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Can anybody help my wife.  She has a climbing rose,pictured above, which has got way out of control, and she is at a loss as how to prune it.  All the books she has read tell her to cut right back to just above a bud, or growing point. The trouble

going to have a go and will let you know how I get on. Having said that I have taken a Rose out of a bunch bought for my wife, just shoved it in the garden and to my amazement it is growing. Wow!! Good if you intend to move house and have to leave 'old

how do i cultivate moss and wild plants min lawn I have a small north facing lawn and wish to cultivate moss and wild plants. There is little grass and a lot of ants. I am creating small beds for roses and lavender. Seeking to grow moss

A problem that affects trees or shrubs when they've been planted in soil where a plant of the same species had been growing. It particularly applies to members of the Rosaceae family (roses, apples, cherries, plums). Symptoms include retarded

1) A plant or shrub pruned and trained to grow into a tree-like form, with one trunk or stem that's 3-6ft long before branches appear. The practice is entirely aesthetic, and often used for roses. See Half standard.2) The erect petals of the iris

Yes, clay soil and NNE facing... Many plants do well: helebores, ferns, geranium, phlox, globe thistle, euphorbia; some do okay: astrantia, roses, geums. I need some suggestions. Have you grown plants successfully in similar conditions? If it helps

for white, C-shaped maggots with a dark head, about a cm long. Thank you - I will try your suggestions x I know some people have success growing roses in pots but I believe they are happier in the ground. Patio roses don't seem to mind terribly but all of my

Hello everybody ! Could you help pls ?  I planted a FILIPES  KIFTSGATE about 3 yrs ago for a client ..It was intended to grow around a tubular Laurel (about 3 mts in diameter) .... All seems healthy except , still no flowers !??. I (& the Rose

Hello  Can anyone tell me what climbing/rambling  rose, if any, I could plant in a container to grow up the pergola we had erected last year or ideas for any other climbing we could put in . Unfortunately it is on a hard standing so I cannot put

of dead wood on them but new growth has started on the ends of the dead wood....should I leave them to grow in their current state or cut them right back - will they start new growth??? Thanks in advance for any advice! Roses are pruned in spring, Feb