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best copper tape for slugs

Well the most popular barrier that’s sold in the UK is copper tape for slug repelling. Which just shows how wrong most people get their barrier selection. “A recent RHS study in a garden-realistic scenario found no reduction in slug damage from barriers made of copper tape, bark mulch, eggshells, sharp grit, or wool pellets … Read more

How to Revive a Daphne Plant

Daphnes have a reputation for being slow growing, difficult and temperamental to grow and expensive. While their reputation is well deserved on all three counts that is not to say that they cannot be grown perfectly easily in gardens throughout the UK providing a few basic guidelines about their requirements as evergreen or semi evergreen … Read more