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husband prefers to sit in the shade! So we planted lots of trees, currently in the middle is a stunning twisted willow that casts shade around... I still have a stunning garden without the stress and faff of lots of watering in the hot sun. You just need

colourful flowers or a green feel? Do you want a cottage garden look or a contemporary garden with hard surfaces. How about a Water feature as the centre piece. Only you can decide the answers to these sorts of questions. It's your garden to create and enjoy

, too light. The reduced in size border will need digging over, fertiliser, compost or manure added. Then cover with a permeable fabric. Cut holes in it and plant low growing bushy shrubs, such as lavender, spirea Anthony Waterer or one of the golden

on one of GH floors and stand overwintering plants on them. I like to think the air under them helps & when watered they don't stand in it. I have only got a small amount of staging for small plants, as it gets in the way when toms & cumbers need

of it needs to be removed otherwise the root pieces will grow back. the first seed leaves of turnips will be heartshaped followed by more normal leaves. Your lettuces look an ideal size to be transplanted, water well, lift as a clump and then gently seperate

that aspect, soil type and watering regime are important Know the definition of a weed Know which bugs are good and which aren't so good Know the difference between organic and inorganic fertilisers Any other suggestions?   Sue H, that's not even a gardener

Well, Jess is distraught as I have just dismantled her outdoor playhouse so I can do something with this area, but what?? It is mainly slabs, but next to the fence is mainly dirt/rubble/weeds. Has anyone any ideas what I can put up this area (obviously after a good tidy up and to...

during a house move). Last year the (Victoria) plums were plentifull but small and tasteless, this year there was a better June drop resulting in fewer but tastier fruit. Suprising after the tree had its feet in 3" of water for a week during the recent

yellow i am watering it daily when we dont have rain Hi can any1 help a friend of mine bought a braeburn dwarf apple tree about 3 weeks ago and its not showing signs of life he was told these type of apple trees don't need another apple tree near

stripped of flowers and leaves.This was in Stafford town. I have always chosen Busy Lizzies for pots and borders as they are very forgiving when I fail to water them! They require minimum maintenance and often flower well into the autumn. Couldn't find any