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Keep window bird feeders topped up with seed to attract bluetits and sparrowsWash out flowerpots and seed traysMove patio pots to sheltered sites during cold periodsIf snow falls, knock it off the branches of evergreen shrubs and conifers to prevent

A large chunk of my garden is overshadowed by a neighbours very large evergreen trees. It not a particularly sunny garden to begin with but im losing an extra cpuple of hours sunlight just due to the large trees.    They grow at an angle, almost

Evening all! Just wondering if any kind soul would care to offer me advice on how I can line my border down one side of my garden with an interesting array of evergreens to over time hide a fence behind it. To set the scene my border is 12 metres

this striking shrub.autumnMore autumn planting projectsHow to plant an acer in a potHow to plant a small treeHow to plant a blackcurrant bushHow to plant a shrubView a variety of evergreen shrubsAdd autumn colour to your garden

I have a small paved front garden with a with a square of soil in the middle apx 1 sq.mtr and would like a tree or large shrub that flowers  and is attractive most of the year. Nothing that grows too big as it is only 1 mtre from bay window , any

's a tall evergreen tree, I'm not sure the exact species but was told by a gardener recently that it's an original ''Christmas tree'' if that helps. I used a trowel to dig a small hole in the flower bed around the tree and discovered not only ants

..   Can anyone ID this evergreen hedge? (below)... if I trim it back is it like evergreen trees that don't grow new leaves once you cut them off?    Apologies for the bad photography, my good camera is still packed after the move so I took

the year. It can reach a height of 10m.Prunus serrula, Tibetan cherryFeatured in Toby Buckland's gold medal-winning Ethical garden at BBC Gardeners' World Live 2008, Eriobotrya japonica is a small tree with large, evergreen leaves. Grown in a sheltered

A birch tree makes an ideal focal point and can be grown in a large container. Its silver-white bark and delicate foliage combine with the handsome, soft shield fern and evergreen heuchera leaves for a wonderful woodland combination

It's a verry shallow border, bordering plum slate. Raised flower bed one side, small buddleja the other and a dwarf apple tree. Pretty good soil - heavy clay mixed in with lots of well-rotted stuff, so very free draining and rich. Just been mulched