Questions

I have just bought a new Lemon Tree how do I plant in garden. Thank you. Pat

Hi There,

We bought a plant from you last August and I’ve just been told it has “white scale”on it.

We are in a showroom and it has spread to our other plants too.

I was told it is treated with White Oil – would this be your recommendations and do you sell it if so?

Many thanks,

Celine

Hi. Do you have any seed potatoes in stock? If so what varieties and prices?

I particularly want a variety of colored Sweet Williams (Dianthus) and the special type of Impatiens plants (e.g. New Guinea variety). What are your costs and what are your delivery charges?

Could you please tell me what you would recommend I spray the plants in my glasshouse with, they are getting covered in tiny white fly. Initially I sprayed with a baking soda recipe, but that didn’t look at it, then I tried a bought spray that had white fly on the label. This hasn’t worked either. I am growing tomatoes, capsicums and have just pulled out the cucumbers. The tomatoes are the worst plants infested with this little blighter but the fruit aren’t affected at all – the plants are pumping out tomatoes. Thanks for your help.

I would like to create a edge, like a green wall, on one side of my garden. I was thinking of cypressus as they can grow thick and fast.
What would be your advice on the following points:
Is there someting better than cypressus ?
Which distance do they need to be planted from the back fence and between each one of them (the purpose is to create a thick wall with a 5+ meters height ?

Thanks in advance for your advice

Hi there. We have a Satsuma plum that is in its 4th year of fruiting. This year we have noticed quite a few plums with pin-head holes in them and upon cutting open the fruit have found either a very small caterpillar or the fruit has been damaged beyond edible. How do we control whatever it is that has taken a liking to this tree and can the fruit that that have not been affected (so far) be protected against any possible “attack” from these little blighters. Thanks. Tony.

HI
I am just wanting to know what care these plants need in terms of fertilizing, watering and which side of the house I should plant them on.
We get the morning and just about all day sun at the back of the house (Facing Ruapheu direction) the side is North facing (New Plymouth) and the front is facing Mt Taranaki.

Just to give you an idea of the direction of our house gardens. I have a boysenberry and raspberry plant both thornless and would like to get the most out of them next season. At the moment they are in containers as we have just moved to our new house.

Thanks so much, looking forward to your advice.

Janine

We have a twenty five year old maple tree which appears to be losing some of it’s cannopy with the leaves from the smaller branches dying.
Could the recent spell of very dry weather be affecting it?

Hi there

Do you have any suggestions of plants that we can plant in front of our outside air con unit? They would need to be able cope with hot air being blown onto them in summer and cooler air in winter.

Thank you 🙂

I have a few old roses on a fence so many of them have real old wood in them can I prune old wood out now or do l have to wait until pruning time there is lots of new growth on the plants thank you

Hello,
Recently I bought a Black Doris plum tree and have planted it in our Wellington property. I realise now that it needs another suitable plum tree nearby to pollinate and I am wondering what the best choice might be.
The label suggests Sultan but some other research I have done offer other suggestions – these include Billington, Elephant Heart and Santa Rosa.
Could you advise please and also let me know if I can purchase a pollinator tree in Wellington?

Thanks, Liz

Making 2 new gardens and wonder if hibiscus would be suitable for either. First is up a driveway. North facing with tin metal fence behind but soil is heavy clay. Has flax and agapanthus there at moment.
2nd is new built up bed in patio area but facing south. Will have good soil imported. Sheltered but has fence stopping most of the sun. Gets very hot in summer but not much direct sun on the bed itself.
Advice would be helpful. Thanks. Kae

Hi,

My plum tree fruited about 2 years ago and the year before that, but hasn’t fruited since. I’m sure it was supposed to be self pollinating. What can I do to have fruit next season?

Frances

The puka tree is dying, could it have been frosted?
any other reason for it to die off .

One tomatoe plant in my green house has yellow at the top of the core, any idea why?