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Mycorrhizae – the key to a successful bare root planting

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Planting winter flowering shrubs and perennials

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How to Improve Clay Soil

Clay soil is generally fertile and a wide range of plants, including roses grow well on it. However it can be very heavy and wet in winter and difficult to cultivate. Few gardeners are enthusiastic about their clay soil and would very much like to improve it. Experts will tell you to dig in plenty of organic matter, which may be easier said than done. Is that the only solution? Why is clay heavy and wet? Clay consists of minute mineral particles that tend...

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Growing your own strawberries

Strawberries are easy to grow, whether you grow them in the open ground, or in pots and containers. They are attractive too, both in flower and fruit and have great foliage, therefore they make an interesting addition to patio pots and hanging baskets. To get the best from them there are a few easy-to-follow rules to remember. Apart from that all you need to do is water and feed regularly, and make sure you get there first when that delicious fruit ripens!...

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Getting the best from tulips

Glorious tulips are one of the delights of spring. The good news is that they are so easy to grow: just plant a few bulbs and you are almost certain to have fabulous flowers a few months later. However it is worth remembering that these flowers hail from warmer climes: the Eastern Mediterranean. They need treating with a little respect to get the best from them after a cold, wet North European winter. First and foremost: do not plant them too early. Keep...

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Caring for Tree Ferns and Palms

Tree ferns and palms are wonderfully architectural plants that make a dramatic and exotic statement in your garden, conservatory or home. The secrets of success are choosing the right plant for the situation, also getting to know what your plant needs to keep it in perfect condition. Tree ferns The tree fern that is most widely available and commonly grown is Dicksonia antarctica, the Australian tree fern. The thick, fibrous, rich brown stem...

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Growing flowers for cutting

Growing your own flowers for cutting is easy and rewarding: they give you the opportunity to bring your garden into the house and to share it with friends and neighbours. You do not need a dedicated “cutting garden”, many annuals and perennials that produce wonderful cut flowers can be incorporated into beds and borders with shrubs and roses. Or why not introduce a few into the vegetable patch? They look good and you can pick when your harvest...

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Protect trees in winter for summer success

Autumn and winter is the ideal time to prepare the ground for the new season and complete all essential pruning in readiness for the warmer months. However, whilst trees and bushes are dormant, aphids and other insects are protecting themselves against the cold by nestling deep in the crevices of trees, laying eggs and waiting for spring to arrive before wreaking havoc. Stunted growth, distorted leaves and the growth of black sooty moulds due to the sticky...

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How to control apple and plum maggots

How to control apple and plum maggots There is nothing more frustrating than having a decent crop of apples or plums only to find those perfect fruits have been ruined by maggots. But where did they come from? No pests have been evident until you went to pick the fruit. The secret is early detection and treatment, before the fruit is damaged. You can achieve this by using monitoring traps long before the fruit is fully developed. The pest The main culprit...

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How to get the best from raspberries

Raspberries are one of the most popular soft fruits and perhaps the easiest to grow. They are usually planted as bare root canes (basically sticks with roots) anytime from late autumn through to mid spring. The best thing about them is the fact you don‘t have to wait long for results: you should be picking delicious fruit from your plants in the first year after planting. What is more, they do not need to take up too much room and can fit into the...

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How to cure yellowing rhododendrons

The way to healthy azaleas, camellias and rhododendrons: glossy green leaves and bountiful blooms Rhododendrons, azaleas, and camellias are amongst our most spectacular flowering shrubs. However these, and several others, need acid soil to thrive. They will not tolerate alkaline soil conditions: their leaves go yellow, growth is stunted and they eventually fail. When grown on the right soil, or in pots using the right compost they can suffer from yellowing...

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How to Keep a Blue Hydrangea Blue

Most plants grow on most soils, however some need specific types of soil to thrive. Rhododendrons, azaleas and other ericaceous plants will not grow on alkaline soils; they need acid conditions. If they thrive in your garden or surrounding gardens, your soil must be acidic. If the leaves of rhododendrons turn yellow, or they are missing from the neighbourhood your soil is probably alkaline. Your soil type not only influences what you can grow, but it can also...

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Starting a New Lawn

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