I have a long established and neglected common box hedge in a mature garden. I am wondering how best to prune and encourage the hedge - many of the shrubs have grown straggly and some of them (which were in the shade of a tree that has now been removed) are lying on the ground with little growth on the first foot of the wood of the shrub. I would be grateful for advice on how to manage this.
Never one to put down a healthy plant I willing took some strawberry plants from my friend. He grew them from runners. Its September!! what can I do with them? Will they survive, will they grow, is there any chance of getting fruit from them and if so how should I plant? I don't have a greenhouse or a large home to keep them inside...any suggestions please?
I have a dividing hedge in my front garden that i hope to restore to its fully glory. I am not sure what type it is? see attached photo. all but 3 bushes were killed off a few years ago during the freeze. can i take cuttings off some of the surviving ones and replant? if so how do i do that? how do i re-root the cuttings, do i need to treat them somehow?
I am not sure of the tree name - see attached photo. the main tree died a few years ago during the last freeze so i cut the trunk, however it produced several offshoots which appear to be independent of each other? my question is can I dig up these individually and replant them or do they share a root? if i could dig up, how do i replant - can i put them straight intio the ground or so i need to treat them somehow first?
I have had a problem with botrytis on my tomatoes in a polytunnel this year. They had plenty of ventilation but I assume the cause is climatic (a combination of humidity and low light levels). I have grown tomatoes for 30 years and have never encountered this before. My question is: Can I spray the tunnel extensively inside (including the soil) with Jeyes Fluid to prevent the spores overwintering? If so, how soon can I replant the beds. Or, is there a better, less severe, product that would do the job?
I have a Portuguese laurel hedge growing out the front of my house. One side looks fine. The other side looks like something is eating it or something weird.