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to be painted in CGS 'Willow'.  The neighbour at the back has a regularly trimmed conifer hedge that runs all along the boundary and rises about 2'6"above my fence, so I need to be careful that whatever I plant doesn't get trimmed in August along with the hedge

garden ready for lots of plants that don't grow so well in my exposed garden with little shade. Clay soil is usually very rich in minerals, so once the soil structure is improved you will be able to enjoy hostas, hellebores, primulas, pulmonarias, acteas

Don't let it get you all down so much! Plan your gardens for the spring and summer. Get the seed catalogues out and save yourself some money buy growing your own plants. Work out your colours for pots and hanging baskets rather than going

Hi all, and a Happy New Year to everyone. I have a dead flowering cherry tree in my garden, which I have fixed a trellis to for growing climbing roses on.  The tree is now covered in fungi which I gather is breaking down the tree, does anyone know

, but it always returns. What is it and how can I defeat it? Sarah, does this weed flower if so does it look a bit like a buttercup. You seem to be describing (I could be wrong) creeping buttercup. Low growing travels fast on long creepers which root, three

can find space. Willows and Alders love boggy ground and are very attractive. The theory is that they could out-compete the things you don't like. Please also see our list of plants suitable for boggy soil at: http

, since the main trunk is leaning outwards I wonder if it wouldn't just grow back looking ugly? Should I take it out and replace with something else, perhaps a lower-growing form of blue cypress? Why not try staking it straight? At that size it should

'bootlaces' as I can see. Lost (fell down)willow couple yrs ago planted by prev owner , part still grows other just gets fungus on it. On other side garden lost a hypericum hidcote gone all rotting /falling apart and was wondering if had HF...I don't think

Hi, I have a problem area in my garden, it is at the bottom of the garden, in shade most of the time. There is also a well established Walnut tree growing there. My problem is that nothing seems to gro there very well, except for weeds (geranium

please help we have moved into our first home and half the confifers are dead and have this vine kind of thing growing on it. it appears to be rife in neighbours gardens and could do with some help in firstly identifying it and then some help on how