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Hello I have noticed the leaves on my 3 year old apple tree are curling and drying up. Taking a closer look they are covered in little insects. I have tried removing them by had but it is just getting worse. We also have had a lot of Ants and they seem to be crawling over the...

Fungal rusts have been pretty prolific this year, which is not surprising, as they thrive in damp and muggy conditions.The film of moisture left on foliage after rainfall provides the perfect conditions for rust spores to germinate. Infections such as rose rust and hollyhock rust...

Hello,I'm a real novice and I have had a problem this year in my greenhouse, the leaves on some of my plants have caught some thing, but I don't think it is a mould, because what ever it is it eats the leaves and what is left is just a skeleton of all the leaves vains. First the ...

This is one of my favourite roses... I was wondering what all the cuts in the leaves were! Thanks! I too have this beautiful rose which is now about 20 years old and gets better every year - quite prolific flowering. It was obtained as a small cutting from two wonderful old gard...

hiya,could someone tell me what are theses flys that have seem to of landed in my garden,they are millions of them and they are all over the ponds,,,,they are not on the plants just hoovering over water,also they are very small.... help. What insect builds ...

What has happened and what can be done? Many thanks Terry http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=132 This is a link to click on which will tell you about brown patches on cypress. If you had a lot of rain this summer, like most people, it could just be waterlogging....

I'm thinking of growing an Apricot up here  in the North west. I have a fairly well sheltered yet open spot but I'm concerned about pests. If anyone has experience in growing them I would appreciate any advice.

others, and they generally look really poor and discoloured.  While I was examining them for slugs I've discovered a green beetle-like insect that looks like a cross between a beetle and a cricket and is bright sap green.  Is this a pest?  Is it causing

will be interested to see if anyone else comes up with something. Thankyou for your advise.I will try your method this year.I would also be interested also to see if anything can repel these pests that is not a systemic insectiside,but I will have to use one as a

slug-like larvae which might be responsible.  It is a southern European pest but has recently migrated north and has now reached the UK.  I have studied the plants and the soil and have shaken the pots but I cannot see any trace.  I have given the pots