Gardeners Corner - The Friendly Gardening Forum

First of all, hello, my name is Steven and I've just joined this forum. I used to be on a gardening forum years ago but it was closed down. I never really looked for another 1 as I just used Facebook and gardening groups on there. But it never really comes close to an actual forum I dont think.

Anyway, ive grew dahlias properly this year for the first time. Ive lift...

Quite sad to see this, as Tommy was the muscle behind a lot of Alan Titchmarsh's creations....

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Today when re-assembling my table I thought of skills I have been taught and now take for granted, and which I think should be mandatory learning for new generations.

Fully tighten screws only when all bits are approximately in their places. Never, ever turn your back on Bechamel sauce. When climbing a tree, stop when the branches get thinner than your wrist. (O...

Hello everyone,

I'll warn you that I'm a novice here with a neglected garden. I have a high (12 foot) and long (about 20 foot) Beech Hedge that I've allowed to get out of control. I'd like to cut about 3 foot off the top but the branches are a bit too thick for hedge trimmers. It's quite wide across the top so I'll need something on a pole. I'm not sure what to buy ...

For the last couple of years or so I have been trying to grow my Griselinia as a 'tree' having seen one at Osborne House some years ago.
It is growing quite large now but keeps shooting out from the base etc and have been cutting these off to make a 'trunk'.
I am now wondering if this was actually a good idea
Started to prune a bit today and now thinking I may...