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I got/rescued this conifer from a nursery about 3 or 4 years ago. It was neglected and growing in a bit of peat. it didnt even have a pot on its roots. It is planted in my garden since. Worries me a bit as i dont know if its growing or not- i think it is a slow growing one anyway but the base is fairly brown. The trunk under the bark in fairness is quite green and the tips of the growth looks like there is new growth does it look healthy? after rescuing it i would love to see it doing well-its about 3 ft
Crimson Sentry maple planted about 5 years. never grew an inch i'd say. last year the leaves were tiny. miniscule. a lot of the branches seem to be brown under the bark- would i be foolish to leave it or should i replace it. photo below seems to show a bit of green under bark but the branchlets are predominantly dead
I have a recently planted Acer palmatum atropurpureum. I used fish, blood and bone meal at planting and put wind break up to the east and north sides of it, it got some wind from the west but now it has started to shed the most of its leaves. It got a lot of rain since planting and although the clay is a bit heavy it seems dry enough. Is there anything i could do to help it?
I inherited an old cornus and the new shoots are short and produced on the old stems. Can I hard prune and is this the right time to move the plant?
I recently planted some bare root willow slips to form a screen/hedge. I planted about 3ft apart. Can you give any advice on getting them going good? Can I put lawn cuttings around and between the willow? Thanks
could you please advise what way to plant alder whips? do i need manure -compost etc in the planting of them now?
Can I move a six foot laurel hedge. And if so when?
I cut out a Griselina hedge that was killed off with the frost last year. As the hedge has been there for nearly 30 years, I couldn't dig up the stumps. Can I plant laurels in between the stumps of the Griselina? Can I plant in February and have you any tips to help them grow.
I am looking for a supply of Irish grown dried lavender for making into bath salts. I cannot find a supply anywhere on the internet or in the phone book but would love to find an Irish supplier for this. Do you know of any gardens growing and drying lavender in Ireland? I need only a few kgs to start off with for a test batch and would be really grateful if you have any ideas for this?
I have 20 green beech that were origionally in 2 litre pots but they rooted into the ground where they stood. I have now replanted them in 12 inch poly bags. If these were now laid almost flat on the ground until they rerooted would there be less chance of losing them or of dieback from the top.
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