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Mycorrhizae – the key to a successful bare root planting

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How to chit early potatoes

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Planting Pots for Autumn and Winter

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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 kill moss on your lawn

How to kill moss on your lawn Few lawns are moss free after the damp days of winter. Where they are shaded by trees, or on damp, poorly drained soil, moss may continue to thrive throughout the year. Moss loves cool, moist growing conditions and the shelter and support of surrounding grass plants. It also loves decaying organic plant material, such as the “thatch” which gathers on the surface of the soil beneath the grass. This consist of dead...

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Getting the best from azaleas & rhododendrons

Azaleas and rhododendrons are the jewels of the late spring garden. Their exquisite blooms bring notes of exotic colour to pots and containers, beds and borders and lightly shaded areas under trees. Some are compact enough for the smallest gardens, others require the space of a woodland where they can reach massive proportions. All fall into the group known as ericaceous plants. These need acid or neutral soil to thrive and struggle or fail in alkaline...

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Protecting lawns against an ant invasion

The hard work of caring and nurturing a lawn during winter and spring comes to fruition during the warm, summer months, but it can also be quickly undone if ants have taken root beneath the turf. Whilst ants are important part of a garden’s ecosystem - natural predators and soil aerators - they can quickly become troublesome, especially as the weather becomes hotter and more humid. Summer is a time when we should be enjoying the feel of grass underneath...

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How to overwinter Dahlias

As soon as the frosts arrive the colourful display provided by dahlias through late summer and autumn is over. Dahlias are not frost hardy, so when temperatures plummet the leaves and remaining blooms collapse in a heap. However, all is not lost. The tubers that grow beneath the ground are unharmed and can live to perform again year after year given a little care from you. Some lift dahlia tubers and store them over winter, then replant the following spring...

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How to control slugs organically

Control slugs without risk to pets, wildlife and the environment Slugs and snails are the gardener’s worst enemies. Controlling them is essential to protect those tender shoots and leaves and allow your plants to grow and thrive. Traditional slug killers are harmful to wildlife and a risk to pets; most alternative deterrents are unreliable. There are ways of controlling slugs organically and these are the precautions you need to take, before...

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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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How to Make a Shrub or Climber Flower

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