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My autumn raspberries are not doing so well, some of the canes seem to be brittle and lean over, the leaves seem to yellow prematurely, and some of the fruit is poor and crumbles when picked.

Would you be able to recommend a most suitable support for Dahlia's?

I have leylandii in a row to form a barrier between my garden and next door. There are some brown parts and I have a close up of the dead bit too, what do you think is causing this please?

Should I leave the new non-fruit bearing shoots of my rapsberries and loganberries on or cut these off to give the fruit more nutrients?

My tree fern has been producing smaller and smaller fronds each year? I am growing them in pots.

I have several conifers that appear to have been quite seriously affected by spidermite. They have new growth but only on the top extremities and the lower 80% of the trees are almost dead. Can these trees be revived or is removing them the only solution?

COUCH GRASS please can you tell me how to be rid of this creeping monster?

The time has come to clear out the raised beds. Can you tell me what to do: Remove all the soil? Place the liners? Mix it with something like well rotted compost or sand? Put it back? Sounds like a lot of work!

Can you advise me on how to calculate the quantity of growing medium required, the best option to use and the need for anything additional?