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at another hole, all within a very small area in the garden. hello kate, may be you can help me, how can i and with what spray the blue berries and rasberry bushes against pests that will not hert the birds or other favorite creature in the garden (in my case

the blackbird dug them up, looking for grubs. The second batch of seeds I sowed suffered the same assault. Sid then mysteriously disappeared - has another frustrated gardener taken revenge?The third batch of beans is barely past seedling stage. I'm sure

Kate, it is pouring with rain in Bristol and I have just dashed out and lifted everything I have in pots with lush new growth onto the picnic table out of reach of the slugs and snails who will be roaming around tonight. Being a gardener means

can someone please help! I have a large container which i use as my herb garden, but have recently noticed worm like creatures poking out of the soil.  I thought at first one was an old coil spring from a pen,sort of browny in colour,  long

Having moved from the countryside to a house with a very overgrown garden in the city, I have found black jumping insects living in the soil in my greenhouse and under pots outside.  They look like shrimps or fleas and are about 5mm long

Wot? No berberis sawfly?I await, with great anticipation, to see what effect the mild winter will have on all these 'pests'. I am very shocked to see that Gnats (fungus flies) has not made it on to the top ten. Once you have these they are a pain

is that everything in my garden is being eaten! Can it be the lily beatle? I cant see any other pests? Hello,are the plants covered in round holes?Thats a typical sign of lily beetle.I had them more than ever last year,and they squeak when you squash them so i feel

Very informative and useful to all novices out there This year i had aphids on my broadbeans. The way i wanted to get rid of the was to do it organically, so i did and made up a soap solution and works really well aswell as saving me money, does anyone know any other organic solu...

Hi there, I have something which has taken over one of my garden beds. It looks like grass, however, it appears to grow a lot quicker. When I dig it up there are countless numbers of clumps of bulbs. I tried clearing the area last year, however

It comes as no surprise to me that slugs and snails have been voted the most-hated garden pests in the Gardeners' World Awards. Surely no garden in the country can be immune from their devastating activities, unless it's a garden covered in concrete