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Hi just got an allotment off the council after waiting ove 5 years but already had a private one which was located about 8 miles from my house the new one is only 2 minute walk which is excellent.Anyway i have a good rubarb patch at my old garden

My borage loves to escape from the veg patch to the borders, as do English marigolds. Valerian and buddlia do almost too much. But I love plants for free, not just because of my Scots ancestry but it means the plants are right at home with me. I

.  Organically - Cut all the top growth with a flame or strimmer. Then cover the whole thing in black plastic, carpet etc etc leaving a small patch so you can start digging and seeing whats in the soil and removing the roots. When you've got through the first

 autumn or early winter.  Cut the grass short just before you sow and rake bare patches, then cut again in February to let light in so the Rattle  seeds can germinate.  Then don't cut until the Rattle has set seed and self-sown (about early August) Alternatively

The bottoms of my potato hulms have leaves with black patches ansome of gone yellow, the tops of the plants are still in flower and look pretty healthy is this blight and should I cut the hulms off? I don't grow potatoes anymore because

.Leave the cement to set overnight before removing the stepping stone.Put the stepping stone into position, and cut into the lawn around it with an old kitchen knife.Remove the circle of lawn and press the stepping stone into place.AdamUse stepping stones in well

and has lost most of its leaves,the bottom line, is it a gonner, and should i cut it to the base and hope it regenerates We have a "herb patch" in our garden, a patch with a little concrete wall. It has rosemary, sage, garlic chives, oregano, lemon thyme

I got my allotment last year (30x30), have managed to clear it ALL and cover with black ground sheet and then cut out holes to plant in (just to get me going and prevent the 'allotment police' from complaining of neglect!)Most definitely made

I've got some hydrangeas in pots outside my front door. They're really tough and only demand decent watering to stay looking good. But this autumn I've been trying to ignore the little white patches of mildew on the leaves. I used to work in a

, many of which are in decline. And ground elder has flat, umbel-type flowers, which are particularly suited to butterflies and hoverflies. So it might be worth saving time and effort and just leaving your wild patch, as it sounds like it is already a