Plants for an Acid Soil. Trees Arbus unedo Arbutus menziesii Embothrium coccineum Embothrium coccineum lanceloatum Group Norquinco Eucryphia glutinosa Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Hamamellis mollis ‘Pallida’ Other varieties H. mollis ‘Coombe Wood’ H x...

Two of the most dependable plants to grow against a north facing wall are Pyracantha Orange glow and Hydrangea petiolaris the Pyracantha is quick growing and evergreen,has white flowers in the spring followed in...

coconut palm the best watering regime for it is to water thoroughly when the top inch or two of soil feels dry.Let it get drier however,in winter but never completely dry.It needs to be...

  Managing Worm Casts During Winter Worm activity often increases during mild, wet winter weather, leading to the appearance of worm casts on the lawn surface. While worms are beneficial for soil health, casts...

The best way to prune your pyracantha is to prune it lightly after flowering and again tidy it up in the autumn.Pyracantha blooms on the previous year’s growth.The flowers are pretty but the berries...

After the slightly more prolonged period of snow this winter in the Uk. Lots of people are finding that there lawns have been effected by Fusarium Patch Disease which shows itself as patches of...

Walnuts are quite hungry and require nitrogen and phosphates so to help them fruit it’s a good idea to feed them every spring with a balanced feed such as growmore.They are best fed in...

Wasp problem the best bet is to put up wasp traps from mid April when the fertilised queen wasp emerges from hibernation or in June when she is just beginning to make her nest.Drowing...

Leylandii hedge the bare side will not regenerate to fill the bare patches At best, you will be able to peg growths made elsewhere across your bare patches my advice would be to start...