Hi Gerry. Is there any effective way to get rid of rushes growing on a lawn? There is drainage in place, but the rushes keep coming up. Thank you.
Hi again Gerry.
It's hard to get good advice on leylandii, as most people just say that they're an awful tree, & to get rid of them. However I don't submit to the bad press they get, & planted very young trees, along my external border, with the intention of not letting them grow any higher than 3 meters.
They were bare root when planted in November last. I am slightly concerned that the tips of the branches on quite a few of them are starting to turn an orangey brown colour.
I took a photo of the problem & uploaded it to here: https://xs226.xs.to/xs226/08150/leylandii955.jpg
to show what I mean. Feel free to use the pic for your database if you like.
I hope it's not too serious a problem, & that it can be overcome, as a lot of hard work has gone into planting these trees. Thanks again.
Hi Gerry. Last year we bought 16 fairly mature laurels in pots for a screen hedge. When I say mature, I mean they were all about 1.5 metres in height.
I understand now, that they probably would have taken to the ground better had they been younger.
They were all planted immediately, but three of them look to be on the way out despite my best efforts. The leaves are totally gone on one, & the other two are not far behind. The leaves on a fourth are gone completely yellow.
I've tried adding a small ammount of iron to the soil, but have since been told it's more likely an acid deficiency.
What can I do? Are the leafless trees dead entirely? there is a little green colour on the branches still.
Thank you.