Winter care of hydrangeas
Hydrangeas are not overly keen on being pruned back hard as they tend not to recover quickly from aggressive pruning. Ideally you need to leave any pruning until early spring just as the buds...
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Winter gardening – looking after your tender plants
As winter starts the drawing in and you turn the heat on in your house there’s a couple of jobs you need to carry out in the garden to make sure your more tender...
Over Wintering Geraniums In A Cold Green House.
Gardening Advice Question Overwinter geraniums in a cold greenhouse in the UK GardenAdvice Answer Overwintering geraniums in a cold greenhouse can be a straightforward process if you adhere to these guidelines: To begin,...
Frosted Bottle Brush.
Frosted bottle brush all I think you can do is wait and see.Come spring it may well start sprouting again.You could possibly protect it now with horticultural fleece, however the worst of the damage...
Climbing Plants For A North-Facing Wall
Most Clematis are pretty good-natured about a north-facing sitting, and they are fast growing – Clematis montana has a profusion of pinkish flowers in spring and Clematis armandii has a beautiful smallish white flower...
Meconopsis Betonicifolia From Seed.
Sow February to July at around 15C (60F) on the surface of a free draining, sterile, damp peat/sand mix compost.Light is required for germination so do not cover the seeds – just gently press...
Weed Control.
Question What is the best way to control weeds? Which is the best fabric, a polyethylene type fabric or hessian? Answer For weed control,the fabric we recommend is one from Tenax.co.uk and can be...
Yellowing Cherry Laurel Leaves After Planting.
Yellowing cherry laurel leaves on newly planted plants on last seasons growth tends to indicate that the plant has suffered a shock or being checked during the transplanting or planting.It could also be the...
Ants In The Garden – Tips On Control.
Ants can cause concern but they are a nuisance rather than destructive pests.They feed mainly on insects,including other ants.They also look for the sweet liquid known as honeydew,which is excreted by aphids and some...
Creating Garden Borders.
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...
