New Lawn From Existing Lawn.
Creating a new lawn from an existing one is best done after treating the old lawn with Round Up weed killer applied two weeks before with a watering can. This will kill all the...
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Tomatoes For A Polytunnel.
Most Tomatoes will be happy to grow in a poly tunnel because the humid heat a polytunnel creates during the summer is just what a tomato plant loves. Although saying this the larger Spanish...
Renovating An Old Flower Bed.
To renovate an old flower bed thats full of weeks especially perennial weeds it worth taking you time.First roughly dig or fork it over as best you can and break up the soil.Next apply...
Replacing An Old Lawn.
Replacing an old lawn – to replace an old lawn you need to remove the old grass.This can either be dug into the ground by digging over the old lawn or treating the old...
Geranium Cuttings.
Geranuims -One of the easier plants to propagate is a geranium from stem cuttings.At the end of the summer you can take cutting from the plants that have been in your garden over the...
Soil Erosion By Water.
A simple method to help prevent soil erosion by water in the case of a stream or rain water running down a slope is to grass the area with grass seed and plant Cornus...
How To Plant A Bank.
To planting a garden bank for low maintenance.Many gardens have areas of banks and although they can be turfed you still have the problem of mowing them.The best solution is to plant the plants...
Replacing A Pond Liner.
Pond liners – Replacing a pond liner the best time to do this is early spring or in the late autumn. Often you can leave the old liner behind and place the new liner...
Loss Of Frogs And Toads Over Winter.
The GardenAdvice team has noticed that over the few months we have lost quite a few frogs/toads this winter.It appears the winter extremes have been too much for them.So this years its going to...
Non Fruiting Grape Vine.
There are a couple of main reasons why grapes fail to fruit. The first is a lack of fruiting spurs where the fruits are produced from.This is normally due to a plant being to...
