Questions

My neighbour has a 50ft pine tree, and the needles are a great nuisance. Nothing I can do about that of course, but can you recommend paving that can disguise the needles? This is for my patio where we enjoy eating out on in the summer. It looks v unsightly with the needles unless I sweep every day!

we have a large garden , or should i say a field , its on a hill and so far not much shelter, could you recommend trees that grow quickly and are not too expensive. I hope to spend about 20 euros each week on plants and trees and also i would like to put some paving down the centre of the garden with flowers on each side , what do you recommend for a very windy garden that adds colour. Lastly there is a large area that is very humpy and overgrown that i would love to see some colour in , how do i go about creating a wild flower area here and is it possible to have colour all year round in this windy area.I have grown some lavender in pots last year and am going to plant them out now, i would dearly love a large area of lavender any suggestions i really am a novice and realise gardening is an ongoing pleasure and see no end sight of my creating a garden abundant in colour but i enjoy the surprises that each little area gives which something survives in, so any names of flowers that have staying power in a windy wet most of the time garden would be appreciated , i would love lots and lots of colour, and the names of trees or something to camouflage the raging winds would also be appreciated.About the flags Do you have any ideas on where to source flat flags non uniform shape for the path and is it possible to loosen the ground a little and place flags in position or does one need to dig a foundation. Maybe I should just take some photos of the garden to explain the hilly concept , any suggestions will be appreciated.

I have recently built a wall and have put lovely flower beds in my garden. I have an ugly green oil tank at the end of my back any suggestions on how to hide it.

I live in a duplex apartment. It has a large balcony which is surrounded by a wall of about a meter and a half, so it is protected from the wind. I would like to know what types of plants would look best on my balcony and will survive. Also I would like to have some trees on my balcony, is this feasible ? Are there any trees you would reccomend that dont grow too large ? Also as I am a new home owner my funds are limited so I would be quiet consious of price for all of the above.

I wonder if you could recommend a nice colourful small ever-green tree/shrub that I could plant near a boundary wall at the front of my house. I would like something like 'red robbin' plant. Many thanks.

Can you recommend screen planting which will be fast growing, but looks good also? A hedge for the lower area with trees at higher level to screen farm yard and buildings throughout the year.