Author: GardenAdvice

If you have a project to remove and re-plant some fruit trees in your garden. You should be Ok as the soil will not normally carry any build up of pests and disease that...

Round up weed killer contains a chemical called Glyphosate which is a systemic weed killer that enters the plant through the green areas i.e leaves and stems and travels within the plant. Glyphosate works...

Its very difficult to do, mainly because oak trees do not have a very fibrous root system making it hard to dig them up and keep the feeding roots required to help in the...

When potato tops turn black its normally a sign of a late air frost or potato blight,especially if this happens in mid May to July. In both cases remove the damaged leaves and watch...

Planting a wisteria is best carried out in the period of the late autumn until early spring.The idea being that the plants roots have time to start to establish before the warmer weather of...

Installing a landscape edge is normally a term used with an edge installed on a lawn to maintain the shape of the lawn and to create a sharp or clear cut edge to a...

We have had lots of questions recently about winter damage to palms in the UK. The best thing to do is wait and see if they recover in the spring. However this is unlikely...

Horse Radish can be a bit invasive if not controlled.Many people that now take on old unattended allotments find that what was once a small patch of horse radish has now become much larger...

Plant that are very hardy in containers – It’s a question we are asked a lot over the spring as people discover there container plants have died over the winter due to the winter...

If you have indoor lemon trees which are being attacked by scale or mite you its often hard to spray the safely indoors near to your family and pets. However a systemic insecticide whilst...