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Moved into a new house a year ago which has a wonderful established beech hedge fronting the road.  It is in the deeds of the house that we have to keep it maintained and at a certain height, etc.  Indeed the road is Beechway and was named after

throughout spring, summer and early autumn to maintain the red leaves. A friend advises to prune after a full moon as apparently the plants can tolerate the loss of limb/leaf better at this time of the month. The next full moon is 3rd July so I'll be busy

the research first perhaps speak to your local vet. Kinds Regards Steve When we had a female dog, I used to find that a full watering can of water was enough to neutralise the urine and maintain a decent-looking lawn. Same problem, a mini schnauser pees on lawn

too tall and will suppress weed growth. But the plants will also need to be hardy enough to withstand being stood on with a step ladder.  So that we can maintain the hedge behind the border. Also nice colour or berries etc would be a bonus... Thanks

. It is very annoying since it seems to have extensive roots with no woody bit to pull out but just very brittle clumps that go really deep. I eventually moved my roses and maintain my front garden with vigorous weeding almost to the point of extinction

them in the best conditions to maintain strong healthy growth.  My problem here is not enough air blasting around the whole garden so I have to try and plant things so that there's as much space and air circulating around them as possible and keep

Recently moved into a new build house which comes with a couple of concrete slabs outside the back door and the rest of the "garden" is a boggy muddy mess. I've had experience maintaining a garden but with this, I have no idea where to start. I live

and Stratton engine, he swears by them (and at them on the rare occasion when they do breakdown) very easy to fix and maintain. I haven't used a Honda yet but i have heard they can be expensive when they do go. I have had a Hayter Harrier 56 for nigh on 12

every thing. They can grow a lot, are hardy, but  very little maintainence, They are amongst the earlier flowering types.Throughout most of the year, mine has  an attractive purple (ish) stems & leaves but they do go to stick in the Winter.   I have

's important to provide them with supplementary fertiliser. The basic nutrients required by plants are nitrogen (N) for leaf and stem growth, phosphorus (P) for root growth and potassium (K) for flowers, fruit and to maintain healthy growth. Fertiliser