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Controlling weeds in a cottoneaster ground cover planting requires a combination of prevention and intervention strategies. Here are some steps that can be taken to effectively control weeds: By combining these strategies, it is...
Victoria plum trees quite often get affected by heavy frosts in the winter that can kill the whole tree or just one side of the tree. One way of testing this is to lightly...
One of the advantages turf has over seed is that on areas of perennial weed such as nettles,ground elder and brambles turf can be used straight after the area is cleared to create a...
Fungal problems with Crocosmia – In a cold wet spring as we are having at the moment Crocosmia can suffer from fungal disease which can cause the stems to turn black.The best treatment for...
Plants for walls and fences. For a sunny south or west-facing walls and fences. Trachelospermum Campsis Radicans Solanum Cripsum ‘Glasnevin’ Ceanothus Skylark Coronilla Valentina Fremontodendron Californicum Plants for walls and fences. For a shady...
Though most of the chemicals have now been taken off the market,that one would use for this issue,as well as in effort to contributing to a healthier environment there are other methods to control...
Ants are social insects which are related to wasps and bees.They are easily recognisable given their distinctive body shape and and elbowed antennae. Their sociable nature means that they live in groups called colonies,with...
Many plants that are not flowering such as Camellia and wisteria plants often start to flower after being stressed for example on non flowering wisteria we often suggest cutting with a budding knife the...
Perfect soil for carrots – Ideally the perfect soil for growing carrots should be a heavy loam improved with organic matter such as well rotted garden manure or garden compost with sharp of grit...
Both Privet or yew Hedge can be reduced quite drastically and if cared for following the reduction they will recover from dormant buds in the stems. The reduction in the height is achieved by...
