Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / September 2008

I would like to buy an apricot tree. The book the "fruit expert"
mentions Moorpark and early moorpark. Are these the best varieties for
the UK?
I visited my local garden centre and they do not have these varieties.

 I am in USDA zone 8 (Oregon) and I have a question about an apple tree in
my yard,
the cultivar is Transparent Yellow (or Yellow Transparent) on a semi-dwarf
rootstock.

Hello all, I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will be getting
greenhouse for my birthday. We have a nice flat site which will take
8 x 6ft one but now we have cleared the site what do we do next.  Do w
lay slabs and have gravel inside, do we dig a footing and have a coupl

i can see some people smiling encouragingly. i can hear others grindin
their teeth with frustration. the superthrive debate goes on in ever
gardening forum on the internet i think! i have heard some people dee
it a waste of money and time. others swear by it, some to say it make

They're all here, all over the Mentha spicata 'Swiss'!  I don't think I've
ever seen so many bees in one small area ( about 8 x 9cm pots)

I recently acquired a potted plant but I was not told what it was. Whe
I got it, it had very small white flowers on it which were fragrant
These have now died off (they can just about be seen in the attache
image). The leaves/stems have no scent and the stems are fairly har

I thought i'd post this, there are probably many leylandi haters reading,
might as well cheer a few of them up!
I have never let them get out of control, they have never been over about
8-9 feet, but earlier this summer I decided to get them back to 6ft and my

I have one of those cheap (£15) Gas WeedKillers and am having difficulty
finding replacement gas canisters with a screw fitting. Has anyone found a
supplier.
Many thanks

We are rather inexperienced gardeners, can anyone please suggest som
either bedding or perennial plants that will give us some winte
colour. Also we have an area down the side of the garden that is i
partial shade and tends to be rather dry, what sort of plant

Im posting this in order to address my target market group and attai
feedback in regard to my design ideas.
my aim is to design a product which will grow edible plants indoors an
it is mainly your response to the look of the product but any othe

Hey. We have some fungus growing on our lawn, and it has been there fo
a few years. We have overhanging trees (possible cause?)
Is there anything we can do to treat the fungus?
Please see attached photos...

So, just what DO you say to someone who asks you where to get seed for
grafted tomatoes?????
Linda
(Who is not usually so bereft of words)

Hi gang,
It has been a while since I posted in this ng so I am somewhat out of
touch with events.  Is anyone planning to split Hostas this winter?  I
am looking for  few plants to fill a gap.  I am happy to pay for the

I heard somewhere that certain composts can damage plants
due to the herbicide that has been used in weed control.
Can anyone tell me what that chemical is?
Regards

Next year I might have a dabble at growing some of my own produce, veg/herbs
etc.
I have a potentially stupid question, do you need to keep buying seeds or
once its kicked off can you keep going?