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I would be very grateful for some advice on planting and growing Gypsophila. I don't know a lot about this plant so any help would be appreciated. Hiya JoanI find that gypsophila like sunshine but not too dry.Few years back I tried to grow

in the ground to avoid 'wind-shake', and I make sure the soil is well stamped on, and some of the taller plants I stake,but some of the plants still go astray. They are grown at the allotment, which is on the side of a south-facing hill, and I spread Growmore

Just got four fruit trees given.They have been in pots for about 10 months.There is 1 Apple 1 Cherry and 2 Pear.Can they be planted at any time of the year from there pots.And what and when to feed them? Hi Tel, yes you can plant potted fruit trees

. Luckily, they don't need staking.Summer-fruiting raspberries, on the other hand, produce fruit on the previous year's canes. Cut these canes down in autumn after they have produced fruit, leaving the new, green canes to fruit the following year. Summer

Last year I wrote about autumn tidying and the effect this can have on wildlife. I left my garden untouched over winter, leaving hibernating creatures snuggled under a duvet of fallen leaves and rotting stems. None of my plants died or were ravaged

expect your site is just the same. Yes, it's bean planting time and everyone is a-bustle on the site building all the wigwams, tunnels and trestles ready to support the massive growth of French and runner beans.Many people favour wigwams – I do

, placing one of the root control discs provided, under the base of each. Stake the plants or attach them to support strings.Fill up the tank with tap water. It's a good idea to add a suitable liquid plant feed to the tank as well, so that your crops

this tree will have two sorts of berries: blue-black sloes and deep red haws.It is an example of a 'husband and wife tree'. This is quite a well-documented phenomenon, which can occur when trees are planted as whips, very close together, and grow up entwined

. Please can I have growing on instructions- whether to stake or not - feeding guidelines etcThanks from in the garden. i have managed to start of a root ginger plant could you please tell me how to look after it .thanks First rate - easy to follow. Hello

that the Summer was so poor as they would have done even better, as soon as they got into their own Autumn arrived. I will stake mine this year as some of them got battered by all that rain and wind They lopk really great if you plant them in big drifts and go