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The past two very cold winters have taken a considerable toll on our eucalyptus tree. Apart from some recent new growth at the base, the entire tree looks dead and at times smells of rotting timber. , many Thanks for any help.
My question is a very general one and I would imagine a lot of perople have noticed this and that is that the leaves of many deciduous trees are almost gone and we're still in July. Sycamores and horsechestnuts for example are all looking the worst for wear. Some have observed that the west side of many trees are faring the worst. Do you have any ideas/suggestions as to why we are seeing this?
I wrote to you last April asking how to save my 30 yr old Cordyline in which I really thought had died from our harsh winter, I cut all the side branches and the top off, and just left it standing at 12ft tall. This week I've noticed 4 new shoots appearing around the base of the trunk, do I need to feed it now or do i just leave it.
Hi Gerry, Thanks so much for the advice on the straggly rubus! This is a photo of the last plant to identify in our 'inherited' 4 acre garden, a long process! It's flowers have a really sweet fragrance and it's about 5 foot high.
I have a lonicera nitida hedge which is 60 years old and was in excellent condition until this year. The entire hedge (about 200 feet) is now withering (I have attached a phot). I think the snow earlier in the year may have caused the problem. I have tried treating the headge with Miracle Grow compost and Grow More fertiliser but to no avail. If you have any suggestions as to what I could do to try to revive it.
I purchased a yellow butterfly bush and i want to protect it through the winter, i have it in a tunnel in a pot do i plant it outside in the ground or keep it in the tunnel?
The hedge in my front garden recently died due to the bad frost and I have recently taken it out. I have a lovely "pieris" in the back garden about 1.5mtrs high and i am thinking of moving it to the front garden to start my new front garden. Firstly is this a good idea and what way should I proceed?
Can I still use a bag I bought a couple of years ago and left out in the garden (unopened)? I want to lay it around a load of lavender I just planted. When I opened the bag its, not surprisingly, quite wet and has white bits on the bark. Is this the way it's suppose to be? Should it be ok to use?
A Rubus benenden which has been in the garden for over 15 years is now looking very scraggly, with ony a few branches with leaves, the rest bare. Any suggestions?
I have planted about six hydrangea plants approx two years ago and none of them are flowering. They are all doing well with leaves and growing but wont flower.
I have a very big area which in Spring has Snowdrops and Fritillaria.. It is really lovely, but is gradually being gobbled up by ivy. There is way too much to remove manually.. How can I kill it without damage to the Spring bulbs? I should say that there are also lots of narcissi.
Our bungalow has a blank south-east facing end wall. Any suggestions as to what we could grow there? I'd love some sort of fruit tree. We would have to remove some of the concrete path. The wall is quite exposed.
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