Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / June 2008

Hi....what can I do to fix my Laurel hedge please?
Look at this photo. It shows curled up leaves covered in powdery white
stuff.
http://science-stuff.tripod.com/watering.jpg

Anyone know where we can get them, please?
Mary

This was last year's germination and it had shed its leaves during winter
but has releafed to show me it is an Oak.  It has violin shaped leaves.
Which Oak is that?
So far it is thriving and I hope it continues.  I will feed it miracle grow

Alas, my peach trees all have severe peach leaf curl already. I sprayed with
a copper fungicide a few times, but it does not seem to have helped. Has
anyone been through this and have any practicle advice - like how did you
get rid of it?

Sadly this evergreen has not yet flowered this year.I don't know if
there is anything wrong with it..
Here's a link if anyone would like to take a look and give us their
opinion.

I'd like to get a book on orchids.  Something that deals both with
growing and with pests and problems.
I'd appreciate some recommendations.
Thanks

Extreme newbie gardener here...
I have been thinking about Gardena equipment for my new lawn and
garden. However, it does feel plastic and I realize that what attracted
me to them was their "quick connect" system.

I sowed some seeds and have healthy plants growing but I don't know what to
do next!
Someone here will know.
TIA

I have chicken wire around the garden to keep rabbits out. How do I secure the
bottom so that they can't go under the fence?
Also, how high does the chicken wire have to be to keep them from jumping over
and into the garden?

Hello, madgardener here,
Just dropping by the back fence to see who's out here sweltering in
the heat with me.  I'm still insane enough to enjoy the dripping down
the crack of me butt and into me eyes.  That's yet another reason I

I decided to get out and weed and do other garden chores today. Got the two
smaller beds around a tree and the cement property marker, respectively,
edged and weeded. Actually ended up transplanting into both beds. (more room
after finishing the edging than I expected.)

I've recently returned from the US to UK and have forgotten how cra
the weather is LOL but I'm still happy to be home!  I have a very smal
garden and have spent a small fortune on pots and flowers to go in it,
live in Surrey and we have had nasty damp weather for a couple of week

Found some black fly on my broad beans so
sprayed with Fairy liquid in water.
A couple of days latter, black fly gone or dead
but the leaves on the plants have gone black.

I have "7 Top" turnip greens that are producing seeds right now. (The plant
has two phases.)
How do I gather the seeds to use for planting where I want them?
I can pull off the pods, but the seeds aren't 100% ready yet. But if I wait

A book I'm reading mentions lamium galeobdolon (Yellow Archangel) and
I'd like to get my hands on some. However I can't find a supplier and
since I'm new to the gardening lark, I don't know anyone who can help.
Any ideas?