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that look straggly to encourage new growthShorten half the shoots on broom and genista to encourage new growthPlant autumn-flowering bulbs such as nerines, colchicums, sternbergia, autumn crocuses and Amaryllis belladonnaSpray roses with fungicide to prevent

perennials and bedding plantsCollect seed from any flowers you fancy propagatingTrap earwigs among dahlias with upside-down pots stuffed with straw and balanced on canesPick leaves off plants affected by rose blackspotTrim conifer hedges and evergreen hedges

Are your roses martyrs to disease? Are their leaves covered with black spots or a white overcoat of powdery mildew? Well, I'll come clean and put my hand up on both counts. Much depends on the time of year and whether it's wet or dry - but, most

pull them out if they appear in the garden. Every two weeks from early spring onwards spray plants with a systemic action fungicide.hollyhocks, mallowall year roundCommon fungal problems affecting plantsIris leaf spotRose blackspotRose rustTulip fire

displays to bring under cover for winter protectionPick leaves affected by rose blackspot and collect any lying on the ground nearbyCut down perennials whose seedheads aren't worth keeping, digging in compost around them

a mulch of well-rotted compost, and regularly feed and water. Keep deadheading.rhododendrons, azaleasspring, summer, autumn, winterCommon fungal problems affecting plantsRose blackspotIris leaf spotPrimula leaf spotBlack spot

Layer a rhododendronRhododendrons are beautiful shrubs but they come with a less than attractive price tag. A simple propagating technique called layering is a great way to get more plants without breaking the bank.Pick off rose leaves infected

agreed though, that this was not something we could envisage us doing ourselves. I suppose the time and effort put to wrapping up trees would at least partly be compensated for by the fact that fungal infections such as blackspot, mildew and rust wouldn