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Archives for June 2018
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Water feature losing water
we bought a fairly basic plug in water feature from Amazon, a resin-type 2 bucket design to sit in the corner of the garden. We half filled it and now 3 days later it needs topping up again, is this normal please? It doesnt appwar t obe leaking from anywhere like a hole or crack, so how comes so much is disappearing? We do…
Keeping a tree small
Hi there, I want to get one of these lovely things for my back garden: https://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/magnolia--soulangeana-alba-superba/classid.7929/ However, I don't really want it getting above about 2 metres, is that possible do you think? Will it be bad for the plant to keep pruning it back to that height when it…
Patio slabs
Looking to build a new patio, does Anybody know where I can look for the best priced slabs?
Building chicken run
Hi all I'm planning on building a chicken run and aiming to get some chickens in August. I've got an area in the garden I plan to fence off for them. I plan to buy some fence posts and my question is what is the best method of fencing between them? Should I go for galvanised panels and then attach them between the posts? I…
Transplanting lollies from pond to garden
TRANSPLANTING IRISES (not lollies - grr spellcheck) Hi, I'm planning ahead for when we clean out our pond in Sep. The irises have pretty much taken one end of the pond so I am thinking of transplanting some of the irises into the garden. Is this doable? When is the best time to do it? And what do I need to do now to…
Front garden invaded by small trefoil like weed
Our front garden has been totally invaded by a tiny spreading weed which looks like a minute 4 leaved trefoil. (You can fit around 4 of the tiny trefoils onto my thumbnail.) I have looked it up but the only similar one I can see - the lesser trefoil - looks larger and has yellow flowers. Our weed does not flower. It has…