Author: GardenAdvice

Vitis ‘Madeleine Sylvaner’ you will indeed need to trim it.The best time to prune vines is during November or December after a spate of cold weather, when the sap is down at the base...

To control ivy on conifers you need to cut the ivy stems through near the base of the conifer.And then allow the ivy to die back bore about 6 weeks then remove by pulling...

Repotting an orchid,the best time to repot it would be in the spring when the days start to lengthen and plants enter a more active growing period.It sounds as if you have a Phalaenopsis...

Growing clematis in pots is possible and you can obtain some good results with this method by following the following tips.Firstly clematis like to grow in conditions were there roots are cool and the...

If you leeks have failed to mature this winter leave them and see if they beef up over the next 8 weeks.If they show no signs I would start again.Sometimes they have problems caused...

A natural pest control for the organic gardener is to use companion plants. In simple terms this means adding other plants to you vegetable plot to either mask the smell of the vegetable or...

Tree ferns – loads of them have been effected by the winter this year.If you have a feel around at the top and see if you can feel the buds which should be firm...

Fast growing climber for a pergola is clematis armandii it’s evergreen fast growing and has a great show of flowers in the late spring.It’s a plant that’s happy in heavy soil and as it...

The dead stems in the black stemmed bamboo is caused by a lack of water during the summer or as a natural event.Many species of bamboo tend to die back every 4 to 10...

Suitable shrub/tree to grow in a container that is 18 inches by 16 inches would be Skimmia japonica ‘Rubella’,Box,Hebes,Cordylines to name but a few. The Japanese Acer like Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum’ would be nice...