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I'm developing a piece of waste land as a wildlife garden. I am planting a hedgerow on the long thin spit of land which runs behind a low wall by a footpath.    Next week 70 native hedgerow bare root plants are arriving. I cleared the weeds from

I prune it ? Its looking thin near the bottom fat round its centre and sent up some more thin shoots that are taller than me and Im 6'1 ft. Perhaps you have seen this site, but they describe Louise Row as being pale mauve/white. It may help you find

tomatoes with Bordeaux mixture to prevent blightThin heavy fruit crops, picking off the smallest. Aim to leave developing fruits about 10-15cm apart along the stems, perhaps thinning congested spurs down to just a single fruitSow seed of herbs now

In the "greenhouse job checklist" for this week (week 32, 30 July - 5 Aug) it said to "Thin bunches of dessert grapes and spray vines to ward off diseases". This was very timely as I've recently found a few of my grapes have gone mouldy and

A bit of a novice gardener!  Planted a new victoria plum tree ( St Julian A rootstock- it says on the label!) last autumn/ late summer and for various reasons it did not get pruned it at all. It has several 3/4 long thin branches, and is close to a

, aphids,, and scale insects. Bark is thin and easily damaged by mowers and  strimmers. Reduce chances of disease and insects by keeping trees healthy with irrigation in extended drought and regular fertiliser applications.

I have a Christmas tree in my front garden about 8 feet high and about 8 feet from the house.  Is my house in any danger from the roots or do the roots stay fairly thin? Hi, Conifers don't have long roots. So, no problem. Rather, the problem would

with carrot root flyGrow carrots in a containerThin out carrot cropsLearn how crop rotation can benefit carrot cropsChoose vegetable varietiesChoose plants by soil type

Sow seeds of beans, marrows courgettes and squashes, two per pot, and thin out the weakest seedling to leave the strongest plantSpray peaches and nectarines with fungicide to prevent an attack of peach leaf curl Pick rhubarb stems as they develop

Hang pheromone traps in fruit trees to control moth pests, such as codling moth larvae, which eat applesThin out congested fruit crops on peaches and nectarines, spacing fruits about 10cm apartWatch out for signs of powdery mildew or disease