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I have recently removed a LOT of ivy from a large laurel hedge and am now left with a very threadbare skeleton. Will the leaves of the laurel grow back in all the right places, or do I need to prune it to stimulate growth? I'd hack it right back

A friend has recommended " Growing Sucess Organics Ltd " as a supplier of "Ivy Killer Gel " Its to get rid of ivy at trhe bottom of my / neighbours hedge ? Anyone used it please My husband who hates Ivy with intensity  has just removed (wearing

twine as it grows, cutting off any stray bits.AdamFor a different effect, try using variegated ivy. You'll still get that topiary look, but with a twist.More on plant supportsTips on using plant supportsConstructing a metal obeliskBuilding a hazel

Last Sunday was International Tulip Guerrilla Gardening Planting Day. To mark the occasion, guerrilla gardeners (so called because they grow plants on public or private land without permission), planted tulips all over Europe in tree pits, neglected

I have ivy growing locally in the hedges and trees beside my house - if I snip off little cuttings with the roots and plant them directly onto a stoney/grass slope in my garden will they grow?  This area is unsightly and I wish for the ivy to take

that it'll become a serious nuisance and almost impossible to remove. Hate Ivy.  Hate hate hate.  Our next door neighbour (the one that's a bit of a nutter) has it growing on his wall and over the garden wall, I'm forever chopping it back, trying to leave

Wash out flower pots and seed traysTrim back ivy, Virginia creeper and other climbers on walls that are close to gutters and window framesTest the pH of your soil with a kit and add lime if it's too acidicScoop leaves and debris from ponds and water

the ivy growing behind it, trying to make the photo's like a magic eye . Hopefully this little fella can have a whole new life now that it is free of the surrounding overgrowth! My guess is a Chaenomeles japonica, with a bit of sunshine you might get some

In clearing out some old nasty ivy I have managed to step on tree lilies that were just starting to poke out the ground (about an inch).  Have I crushed them to death, or will they give up on that one and throw up another spike? Probably make

I have ivy over my garage wall which has been there for about 10 years. We cut it back to 'the wood' yesterday in an effort to control it. Three trips to the tip later, and the wall is now bare of greenery but the main 'very thick' branches are left