Doing the investigative work to find out why the leaves on your sunflower are curling won’t take too long. There are only a few reasons and the clues are easy to spot. Even better, most of the issues you may find – watering and so on – can be put right. Read on to restore help to your sunflower and its curling leaves. Is the sunflower getting the right amount of moisture? You could be…
Alcea, more commonly known as Hollyhocks, are stunning plants with the most amazing, often tall flower spikes. In fact, my hollyhocks grew to over 2 meters tall! Let’s put it another way, nearly as tall as my giant sunflowers and if you have the single varieties of hollyhocks (as I do) you will know that the bees absolutely love them. I like that they are easy to grow, whether you grow them from seed or…
Each Hydrangea plant grown from a seed is unique, it’s not a copy of the parent plant as they don’t grow true to seed. If you want to grow the same variety of Hydrangea then you would need to take cuttings instead. However, only Hydrangeas that produce fertile seeds can be grown from seed; you need to grow those that produce sterile seeds also from cuttings. Be aware that, while an exciting exercise, growing Hydrangeas…
Lacecap hydrangeas, along with the mophead varieties, will conveniently flower without any pruning. However, if you want your hydrangea bushes to stay neat and trim, prune them every year in the summer after flowering; this also does encourage more flowering. You may want to deadhead your hydrangea bush at the same time. The important point to note is that these produce flowers on old wood – that’s last year’s growth of wood. So it’s important…
Years back, flashlights used to be big and unwieldy and less efficient in terms of battery life and brightness. Today, they are a lot smaller, more portable, brighter and rechargeable, eliminating the worry of having big enough pockets to fit in and having to buy new batteries. With a bright LED flashlight, you can have an easy time working in the dark. It can light up the world’s dangers so you can confront your fears…
The Best Rigger Boots for Your Safety and Our 6 Top Picks Working in your normal shoes may end up costing you largely. You never know when you might bump your toe into something hard or have something fall on your foot. Rigger boots prevent any accidents from happening and also give the wearer a professional look. Initially reserved for rig workers, they have now grown in popularity. They are perfect for anyone who works…
Just recently I decided to plant two beautiful Buxus topiary trees into pots to place on either side of my front door which gave me the perfect opportunity to show you how to plant Buxus or any other topiary plant into pots. What I like about Buxus (and the same goes for bay trees) is that they are incredibly easy to care for and require very little maintenance, just don’t forget to water them. What…
6 models designed to handle slopes up to 35% Not all robot lawn mowers can handle steep slopes. That’s because of the safety tilt mechanism that sets off an alarm and stops the mower when they’re not on level ground. The robot mowers in this review can handle slopes of 30% to 35% when they’re cutting your grass. We chose models designed for small, medium or large lawns to cover all domestic situations. Below are…
Yes. As with any other plant, hydrangeas need sunlight, water and nutrients to thrive. Feeding your hydrangeas is key to encouraging healthy root and branch development as well as promoting the growth of many large and colourful flower heads. But even the best soil doesn’t usually produce all the necessary nutrients. Here’s what you need to know about fertilising your hydrangeas as part of your garden maintenance plan, along with some information about using feeding…
To take advantage of these hydrangeas that are specially bred to produce many blooms over a long period, you definitely should deadhead them. Why should I deadhead Endless Summer hydrangeas? Endless summer hydrangeas are specially bred to produce flowers from spring through to autumn. This cultivar is unique in that the flowers bloom both on old wood (from previous years) and new wood (this year’s growth). With this long blooming period and flowers growing everywhere,…
