Gerry, Help!! I have killed off some of my lawn for a shrubbery border (54ft long x 17 ft deep). I used Round-Up about 2 mths ago as the local garden centre said I could plant again after 4 weeks. It has killed off all of the grass but due to the volume of rain some grass is growing back and there are alot more rushes after appearing in the area. There was always a few rushes in the area but the lawnmower always kept them down when cutting the lawn. It is at the back of the garden and I wanted to put a 3 tier shrubbery, with large evergreen shrubs, then a layer of medium shrubs and then a layer of low growing ones at the front. What can I do to get rid of the rushes as I have weed blanket to put down and I'm worried if I put the weed blanket down over the existing rushes they'll continue to grow and puncture the weed blanket.
will i need to protect this shrub in winter here in Roundwood
I planted red hot poker bulbs in my front garden(west facing) 3 years ago. They took nearly a year to flower but the problem is when they do flower, the flowers only last approx. 1-2 weeks. I have noticed that they last a lot longer in other parts of the country. I am just wondering if a west facing garden is the right location for them or is it the soil - can you please advise. Thanks
Hi Gerry. When is it suitable to prune apple and plum trees and about how much should you take off them? Thanks Breda.
small black slug attacking potatoes this year it gets right into potatoe can i prevent it next year