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. My reaction comes from having a row of some white, some crack willows, 10 feet from the road and growing into the powerlines alongside. The were small trees when we arrived and grew at an enormous rate. Taking them down was a major task, terrified me

clay we have peat also. Have you had a look around the area as to what is growing there? I'm not expert but can tell you what grows here. Hi Bunnysgarden,the soil around here is a clay/loam mix.Things that are doing well in the area are oak,beech,willow

watching Chelsea last week in the laurent perrier garden they had the most gorgeous roses growing in mounds through a framework of hazle, I've never seen anything like this before but it was fantastic way of training roses as it gave some height

.Clean and sharpen knives and secateursPut up nesting boxes for birds on suitable treesMove shrubs growing in the wrong placeAround the gardenCut down willows and dogwoods to their baseFinish taking hardwood cuttingsPlant bare-root roses, hedging, trees and shrubs

My recently completed pond has a visible pipe at water level, which I would like to hide with a plant growing down from the rocks above it and trailing into the water. Are there plants I should avoid which would be toxic to fish, newts and frogs

buds coming. The garden is south facing so maybe its having too much sun?  Can anyone help with this problem to get the plant back on track. Many thanks for your help, which is always greatly appreciated. Julieh. Julieh, Salix or Willow is a tree

problem was because of water running down a slope into a hollow, rather than because he was generally on very wet soil. Very thirsty plants such as willows exist but can cause more problems than they solve. We live on a hill and water running into our

have to be careful about willow roots getting into pipes.  I bought mine from World of Willow. I was hoping to plant some veg in it but thought  about rhubarb Try some celeriac - they love water and taste good too.  I gave up growing them when my water

pictures...      Can anyone identify it for me please? It is a pest or should I let it grow? Will it look nice or not? Also need to know if its poisonous or anything as I have a little boy who loves to play in the garden. Thanks in advance! Bay Willow Herb

A friend has just cut my dragon claw willow tree back down to about two meters of trunk, he was trying to help but i'm gutted. Will it grow back and if not can i plant a cutting to grow. Please help!!!   The RHS via google says you can massacre