pennymax

Raising the Level of the New Lawn

Hi, Once again i would appreciate some advice on laying a new lawn.  We have cleared our lawn of rubble now that the builders have gone  my poor lawn is now in a very poor state.  We now want to lay a new lawn but firstly we would like to increase the level of the lawn by 4"-6" using good top soil and turf.  My question is, do we put top soil straight on top of the old lawn and then lay new turf or do we need to do any prep work prior to putting top soil down.  

Replanting a young unknown tree

Hi, i would appreciate some advice on re positioning a young tree which now is about 10ft in height. ( i bought it  as a young whip when my grandson was born). I would like to re position it to a more suitable area in the garden.  My husband has dug it up for me and i have it stood in a large tub of water. The advice i would like is firstly,  i am not sure what it called, what do i do to prepare the soil (my husband has dug a hole ready for it to be re planted) and then once planted do i have to prune it back . here is a pic to identify this young tree.

Advice on replanting young unknown tree

Hi, i would appreciate some advice on re positioning a young tree which now is about 10ft in height. ( i bought it  as a young whip when my grandson was born). I would like to re position it to a more suitable area in the garden.  My husband has dug it up for me and i have it stood in a large tub of water. The advice i would like is firstly,  i am not sure what it called, what do i do to prepare the soil (my husband has dug a hole ready for it to be re planted) and then once planted do i have to prune it back . here is a pic to identify this young tree.

What is the name of this Plant Growing in my Garden

Hi, Thank you all for your advice.  I will pot  a couple of them up and then wait and see what develops.. thanks again..x

What is the name of this Plant Growing in my Garden

Hi, sorry for not attaching  my pictures to my question.  ( i have been having some problems with my computer, maybe i should spend some time reading up on computers for dummies). here are some pictures of the plants which will hopefully  help identify the plant.

What is the name of this Plant Growing in my Garden

Hi,  I have no idea what the name of this plant is growing in our garden and there are a number of shoots growing, Can someone identify it for me please.  We moved into our bungalow approx six months ago and our builder cleared our garden using a mini digger. Now we have patches of new shoots growing all over the garden, if possible i would like to save them so that when we start working in our garden i can re-plant them.  

Advice on where to plant my apple tree and suitable hedging

hi,  now i can plant my apple tree using the right compost thanks to sotongeoff and dovefromabove.  Thanks Busy-Lizzie for Hedgesdirect Link,  i have chosen Laurel for my new hedge.

Advice on where to plant my apple tree and suitable hedging

The apple tree is a cox's orange pippin. The roots are in a plastic bag. Do i need to put anything in the soil when i plant it in a pot , also do i need to place the apple tree in a sheltered spot in the garden. Thanks sotongeoff for your advice.

Advice on where to plant my apple tree and suitable hedging

hi, i would like help and advice on what to do next with two issues.  First issue is, i bought a small bare rooted ( its roots are in a plastic bag ) apple tree ( i think it called a whip) .  At the moment it in my utility room waiting for me to plant it,  but i am not sure what to do next,  do i plant it in a pot or plant it in the ground.  There appear to be young leaves growing already. You can tell that i am a novice gardener but i am willing to learn.  

Our neighbour at the bottom of our garden is putting a pitched roof on top of his garage  to create a bedroom. Also their kitchen window looks into our garden so my second issue is, what sort of hedging to plant ,I would like a fast growing and dense and also bird friendly. I would  really appreciate all the help i can get.  

Raising the Level of the New Lawn

Replanting a young unknown tree

Advice on replanting young unknown tree

What is the name of this Plant Growing in my Garden

Advice on where to plant my apple tree and suitable hedging