Boxed Up.
The Buxus – Here at GardenAdvice we have been receiving numerous questions about the Buxus or Box Plant.The Buxus plant is a fine textured evergreen shrub that tolerates pruning and shearing well.Buxus or Boxwood...
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Is Ivy Getting Out Of Control In Your Garden.
Ivy Emergency- Any vine that gets out of control in the garden can become a problem and if you don’t like the plant there is no use keeping it around. Ivy grows by putting...
Non Flowering Daffodils.
Non flowering daffodils in the spring are normal caused by one of two reasons.The first being if the daffodils have been cut back to early the previous year which would not have allowed enough...
Datura Plants Poisonous To Children.
All Datura plants contain tropane alkaloids such as scopolamine,hyoscyamine, and atropine.Primarily in their seeds and flowers so are dangerous to children and adults.Because of the presence of these substances,Datura has been used for centuries...
Re-Pointing A Patio.
To point a newly laid patio or to re-point a patio you need to mix 4 part sand(ideally a builders sand)to two part cement.Mix with water that has a few drops of Plasticizer(available from...
Removal Of Tree Stumps.
The removal of tree stumps there are three methods we use to remove tree stumps.The first being to employee a contractor with a stump grinder to remove the stumps.You can hire the stump grinder...
Growing Bottle Brush (Callistemon) Plants.
Bottle brush plants or Callistemon in the UK and Europe plants that have been introduced from a warmer climate mainly Australia.They are not fully hardy and so need to be planted in a sheltered...
Re-Planting Fruit Trees.
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...
Weed Control With Round Up Weed Killer.
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...
Moving An Oak Tree.
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...
