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I have a small brick built planter which measures 4 ft x 3 ft and the soil is made up of lots of manure which i dug into the soil this year . As a result the ground is very moisture retentive! I would like to grow a small tree of large shrub to be

Help anyone what can I put on my lettuce and broc, cabbage & cauli's? I have small bugs under the leaves causing them to distort. On inspection the older ones are a gold colour and the smaller younger ones seem to start off the same colour

The other day there was a tweet* from Gardeners' World regarding a post I wrote on this blog a couple of years ago, about my top five trees for small gardens.While I still stick with those five I thought I might try and add a further five just

A month ago I bought a tray of begonia plants and planted them in a container, they are still the same size. I have looked at one and the roots are still in a cube. How can I help my plants? You could try teasing out the roots at the base a little, but it may just be that the wea...

A few weeks ago I wrote about trees for small gardens. Among the comments (well, to be honest, 33% of the comments) was a request from Daphne for very, very small trees - "very small being up to three metres".Tricky. Three metres is barely a shrub

On page 114 of Gardeners Worlds "101 Ideas for Small Gardens" book they've got the perfect shed for my mini garden. Its probaby 0.5m wide, 1.5m long and 2m high. Its perfect - but I can't find it online anywhere. Any suggestions for a shed

Hi, I've recently dug up a potato crop and most of them are quite small. I prefer to grow veg naturally no feed only sun shine (HA !!) and water. Any advice to make potatoes bigger? James Simple-you have to feed plants or feed the soil so they can

'll already be hardened off. One point to consider though - check label for size and spread. Do bear this in mind with regards to location. Tall - usually placed at back/side. small - usually placed nearer front. mmm a 1 pack was a variety of euonymus

Hi, I have a  very small windy garden and I would like to plant a tree that grows to about 12' to 15'  It will have to be planted very  close to a fence, the soil is clay.any one got any ideas? not really a good idea to plant any tree so close to a

Small treesSmall trees can be used to create impact in gardens of all sizes, adding height, structure and year-round interest. We caught up with David Hurrion, Acting Horticultural Editor of Gardeners' World magazine, to discover his top 10 trees