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Mediterranean climbers
Folks this is my first post because to be honest I am not a gardener and as such desperately need your help/advice. I have a house in Kefalonia in Greece and am planning to erect a 25m x 2m high...
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What Can I Do To Help My Conifer? (Pic attached)
Hi, As you can see in my photo below, my Conifer is looking a little sorry for itself. The top half is fine, but the bottom half on the front is dead. The back is fine. What would you guys recommend i...
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National Beanpole Week starts on Saturday (23rd April)
Don't forget National Beanpole Week starts on Saturday - loads of special events this year, including a beanpole fayre. See for more... Britain lost around 500,000 acres of its coppice woodland during...
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ID this plant
Group: Are these Hollyhocks, or? They're among flowers planted from a packet. HB http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2poxeea&s=7Tx http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2poxeea
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Dying 'Palm' tree ?
It could be some kind of yucca, there are many species. It looks morbid but not yet dead, give it another 4-6 weeks to shoot again from the centre otherwise give up. David
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How to know the Hydroponics Nutrients Labels Truth?
Astonishingly, every time you go into your local hydroponics store and look at nutrient companies' product labels you?re being robbed of the truth and being forced to make a decision with incomplete...
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Why are Orchids so expensive
They are not rare...they are very difficult to grow at times...one mistake and your out of $16 to $75 that I have seen. I don't know if you get any guarantees on them though.
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What is the name of this flower?
Hello, Everyone: Could anyone tell what the name of the following flower is? photo was taken recently at the Vienna Central Cemetery (Wiener Zentralfriedhof). Thank you for reading and replying....
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Please help! Weed killer has killed my grass!
Hi Smiley, You dont say what he used ? but assuming it was one of the modern weedkillers like 'roundup' the one good thing about most of these is that as soon as they touch the soil they are...
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Snake/worm
I have recently found several small 6 to 8 inch grey snakes in my garden. At first I thought they were some kind of worm, but I found one on my driveway which had been eaten by ants and there was a...
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Plumeria Plants – Part I – Terms And Definitions For Plumerias & Tropical Plants
I recently published an article about terms and definitions regarding plants which I think are very helpful to know. Following is Part One of the article series.... Plumeria plants are gaining more...
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What is eating my Polemonium?
Hiya :) I'm attempting my first ever flower bed and i'm basically trying to stick to large perennials in blue/pink so far. I' ve got a mixture of things including echinops and... things (i don't know...
 
Newbie tree removal question
Hi all I cut my elderly woman neighbours lawn and last time she mentioned she wanted me to cut down three small trees/shrubs (around 4 ft tall) that have been yellowed from the roots up (basically...
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Privet - Dead Or Alive?
Hello, I have a seven year old privet hedge, which has previously grown well, and in every winter save for this last one has held on to most of its leaves. This year it lost every leaf, and although...
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Bleeding heart that never flowers?!
Hi all, I planted one of these 'Taylors Dicentra Spectabilis 'Bleeding Heart' Bulbs - Specialist Bulbs - ' ( 2 years ago now and every year i never get any flowers just the green leaves?! Can anyone...
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