When would be the best time to put out wild flower seeds of e.g. poppies or teasel, now or in spring?
My small-type weeping willow, fully grown now, was torn apart under its two forking stems three years ago. I tied the two parts together and it is surviving well. I also nailed two metal strips over the joint, and the bark starts to grow over them now. Should I remove (with some damage) and replace the strips? Thanks, and regards.
A lot of what I think is called livermosses (Conocephalum con., Lunularia cruc. etc.) are growing between my bedding plants and covering large patches of soil. How bad is that? Should I remove them? How?
In one of your answers about raspberries you say the plants should be replaced after 15 years. D.G.Hessayon ('Fruit Expert') says that would be 8 years. Can there be such avariance?
I'm not sure about the questions/answers regarding conifer pruning. Spring is best time, September 2nd best? I pruned mine (Cupressus ariz. Fastig. Aurea) earlier this year, within the green tips, but it develops more and more brown at the surface.
Books etc. indicate a certain time for pruning trees and shrubs. 'Directly after flowering', 'In early winter', and the like. What bad things happen when I deviate from it? For instance, when I prune in spring: Only less flowers next year?, or when I prune my weeping willow now in stead of in wintertime? serious risk of fungus damage, or ....? Regards ,Fons