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New to the Gardening board? Start here
💬 Some other boards on the Forum with a similar ethos * Green & ethical MoneySaving * Crafting * Old-style MoneySaving ℹ️ Some relevant guides elsewhere on MoneySavingExpert.com * Gardening on a budget * Home, garden & pets deals 💡 If there's a link you think we should include here, please send me a message!
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arkonite_babe's very useful Gardening Index
MSE update August 2014 Check for any offers, discounts etc on our Home & Garden and Gardening pages. If you have updates to add please PM either arkonite_babe or Pink.. MSE update March 2022 Please note that some of these links are now out of date. Back to the original post... Below is a list of useful links for gardening…
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Awful weather - typical Brits talk
Well it's been downright awful here in Somerset for the last couple of days with non-stop rain! Just wondering how committed you lovely peeps are... have you been put off by gardening when it's raining? Are you a shrinking violet or a hardy perennial? Just a light hearted thread ☔🌧️
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The ups, the downs and the insides out of growing your own in 2025!
Welcome to the new ups and downs of growing your own! Everyone is welcome. Come and tell us about your growing shenanigans What do you like to grow? Are you going to try anything different this year? Did you try anything different last year? Did you like it? Would you grow it again? Do you have any tips for growing? Do you…
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Too Hot To Work In The Garden?
Having spent most of the winter gazing out the window and planning my new patio/landscaping in my mind, it he time has finally come and I really don't fancy the idea of working in this heat. Is anyone else putting off work due to the heat or am I just looking for excuses? :smiley:
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GreenFly - A 'flylady style' gardening thread with weekly tasks to tame your garden
What do we mean by GreenFly? Over on old style there is a long running and supportive community who focus on getting the house clean and tidy in smaller steps. A group of us thought that something similar for taming the garden would be very useful so here it is. The idea is that by doing little and often we can get on top…
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Potted bay tree going to pot
My pyramid bay that I've loved for 6 years has succumbed to the dry heat, hardly any rain for 3mts. It's been watered and seems thoroughly but I can't get it out of the pot to check for a problem. The small end stems are dying now, more than half the leaves brown and it's beginning to get bugs in the foliage buds. I'd…
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Summer house/garden room
Good morning all. I have been looking for a garden room/summer house for a few months and decided I would like one. I have been looking at a few companies who sell them and manufacture but I'm now baffled. I have come across the different types of thickness of the T&G to different roof covers. I live in Greater Manchester…
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Resilient plants (for a changing climate)
Hi All, I noticed this article in the latest issue of Gardens Illustrated and thought it worth mentioning as it claims "Five expert designers and plantspeople choose their top garden plants that are adaptable, beautiful and sure to grow happily whatever the weather throws at us" These 76 resilient plants chosen by…
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Garden Work In Progress
In the spirit of Working Mums thread, having actually seen through the eyes of anyone else [ not my own] how bad my ack garden actually looks, this is a thread where I'll be updating as I go along. You don't have to comment if you don't want to but you know when you do a job and then you take after pictures and you always…
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What's happened to my Acer!?
Morning all, Is anyone able to advise what may have happened to my Acer? Beautiful full bloom last year, lovely pink/red leaves all over, all seemed to be going well with growth through spring but then it seemed that only half the buds on the tree opened. Small buds can be seen on the one side but it's as if the growth has…
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Returfing lawn during water restrictions
I planned to replace the lawn this spring but didn't get round to it. Not a bad thing as Kent has been too hot for too long. Problem now is we have a hosepipe ban so is doing it in early October advisable? If the ban has not been lifted by then will I be wasting the money? Will climate change put a stop to ever being able…
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Bother that badger!
Don't get me wrong, I love seeing badgers in the right place, which I don't consider to be my garden! For context, we live near a couple of strips of woodland / wilderness, and there are definitely setts in the woodland. And I have seen one hurtling down the road and over into the woodland from the wilderness area. And our…
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Fuchsia dying or struggling this year
Has anyone else had problems with fuchsia plants this year? I usually grow four or five different varieties around the garden, but this year I have only one healthy plant which is a hardy one which survived the winter (the only fuchsia that did). All my other hardy fuchsias died, and I bought replacements most of which…
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Makeshift watering system when away on holiday?
Any good ideas for outside plants watering while away for a week please? Neighbours not available!
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Gardening apps
My husband has been looking at apps which can check plant leaves to advise the name of the plant, or to recognise various diseases. However, the apps he has found, although saying they're free, offer free for 7 days, followed by subscription charge. In true MSE style, he wondered whether there are any which are free, with…
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Gardening in a drought
So this is a part of the forum I don't visit often! I'm much more at home talking about ISAs :) There are threats of drought and hosepipe bans given the recent dry spell. I collect rainwater but my barrell is already almost empty, which I have never known this early in the year.The forecast said we were due some rain…
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Growing new grass with having dogs
Hi all, Has anybody ever grown new grass seed in their garden whilst having dogs. If so how did you do it? what was the fastest way to lay the grass seed how did you keep the dogs off the seeded area and is there any specialist seed that can be bought to be more tougher against the dogs urine? Any help would be most…
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Squirrel Deterrent
We have 3 squirrels that frequently visit our garden, yes I know they're cute but they are causing damage to many of our smaller plants. I've tried the chilli and other plants options to deter them but with no great success. Has anyone any suggestions how to tackle this problem? Are Ultrasonic repellents worth trying? Look…
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Sarah Raven - some shockingly bad feedback
I’m reading a lot of negativity about Sarah Raven these days, both on Trustpilot and in gardening forums. Anyone else having problems with them these days? They used to be first rate, but not any longer it seems. Looks to be going the way of Thompson and Morgan - once they get to a certain size they cease to care.
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Bargain roadside plants
Stopped at one of those "plants for sale" signs by the roadside. Now I'm not exactly an inexperienced gardener, so I mainly bought these three (£2 each) on the basis that I didn't know what they were so they might be something unusual. I think "? SORRY" is Polemonium pauciflorum "Sulphur Trumpets", and "Lysimanchia White"…
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Any Strawberry Advice?
I have strawberry plant (not sure of variety) in a hanging basket. Before getting too big they are just going mushy and out of shape, Is there a way to protect them from whatever is happening. Not sure what bugs go after strawberry's but I saved my cherries this year using small anti-bug nets stopping the stink bugs from…
