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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 MSE update March 2022 Please note that some of these links are now out of date.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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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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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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Is my Yucca beyond hope?
Hi - we have bought a Yucca back in November, and I think it is pretty much dead. It's our first indoor plant, so we have no idea if it is bad luck or if we have done something wrong. We haven't over watered it.....in fact we have only watered it once shortly after we bought it, as we have read that it needs very little…
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Compost bay suggestions which keep out rodents
I will start by noting this is an open field of a couple of acres to trying to manage the population does not seem feasible nor would I want to kill them. I only just came on the scene here so it is their territory. I just want to learn to get along with them side by side without them being too disruptive. So far I had…
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Couple of gardening related questions...
Firstly, I want to buy a shed still, if anyone had followed me other posts in the past months. A new requirement has arisen. As rodents are rife where I want to place it, and they have chewed through even thick plastic bottle lids, I wonder would a wooden shed still be secure from them gnawing through it? They seem…
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I was about to blame the local cats (digestive problems): but it's Nostoc Algae!
Afternoon everyone. After 2 days of torrential rain, I have a long row of this algae on the other side of my boundary wall. It is Council Land and very compacted clay, devoid of any grass. A few weeds grow there. I was inwardly swearing at the local cats, but then I thought..... hang on, the cats cannot produce such a lot…
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The ups, the downs and the insides out of growing your own in 2024!
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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A catalogue of trial, error and advice
Hi All, I recently purchased a property with a very neglected garden that will require a full renovation. I'm looking for some advice on if my plans are sensible. I'm going to be starting with essentially an empty rectangle (no patio/garden room etc) so please feel free to make any and all suggested layout changes.…
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Keeping hens and ducks chat.
As a hen and cockerel keeper myself I thought it would be interesting to ask what you name your hens and cockerels and also ask how many eggs you get per day. I know the egg laying changes when they moult but just thought it would be interesting to see how many you get. I have hens that are named Bluebell, Muesli,…
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Coffee grounds for the garden
The OH has gone back to using a cafetiere for the morning java fix. And I've heard that coffee grounds are good for the garden or bad for the slugs or something. So I'm wondering if anyone could advise how they manage getting the sludge to the garden or if there are any hints or anything of which I need to be aware.
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Looking into buying Land
Hello all, I am currently in the process of looking at buying some land. We've found a good plot near us up for sale about 3 acres. It's expensive but I think it will do everything we need it to. It's not been used for a very long time and whilst not super overgrown it does look like highland land with tufts if that makes…
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Removing gravel and what I can put over a septic tank…
Hello all! I’m new to the gardening section of the forum, but think this might be a new place for me to explore! We bought a bungalow a couple of years ago, and now need to start doing more in the garden - it’s about 0.2 acres, so not huge, but far larger than we’ve had before. The previous owners had laid slabs and gravel…
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Summer house blinds
I am looking at summer house blinds and want someone to fit the blinds at of build just white Venetian ones maybe no drill? What size would I need for the windows https://www.wayfair.co.uk/garden/pdp/powersheds-6-ft-w-x-4-ft-d-power-pent-shiplap-dip-treated-summerhouse-4x6-u003700084.html ?
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Fruit Trees for free - with conditions
This seems to be an annual event by the Somerset Cider makers Thatchers. If you run a community orchard or would like to start one, fruit for food cupboards and the like they give away 50 fruit trees a year. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx9e7pdwnlo You need to read it more throughly to see what trees (I'm thinking…
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Garden camera for wildlife?
We have a Ceyomur CY50 camera right now & while it's ok it's also a little annoying in its detection (and certainly battery usage). We have a few hedgehogs that have taken to making our garden their home. We put this camera out at night & it does pick them up but for example - yesterday we put the camera out & pointed it…
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Help - 1000s spring bulbs I can’t plant until late January/ early feb
Hi, I wonder if anyone can advise. I’ve cleared some land at the end of lawn (60swm) that I intended to plant 2000 bulbs into for spring flowering (DAF, crocus, bluebell, tulips) and some trees. It was just brush land and very uneven. I’ve had to delay levelling the ground until January and so can’t plant the bulbs until…
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Cuttings - newbie!
So I made cuttings from a lavander and a climbing rose in late September. Before potting the cuttings, I dipped them in a rooting powder. 2 months on, how can I tell that if there are roots or are they dead?
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Middle of the lawn rule for trees?
We have a very open front lawn which i would love to make a bit more disguised with a tree in the middle however when i look this up online the message seems to be don't plant a tree in the centre of the lawn. I feel it will look odd if planted to one side! Is it okay to plant in the middle, i'm planning to keep it under…
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starting hyacinths and amaryllis
Hey all you green fingered types! I love hyacinths and have had them flowering over Christmas in the past but am late starting this year. (as in I'll start this Saturday) Any tricks to motivate them? I want to give a friend a small pot with some for a late December birthday present and would like them to at least look like…
