elizabeth cooley

Summer flowering evergreen Clematis

Hi, i have a Summer flowering evergreen Clematis, growing up a trellis on my fence(I think its a summer one but could be early autumn,as i have lost the instruction card and cant remember even the name of it.) i bought it as a very small plant last spring, so it has not flowered yet but has put on a lot of growth since,and has grown to the top of the trellis already.I would like to know when and how to prune it ,if at all.I am  a very novice gardener but am learning slowly through the kind help of all you experts on this forum,it has given me so much inspiration, so this is where i come when i have a problem and would be really grateful for any help.Have tried to upload a Pic of the plant but its not letting me do it at the moment,but will keep trying.Kind regards Elizabeth.

Black spot on red robin bush

Hi thanks for the advice much apprecieted. Its growing in the middle of my lawn, so its mostly in full sun. and i have planted spring bulbs around it. regards E

lizabeth.

Black spot on red robin bush

Hi, could anyone please tell me what is wrong with my red robin bush. the green leaves all have this black spot on them.I have had the bush for two and a half years and this is the first time that this has happened. I am a novice Gardener and dont really know much about problem solving. It still producing new growth. I would be grateful for any info on the problem.

Dracaena Marginata Leaves yellowing.

Thank you, yes it is a nice plant and i don,t want to lose it, so hopefully it will pick up now.

Dracaena Marginata Leaves yellowing.

Hi, thanks very much for your quick reply,ive put this pic up of it. as you can see its a three stemmed plant and ive taken most of the yellowing leaves off but they were underneath each of the three stems.I will have to find somewhere with a bit more light but will leave it where it is for a few days to see how it goes. many thanks for your advice.

Dracaena Marginata Leaves yellowing.

Hi, i bought a Dracaena Marginata houseplant in the summer, and put it in my conservatory near a wndow, it thrived there until the weather turned cold.(My conservatory gets very cold in the winter, i do have a heater in there but dont put it on as i dont use the room much.) Anyway a lot of the leaves have turned yellow and some have dropped off.I water it sparingly so i dont think this is the problem as i know they dont like to be overwatered. I moved it into my lounge two days ago as it is much warmer but there is not as much light. Do you think the cold is the problem and have i done the right thing in moving it even though the light is,nt as good.Any help with this problem would be much appreciated. Thanks

clematis montana

Thank you all, i thought it may be weather related, its nice  to have a bit more colour in september though..Yes Kathryn i hope we do too, could,nt do with another wet year. I had a swimming pool at the bottom of my garden in july.

clematis montana

Hi could anyone  tell me why my spring flowering clematis montana is flowering again in September.It was a little late flowering due to the bad weather (late spring).But i eventually had a good show of lovely white flowers. It only put on a bit of  growth after flowering,,and the leaves turned a russet colour.Now i have PINK flowers coming.I am only a novice gardener but i was told that the Montana is a spring flowering Clematis.I,m not complaining about this because it does look nice. just curious.So  any info would be gratefully received,thanks.

sweetpeas

Hi can anyone give a novice gardener some advice please.I have done really well with my sweetpeas. Its the first time i have grown them,they have grown really tall and ive had lots of beautifull fragrant flowers . but now the bottom leaves have gone yellow and the plant dos,nt look very attractive i also have some pods forming.They were grown in a large pot.Is it now time to discard the plant ? The seed packet said they bloom from june to august. i have cut the last of the flowers, there are a few more forming but not many.

powdery mildew spots on courgette leaves

Thanks very much for the  advice, will try the milk.

whats this plant?

star jasmine

Jasmine star

Summer flowering evergreen Clematis

Black spot on red robin bush

Dracaena Marginata Leaves yellowing.

clematis montana

sweetpeas

powdery mildew spots on courgette leaves

stoney soil

red robin bush

bedding plants