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The upper surface of the leaves on my mature holly bush Golden King is covered with a black sooty mould, which can be washed off.A young small holly alongside is now similarly affected. Other evergreen shrubs alongside are NOT affected.Under surfaces of leaves have browny ? mites, and/or raised white patches. Can you suggest cause and solution please ?
looking for ideas for wet area at bottom of lawn. water remains for long period and ground never dries. drainage isnt an option.
i have just cut down a very old ditch that has been there for i'm sure 30 odd years, i want to put in a hedge/ shelter belt as i'm putting up a polytunnel 48 foot long and 20 foot widethe garden is south facing and gets sun all day but i get severe frost and up to 90 plus mile an hour winds whats the best hedge to put in i'm thinking of laural and evergreen holly what do you suggest ?
I have a long garden and want to section a part into an intimate garden room so I wish to plant a thick fast growing hedge 8' to 10' high. Would you recommend Lawson's Cypress?
I sowed some bare root beech hedging in February last year. Out of 200, I counted about 40 which did not bud last year even though I watered them in dry spells. Should I replace these now or could they bud this year?
How do I eradicate brambles that are growing through a privet hedge without killing the hedge?
I took down wild Ivy which was growing on and around my shed it is very hard to get at the roots could you suggest how to control it or destroy it.
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?
Can you let me know where I could obtain this product whuch I am informed is very beneficial to root formation. I have about 100 trees to transplant to cover some rough ground so would need quite a lot.
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.
I planted a Katsura tree in early November and have to move it. It's about nine feet high. I'v read that they don't like being moved and am wondering if it would come to any harm being moved so soon again? Also would putting straw in the new planting hole help to establish rooting quicker?
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