We have a Magnolia tree that is about 15 yrs old flowers regularly and is very healthy looking. This last week we have noticed some pods with orange seedlike pods that have popped. The outer part of the pod is almost maroon in colour. What are they and if they are seeds when do we plant them?

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hi,i have a miniature cytrus nobilis(mandarino),which is kept in our porch watered little and often and fed with a citrus feed every week.At the moment it is looking a bit poorly,dropping most of it's leaves and secreting a sticky sap like substance.I'm not sure if it is because it doesn't like being indoors,as it was outside when i bought it from the garden centre or because i'm am feeding it wrongly,I would be very grateful for any advice.thanks

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I would like to know if chippings/shreddings from the leylandi conifer are suitable for going straight on to the garden as a mulch etc.

many thanks

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I have just recently purchased a mini orange indoor tree, but the leaves are falling off from the base up wards. Could you tell me whether I’m doing something wrong, or should this happen?

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When is the best time to lift and replant Pampas Grass?

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Please could you inform me when is the best time to take a cutting of a Passion Fruit bush and when and how should I plant cutting. Yours gratefully

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This may sound like a silly question but, my lawn has become very patchy and
bear how can i get it to regrow?. I`ve tried lawn feed and grass seed with a
limited amount of success.

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I have been given some creeping phlox plants which grow down walls but have no planting instructions. Could you please tell me when they should be planted.

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I just moved into an apartment that has pigeons everywhere. I can not seem to find a way to keep them off my patio. The office manager sugested bleach and water. will this do or is there a better trick?

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I have two dwarf plum trees and one dwarf peach (for pollination). How and when should I prune them?

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We are changing our scrappy lawn for a 'dry garden' and have hired a local
gardener. He has put membrane all over (without removing the grass first)
and then created areas of gravel, path and 3 flower beds. These have been
created by enclosing areas with sleepers and filling with soil. I thought
he'd cut away the lower membrane (taking out the grass), then filling with
the soil and putting the membrane over the top, plus mulch. However, he is
'sandwiching' the soil by adding more membrane on top (though looser weave)
plus mulch. Since the flower beds are not deep (about a foot high) he has
cut small holes in the lower membrane to plant some birds of paradise.
However, the reason we changed the lawn was because there was only two
inches of clay topsoil placed over rock when the house was built three years
ago and the grass was struggling.

I am worried that the soil will become sour, or the plants will have
problems finding enough place for roots........ with the lower membrane in
the way.

The more the so called gardening expert works on the garden, the more I am
losing confidence in his his knowledge or ability.

Any ideas??

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Could you please tell me where I can get or buy scottish bluebells. As I have a small area of trees I want to plant them in. If you could help I would be very grateful.

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Can anyone help with my silver birch tree? The bark appears to be splitting, the leaves have a black stain on them (definitely not removable), and appears very floppy. It has lived in a little shrubbery for 21 years with various other plants, I’m not green fingered but know 1 of them to be a rhododendron. The shrubbery was very overgrown when I moved in (approx 1 year) and has been hacked back- please trust me this was the only way to prune the lot! Everything has been fed with bone meal and chicken dung and bark has been laid on the ground to no improvement as yet.

Hoping someone can advise

Deeds

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How should I care for a Strelitzia, and can it be divided for propagation

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12 Great Trees of London - What are they? I have come across them mentioned in a well known seed catalogue but cannot find any further information beside the fact that a Black Mulberry is one of them.

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Hi my name is Philip and have been receiving emails from your web site now for a few week's now. I was hopping that some one could help me I have got a garden that is all concrete slab's and the weed's have grown through so much that I cant even see the slab's anymore. I was hoping to returf the whole garden but im unsure as to how to proceed.

So starting from scratch lets just say that I have pulled up all the slabs and I have just got a garden full of weed's, What do I need and what do I do with it?
I know that it's alote of details for such a small problem but I don't want to spend all that money and mess it up you know. If there is a book or leaflet I could get then please tell me. I have been to my local garden centre and they were well lets just say that they may aswell have been running a pet shop because that was all they seemed to sell and knowbody seemed to know anything about gardening? When I asked for a spade the lady just gave me a dumb founded look.
so please can you help yours Mr P.Jones

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We have a black hamburg vine in our north kent garden which we planted about 6 years ago. It is in a sheltered spot facing wet and has a pergola in front to climb up. We seem to have large amount of green foliage, but so far no grapes. I have tried pruning back the offshoots, without much luck – obviously doing something wrong! Can any one advise? We don’t feed it, and water only when the ground is really dry, as I have heard that grapes prefer to be treated mean..

Any advice welcome

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I am planning my wedding for next year in November, I was wondering if you could give me a few ideas of flowers in season and what sort of berries etc.

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Our vine is very old and in our grenhouse (roots outside). This was our first year in the house and we allowed the vine to do its own thing this year. Unfortunately as soon as the fruits formed they went mouldy. Anyone any solutions please

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I have a yukka tree in my garden,standing 10ft tall and is getting a little bit out of control.I would like to saw off a couple of the trunks.Is there anything i should know before i attempt mission?

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