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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.

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

I have attached pictures of the shrub rose that I am wanting to buy a support for, it produces masses of blooms each year and becomes weighted down as a consequence . Would the circular support help, at present its propped up with a spade and fork handle!

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

We have a maturing mulberry tree which, this year, already looks as though it will produce a bumper crop of fruit.But we also have many bird visitors! So my concern is how best to protect the tree from the birds and in a way that wont harm the birds, either.

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?

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?