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In the winter of 2023, many GardenAdvice members reported significant losses of their bottlebrush plants, known scientifically as Callistemon. These plants are typically resilient and can endure a variety of temperatures, but they proved...
Bay trees although fully hardy are often damaged by winter winds and frosts which burn the leaves.This can be avoided by placing a horticultural fleece over the bay plants on the coldest days and...
Many of our viewers and members apple trees are having problems with a bacterial infection with climate change fungal and bacteria diseases and infections have spread and are enjoying the damper milder climate. Most...
Potato cyst eelworms? Eelworms also known as nematodes are a phylum of worm-like animals. There are more than 25, 000 described species although it is thought there could be more than a million. Most...
Camellias are beautiful plants that produce large, colourful flowers in the winter and early spring. To grow camellias successfully, follow these tips: Plant camellias in well-drained, acidic soil with a pH between 5.0 and...
Pruning clematis montana rubens and species Clematis montana rubens is a deciduous climbing plant that produces masses of small, pink, scented flowers in late spring to early summer. It’s a vigorous and fast-growing plant,...
It’s best to clear autumn leaves from the lawn regularly through the autumn and early winter period as if left they become damp and wet and can cause course fungal diseases in the grass....
Now is a great time we getting your compost heap ready for the onset of winter. If you have an existing compost heap that has been started in the summer now is a good...
Mushrooms in lawns are quite natural they are the fruiting bodies from mycelium that forms beneficial symbiotic relationship with the grass plants in the lawn helping them to uptake water and nutrients. The mycelium...
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...
