Pippa Greenwood offers a timely reminder to be on the look out for the dreaded tomato and potato blight
Plant disease
Box blight
Pippa Greenwood offers some sage advice against the troublesome box blight.
Horse chestnuts under threat
Pests or diseases have damaged most of Britain’s 470,000 horse chestnut trees and there are just five years left to find a solution, experts warn.
Powdery mildew
Powdery mildews have got to be just about the most widespread fungal problem in gardens. There are many types but the name of powdery mildew is given to them all and the symptoms and treatments are often very similar, regardless of the plant that’s being attacked. The fungus causes a white or pale greyish powdery […]