you must use shrubs and trees...
Hellebore tend with both the foliage and flowers to droop naturally at this time of year just as they come into full flower – its a bit annoying to say the least, some of...
The GardenAdvice team are often asked about apple trees by a lot of clients, the key really is to set them up in the later autumn and winter months which will generate some great...
Winter Scent – daphne auto marginata and Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Purple Stem’ both these plants provide fantastic scent in winter which is great to come home to on a damp wet day. Summer Scent –...
Clematis armandii If you are looking to cover a fence or wall with some climbers in a shady area here is a few questions from the GardenAdvice team It would also be worth growing...
With uneven lawns a couple of solutions exist, firstly you can remove the turf by hand or a machine called a turf cutter level the area and relay the existing turf or you can...
Most lawns created on a clay or heavy soil suffer from a wet or badly drained surface, this is often caused by unstructured or heavy soil. In some cases a badly drained surface on...
Wild garlic control with weed sticks As the climate changes it is starting to favour different plants. One such plant that’s doing well with the changes is wild garlic a great plant for use...
Question How do I add colour to by rose beds and which plants can I use to plant under the existing roses Answer Traditionally rose beds have always been dug over in the winter...
