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Talkback: 2011 in the garden

On 28/11/2011 in forum

, and I shall dearly miss Greenacre and watching it develop. I liked your 2011 wishlist, especially: "May the caterpillars discover that synchronized swimming is infinitely preferable to cabbage munching." That is my garden problem number one, no I mean


Welcome to the problem solving forum

On 30/04/2013 in forum

nealy all been eaten down about 3" from the flower. Every morning they are laying on the ground, there are some small holes in the leaves as well, any ideas anyone please?. I have sprayed with a greenfly/white fly/caterpillar spray but I am not sure


Fork Handles

On 08/08/2012 in forum

I went to the hardware shop today and asked for a new fork handle and he gave me 4 candles why is this? Was it the same shop that sold you letter O's when you wanted garden 'ose? It was the same shop, but I just thought that that time he was trying to save me from a hefty fine. I...


Talkback: The gardening bug

On 28/11/2011 in forum

I'm sorry - I just couldn't resist this: "Anne Wareham hates gardening. She hates planting bulbs (‘I wasn’t made with a hinge in my back’). She hates cutting things down, cutting them back and pulling them out. She hates weeding. She hates the boring repetition of sowing seeds, m...


bulbs

On 22/05/2012 in forum

the first crocus opened on 1/23 here in reno nv- they are tommasianus-a few dozen planted 30 years ago have multiplied into thousands-crocus chrysanthus is budded but is waiting for a few days of sun-today it is 60 degrees and spring seems very close Hello David, It is good to ha...


Talkback: Ask Adam

On 26/05/2012 in forum

Hi Adam, my back garden is north facing and on the western side I have some ivy growing on a fence panel my question to you is why does it not produce flowers and later on berries? Sorry I meant to also say that I live in Weymouth Dorset and the ivy as far as I can tell is of the...



Horse chestnut scale insect

On 19/10/2011 in Problems: Fruit & nuts

The horse chestnut scale insect was first found in the UK in the late 1960s, having come over from southern Europe. It is now widespread and common in the south of the UK and Ireland, and is spreading northwards. Mature, adult horse chestnut scale insects are up to 5mm long and c...



Dahlia 'Grenadier' Dahlia

On 05/10/2012 in plants


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