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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 MSE update March 2022 Please note that some of these links are now out of date.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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Aphids and Caterpillars
I’m having problems with my trees and shrubs. My apple tree has Apple Ermin caterpillars, which is worse than it was last year. Researching the problem, I used winter tree wash in the winter as instructed, but the caterpillars are back with a vengeance this year. My weeping flowering cherry tree has Wooly Aphid, as has one…
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The ups, the downs and the insides out of growing your own in 2026!
Welcome to the new ups and downs of growing your own! Everyone is welcome. Come and tell us about your growing shenanigans Maybe tell us a bit about yourself; 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…
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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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Will my plants survive while I’m away on holiday?
l’m a novice gardener, just trying a few new plants in containers every year. This year I have strawberries, which seem to be ripening one fruit at a time, and dahlias which are growing happily in their pots but not flowering yet. I’m going on holiday on Saturday for 2 weeks. There’s someone coming in daily to look after…
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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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My experience with Gardening Express
This is my experience with Gardening Express (GE), following a BBC programme I watched sometime in October last year. I believe it was either Rip Off Britain or Watchdog. In that programme, Gardening Express stated that they had “promised to review their systems”. Unfortunately, my experience strongly suggests that they…
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Perennials suitable for permanent shade
South west corner beneath a large holly tree. Looking for something 3-4 ft high to go against the fence and something lower to cover the rest of the ground, preferably both as bright as possible
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Growing grass
Hi all, I put down some miracle go complete 4 in 1 lawn treatment about a month ago but what I didn't realise is that I have to wait about 7 weeks until I can put down the grass seed but with that date being 9th June how do I make sure that the grass grows properly given it's in summer time and the warmer weather Kind…
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Can this be saved?
Have been watering every evening for a few months but no sign of improvement. Am I wasting my time (and Kent's scarce water)
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Flowerbed Improvement
Hi All, This is the flowerbed at the entrance to my house. I've recently bought the house so I've inherited what the previous owner has planted. Does anyone have any recommendations on how to bring this to life? Thanks in advance.
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Diaries of some garden!
New year new garden, eh! 🤥 Not sure how it got to this state despite the effort last year :/ .. I realise that the passage to the shed is very old and needs rework… a job for March. I've been negotiating with self to get on with it since end of March, but... here to hold myself accountable. Starting with the patio... my…
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Webs on apple tree.
These are a couple of pictures of what look like webs covering many branches on my apple tree. I have done a search but wasn't sure what to do with them in the UK. Could anybody help please
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Is my Euonymus Japonicus Himalaya healthy?
I'm looking for some advice on my Euonymus Japonicus Himalaya. It is planted outdoors in a large pot, and the soil surface is covered with pebbles. I've noticed a few dry leaves, and some leaves have irregular holes/notches that look as if they may have been eaten by an insect. The plant otherwise seems to be growing, but…
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What can I plant in these small pots next to Brick Wall
Hi all. We had an extension built but the pattern imprinted concrete was damaged when digging footings. We filled the concrete in and tried to make it look like the original but it stands out a bit. Therefore, we are going to put some planters with flowers in over the concrete. You can see from the picture that the…
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Bindweed
Hi all, We have bindweed in our garden and I was wondering how to get rid of it Kind regards mark
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Growing in my grass
Does anybody know what this is growing in my grass and how to get rid of it please?
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Is this Leylandii hedge likely to recover?
Parts of this hedge are still green, but not sure if hedge will recover. I think it has spider mites as I can see webs.
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My Fence- come/Neighbours
My back garden fence backs onto a Council run allotment, my fence is not in the best of health but is covered with ivy and such like, that in a way, they are a support for each other, A few weeks back, without me being informed ( which i feel i should have done) they cut off all the overhang growth on their side, thus…
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Red Robins
Hi Can anyone advise how to bring these 2 red Robins back to life? I have been watering them daily and fed them fish blood, bones. They are supposed to be shaped as bay trees but have lost a lot of leaves. Any advice would be great. Thanks
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Rear Landscape
Hi all, looking to pick brains on the garden! Main isuses with the current setup and new toddler in the house, is the sharp drops, slippy slate and no garden segretaion. Playing with online design tools - we quite like the idea of replacing the slate central area with a closed off play area - with glass balustrades and…
