Growing Gooseberry Bushes
Most varieties of Gooseberry bush produce both cooking and eating gooseberries - those for cooking being harvested earlier than those for eating. In order to encourage the best berries, pick about 10% of the fruit in mid-May time when they are ... [... more]
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Cotinus coggygria
Find out how to grow Cotinus coggygria All the smoke bushes are shapely rounded shrubs or small trees, and are popular plants for their summer interest and autumn colour. This variety has mid-green leaves, turning vivid colours before falling in ... [... more]
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Big Bud Mite prevention, identification and cure
This disease attacks mainly blackcurrant bushes. Tiny mites inside the buds cause the buds to become round and swollen (the healthy buds are pointed and narrow). The swelling becomes noticeable in January to February time as the buds begin to ... [... more]
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How to Grow Lavender
Start page for how to grow lavender. Everything you need to know about this aromatic shrub with pictures to help you choose. Every garden should have a few lavender bushes. Some varieties flower from mid-June to September. The silver foliage ... [... more]
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How to prune your rose bush
We explain how to prune the various types of rose bushes. From miniature patio roses to huge climbing and rambling roses. Roses are very tolerant plants, and with a little care will flourish for many years. Roses grow by producing new shoots, the ... [... more]
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CANE SPOT
The canes (stems) of the bushes infected with Cane Spot have clearly defined dark marks on them with a purple border. These normally first appear on the lower parts of the canes, and gradually work their way upwards. The marks tend to be in the ... [... more]
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How To Grow a Gooseberry Bush
An ideal fruit for the small garden - gooseberry bushes are easy to grow, produce a large amount of fruit for their size and will tolerate partial shade conditions. They are self-fertile, so one bush can be grown on its own. Gooseberry bushes are ... [... more]
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Sawfly pest and disease treatment from gardenaction
Known as Gooseberry Sawfly, these caterpillars affect gooseberries, and all the currant plants. The sawfly caterpillars are light brown-green with black spots. They devour the leaves of the bushes with astonishing speed - in bad cases they can ... [... more]
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Care of Lavender
Lavender is a very undemanding shrub. We show you how to feed and prune it. Get these correct and it will thank you. These small bushes are very easy to care for. There are two main considerations, water and pruning. To some degree feeding will ... [... more]
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Types of Roses - Patio Roses
Patio roses are small bushes which grow between 18 and 24 inches high (45 - 60 cm). They are compact and flower right through the summer. They can be grown in tubs or in small beds and borders. Patio roses should be planted 18in (45cm) apart. To ... [... more]
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Types of Roses - Bush Roses
These are the most popular type of roses for growing in any beds and borders. They form compact bushes and give you lots of flowers throughout the summer. If you are just looking for a good rose to grow in your garden, then go for these. They ... [... more]
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Rosa 'Sweet Dream'
Patio roses are dwarf floribundas, with full-sized flowers on small bushes, whereas miniature roses are small in every respect. The flowers on the award-winning 'Sweet Dream', named Rose of the Year in 1988, are medium-sized and plentiful, with ... [... more]
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