Author: GardenAdvice

How to control your ivy I would cut it down at ground level and use ‘Root Out’ on the cut surface then cover the stum with black plastic so that the crystals can work...

Creating a beautiful shady border in your garden can be easy with the right perennials, many of which can be grown from seed. Here are some great options: Aquilegia (Columbine) and Digitalis (Foxglove): Both...

Yellow geranium cuttings I think your best bet is to sacrifice one of the cuttings and see what is happening at the end that is in the soil.If it looks squishy and there is...

Here at GardenAdvice,we offer advice to gardeners on many pest that can be found in the garden, one of which is the Mealy Bug. For control of this pest our experts recommend a few...

Rasberrry canes I don’t think that there will be a problem relplanting in the same place providing you dig in plenty of your compost and well rotted horse manure.I think Thompson and Morgan have...

Growing Plants in Shade: Trees and Understory Plants Gardening in a shaded area can be incredibly rewarding, offering a tranquil environment filled with plants that thrive away from direct sunlight. Shade gardens often have...

Slugs. A simple way to get rid of them is to pick them up and put them in a bucket of salt water.Slugs like to breed in areas of leaf debris so clearing up...

Plants for your rockery here are some of our favourites. Small, slow growing Arabis, Campanula, Dianthus, Erodium, Geranium, Erinus alpinus, Thymus drucei ‘Coccineus, Reds flowering low growing plants are Fuchsia Tom Thumb, Aubrietia ‘Bressingham...

Wood ashes contain potassium,some phosphorous and magnesium.They also contain calcium which makes the soil more alkaline so do not put on any of your lime hating plants like Rhododendron, Azaleas or Conifers as they...