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Hi all, I bought a honeysuckle at Hampton Court this year and planted in an open area with good air circulation against a wooden fence. Although it has put out some climbers and has flowered well and now has red berries, I have been battling mildew

I can do to encourage flowering? Honeysuckles can take a while to get established before they flower, sometimes a couple of years. Mine are always covered with mildew resulting in leaf drop and poor flowering. Is it to do with our climate being more

It looks like a nasty case of mildew, which can be caused by the honeysuckle being too dry at the roots, or too much rain. Try spraying with one part milk to nine parts water every two days until the greyness is gone. The yellow leaves

help - I was looking forward to my honeysuckle covering my arch - but no - I think it has mildew, the leaves look furry and eventually drop off. Is it too dry or too wet, and can anything we done about it? The weather has been too wet and humid. You

black spot. There was no need to get rid of them. Honeysuckle - it probably has mildew. Again, it needs to be sprayed regularly to keep it under control. It is also important to make sure that its roots are kept moist, as dryness will encourage mildew

Take cuttings from shrubs including pyracantha, cotinus, hypericum, potentilla, honeysuckle, ivy, hydrangea, spiraea and rosemaryPrune out plain green shoots from variegated trees and shrubsCut lavender for drying when in full flowerCut back pansies

For two years, I have been trying to grow climbing plants to cover the walls of my garden. I've planted honeysuckle, passion flower, jasmine, numerous clematis and a revolting rose I found in the street. Some died, others developed mildew, while

the honeysuckle)  might get powdery mildew - but that's just one of the things you have to put up with occasionally in order to get those glorious blooms and sensational perfume on summer evenings - but you'll have to wait until next year. Oh, you might want

Pam x Do make up a fresh spray every time, or it'll smell like a rancid one This sounds like what is attacking my Honeysuckle. Is that possible. As you might have gathered I'm a novice gardener ...... but very keen Yes, it'll be mildew. If it gets a

would be wonderful - but rambling roses would need to be planted in a bed wouldn't they?  And honeysuckle would be prone to mildew if in a tub and at risk of drying out  Sorry, I somehow missed the fact that you gave the names your first post (it's what