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hi everyone.. my lawn which was lush and green in may is now covered in dead and dying brown patches. i do not know what is causing it.. dad sai ants which i ahve  alot off and neighbour says dragonfle larve.. but it is everywhere.. will try and add

Hello there  I have an neglected roughly 20ft square patch in my back garden covered with ? weed. I wou ld welcome any advice on something easy growing for this year  thanks Marie Hi Marie, firstly, it depends whether you want to grow, fruit, veg

I see blackbirds daily on my lawn. Think they are digging up worms. Feel awful when I cut the clover heads off when mowing the lawn but I have a dog and clearing up after him is not so easy with long grass!! :-) I always think of the flowers we

heap. You can also buy a box of live bumblebees for the home garden now called a Beepol box. To suggest using Japanese knotweed for bee hotels is very risky and ill advised. Cutting knotweed canes in the summer while they're still growing is likely

help as well if you think the thieves can read.  The time I got most upset was when i saw a mother holding up her todder to my tomatoes to get at them - stealing is bad enough but teaching a child to steal is even worse. this happens on the patch where

, all are infected and most are about 9' high and are infected all over!  I had a look and they do have white scaley patches on them, so I'm guessing you're right with your diagnosis.  I'm wondering if chopping them right back might be an option

in Northern France. I have a similar problem, and used my initiative (a long loppers) to cut out the dead wood. On closer investigation I found that without exception the dead wood seemed to be infested with clusters of tiny, dark red 'eggs' - I say eggs

Laying lawn turf is one of the simplest ways to remedy a tired, shapeless patch of grass or to create a new lawn. It may be a little more expensive than sowing grass seed, but the benefits outweigh the cost - you'll have an instant, usable area

, and keep my fingers crossed. Will I be cutting into sweet, juicy melons later this summer?Just one problem has come to light this week. One of my melon plants is developing the characteristic white patches of powdery mildew on its leaves. If this spreads

, honeysuckle, hydrangea and lots of other things I have no idea what they are, and a vegetable patch all battling for space and attention and, as the title suggests, we have no idea where to start with it all!!  My partner's problem solving has whittled down