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Hi,  I planted gladiolus chrome(saved from last year) in April before the unexpected snow.   I was wondering if anybody knows if they will grow?  Or will I have to dig them out and try to plant them again?  Or should I just give up hope.   Any

I use a childs snow shovel with a flat tined rake makes picking up easy.

Having cleared our drive of 30 inches of snow, I now have vast amounts of gravel that I accidentally shovelled with the snow onto the lawn.  Any ideas what I can do???? Just rake it off then brush it off when lawn is dry. Maybe have to reseed a bit

what if my cordyline is planted in the ground. Is it the same technique? Great advice thank you :-) The recent snow has damaged the leaves on my cordyline - broken them at the stem so they wont stand up. What should I do with the plant now

You could be sitting on a fortune,Pippa - algae is the new black gold of the energy world. But I do agree it can be slippery on the drive however. better to get it off before a covering of snow makes it really treacherous. too late to do anything

In gardening, this term is used for any plant that is native to alpine zones of the world. This zone is identified as being below the permanent snow line and above the tree line. Alpines have many adaptations to this environment, including deep

Hi, The last of the snow has melted and the weather is starting to warm up, do you think it's ok to sow my wildflower meadow even if there is still the risk of frost? wildflowers are used to our climate, they'll be fine.  Thank you

the whole world over, there is one pretty serious problem: snow.In England we grumble about a light flurry. “Oh no” we cry, “everything is ghastly, there will be traffic chaos”. The Russians, I promise you, have it much worse. Admittedly, they have the kit

Knock heavy snow off shrubs and conifers to prevent its weight damaging branchesPlace rabbit guards around trees to protect barkFirm down plants lifted by frost or wind rockCover areas needed for early seed sowing with polythene or cloches to warm

I hope this is the right section to post. I got through the post today a bare root sloe tree. This was ordered months ago. The problen I have is that the ground is frozen with lying snow on it. If I planted the trees in compost in a large pot would