How To Take Geranium Cuttings.
How to take a geranium cutting the best way is to cut 10cm/ 4 inch lengths directly under a pair of leaves.Take these leaves off and possibly the ones above and put the end...
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Planting Under Trees.
planting under trees it does depend a bit whether they are deciduous trees or coniferous/ evergreen trees.There are plenty of suitable plants for under deciduous trees, there are a vast array of ferns,Skimmias, Sarcococca...
Planting Under Trees.
Question Please could you give me an idea of which plants I could plant under my garden trees. Answer Planting under trees it does depend a bit whether they are deciduous trees or coniferous/...
Raised Bed On A Stoney Soil Base.
Having removed the turf I would be inclined to fork some well rotted manure into the stony soil at a rate of approximately a barrrow/bag per meter squared.Then provided that your turf is not...
Creating A Bog Gardening For Spring Interest.
One of the most colourful area in a garden in early spring can be a bog garden.Easy to create from a dry garden area or an already boggy or wet area within your garden....
Grass Snake – Compost Bin.
Question I found a snake in my garden this weekend.I opened up my compost bin yesterday and to my surprise,I found a snake lying in there.It was a brown/beige snake about 30-50cm long. How...
Flooding Damage To Soil
Understanding the Impact of Flooding on Soil Flooding adversely affects soil in a multitude of ways: Erosion and Compaction: The force of floodwaters can strip away topsoil layers, leading to erosion. This...
Ideal Plants For Bees.
Ideal Plants for Bees,(most of which can be grown from seed). Agastache Achillea Buddleia Centaurea Cephalaria Cornflower Dahlia Digitalis Echinops Echium Gaillardia Heliotrope Jasione Perennis Blue Light Lavatera Lavender Liatris Spicata Maridold Zenith Monarda...
How To Prune Pampas Grass
Pruning old Pampas grass plants is quite a process but worth doing, and it is best to do it now in the growing season. You need first to cut it right back to about...
Creating Garden Border In An Existing Lawn Area.
When creating a Shrub Border in an existing lawn, there are a few steps that one would have to follow.Here at GardenAdvice,our experts recommend to gardeners performing this exercise,to take the following steps in...
