Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / June 2008

I had to transplant a 6yr old jasmine last week, it was about 5/6ft tall,
altogether, I have placed it at the foot of our new arch in the garden, and
it looks more dead than alive, what do I do, leave it and see if it
recovers, or dig it up, the leaves are all small and turned in ...

..... can withstand mains pressure.
Question. Has anyone the experience of having mains pressure on the hose ALL
the time and only using the 'far end' with a spray or nozzle as and when
required?

The following story, regarding my Father-in-law is quite a tale.
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I'd been over this with some other people and so far have not gotten a
proper ID yet. Can someone let me know what the heck this thing is?
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I am dressing my back lawn with the intentions of re seeding it.
So I want some grass seed which doesn't have rye grass in it, and is
suitable for hot dry conditions in summer (back is a sun trap), and cold
wet, maybe water logged in winter. Also some shaded areas as well.

Hello Orchid Fans,
I have a small favor to ask.  Would someone who has the Orchid awards
from way back when please look up Aranda Floraweb "Kensington"?  I
believe it got a CCM in the 70's.  I finally have it in spike after 5

I am looking for some old railroad ties.  They have creosote treating on
them, but it is weak due to the age of the ties.  Is this a problem when
using them to form raised beds?
Steve

Did anyone see the River Cottage programme last week, the one in which Hugh
Fearnley-Whittingstall makes dandelion & burdock beer? Can you remember how
much of each root (it just looked like a small handful) and whether he used
anything else apart from sugar and yeast? The other ...

I have an established lawn.  The outer edge is brick and the inner edge is
wood.  The wood is at ground level but over time the wood gets covered with
dirt.
The other side of the wood border is a flowerbed.  The grass and weeds tend

I've just purchased a Phoenix Roebelenii which is around 1m tall and wa
wondering what is the best method for feeding them. Should I plant i
directly into the ground or move it to a larger pot?
I'm in the UK, so there is a risk of frost, how can they be protecte

Like some of the comments recently,I too find Gardeners World very
poor these days.Whilst we wish Monty Don a speedy recovery,he has not
really been very good at presenting the programme.There is very little
in the programme now concerning how to garden successfully,and very

Anyone had a problem with a Hozelock timer? I have just installed
system, very exciting, but I am now pulling my hair out. The system ha
an AC1+ timer screwed under the tap and then a pressure reducer screwe
into the bottom of it, just like the illustration on the box. The mai

I've heard a few variations on this.. was curious if anyone had any
thoughts..
I've heard its ok to plant the white corn and the bicolor at the same
time, as long as you aren't saving seeds.. i've also heard to not do

Does anyone know how to eliminate this invasive "perennial"? Roundup has
little effect......constant pulling seems to increase it....its all over
my daylily bed so I cannot do major damage to the soil.
rich haynes

Thinking about the problems of apple breeders.
The breeder selects the apples he likes, (eats them, I hope) sows the
pips and grows them. It would take some years for the seedlings to
grow into fruiting trees. The way round this would seem to be to cut