Weed identification please Hi all, my boarders are smothered by this tough to get out weed, could anyone let me know what it is please and where it comes from, its a swine to get out, what have i done to deserve this ..read more

Good morning, this was bought home from school by my Grandson, no idea what it could be . It was a bean of some sort apparently. Thank you ..read more

Beetroot growers everywhere! Do you grow your own beets? I have been growing them for a few years and they usually turn out OK. However, this time they have bolted. Have I planted the seeds too soon? They are the usual bolthardy ones. I have started them indoors this time as opposed to the greenhouse and they are at a temperature of about 72f/21c ..read more

Help with agapanthus please I’ve got 4 agapanthus in pots ,some look ok - one has a couple of buds but the others don’t look happy. I kept them in the shed as long as I could but the shoots looked very pale and a bit soggy so I took them outside but I’m I’m the Midlands and we’ve had some late frosts They’ve been in pots for about 8 years, is there anything I can do to help them recover? I don’t want to lose them as they came with me last year from my old garden ..read more

Soil mix for a Tamarisk Tetandra in a large pot. I just wanted to check before I plant his shrub in a large pot that a mix of John Innes no.3 with some and leafmould and some grit for drainage would be a good mix for the Tamarisk to thrive in a pot? Anything else I should add? Any idea what the ratio should be? A third of each? Many thanks. Happy gardening this weekend although there are some showers forecast here in Shropshire ..read more

I’m trying again to see if I can send a photo from my iPad ..read more

What’s happened to my apple tree, it had so much blossom on it but it has now all shrivelled up and died and the leaves looked badly eaten. Any help appreciated ..read more

This is a basic question just to test that my app is ok. The question is “why don’t we all do a sun dance in the hope that the rain will stop for a reasonable length of time ..read more

Fern Erythrosora , Good day to you, The fern seems to be going 'crispy' in the middle and 'flatish' if you know what I mean, it was looking lovely up to a couple weeks ago, any ideas what needs to be done ?. thank you for reading ..read more

Still no joy with attaching a photo. What’s going on ..read more