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If grown in the right spot, tulipscan flower for years on end, adding a splash of dramatic colour to gardens every spring. But they can be difficult to grow in heavy soil or partial shade, only thriving in a light, free-draining medium in full sun

Hello Has any one volunteered at their local railway station garden before? Creating a new flower bed from scratch or working on one that has already been started is very rewarding.  I have just started to help out at my local station garden

Hi I have an old stone garden wall that when we moved in had lots of flowers growing in and over it - it looked lovely. These have all but disappeared over the years and wondered if there was anything I could replace them with, hopefully evergreen

sunny aspect most of the day. I have bought 5 oleander plants in 2litre tubs,which are now sitting in the back garden waiting to be put in. My plan is to put garden weed conttrol fabric on it before planting  and  then cover with stone slate or chipping

can anyone help................soooooooooooooooo disappointed that the hibiscus i recieved which have been planted for some weeks now in john innes no 3 in pots and in sunny sheltered spot are just doing nothing....................they were the 2

My husband is not really into gardening but has taken an interest in a large pear tree in our garden. We moved here 6years ago and the first year had loads of pears. Since then it has been a failure, virtually all the small fruits falling off. He

what i wondered, Dont want to completely ruin them but they do look a bit sad at the moment. Mine do not seem to get very big and I have one of each sort. Do they prefer a sunny position (as they are now) or a shadier west facing side.   Mine

I have a dwarf apple tree in the garden Croquella, it's self fertile. When I first got it 5 years ago it was in a pot but 4 years ago I planted it in the ground in fertile, well drained soil in a sunny position.   Initially I sort of expected

can anyone tell me what is the best kind of fig tree to buy for a wettish ,mild climate here in west Wales,i find the garden centers tend to not know much about them , my ex neighbour in Nottingham had a cracker full of fruit but,is no longer there

've got.as you say the garage will cast some shade but if your garden is south facing and the garage is at one side this will be either in the morning eastern side or in the evening western side. one good idea is when you've time and a sunny day spend