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What can I grow in planter up this shed wall?
Hi all Dead simple this… here’s my ugly shed wall. I’m going to put a planter at the bottom. I want to grow something (low maintenance) up that wall… preferably edible. Any ideas? Suggestions? Please. TIA
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Pale Blue Clematis
Where have all the pale blue Clematis gone? A few years ago they were everywhere and now it seems to be all white and pale pink/ lilac colours. I intended buying one this year but haven,t managed to find the pale blue (bit like a pale Wedgwood Blue). Has anyone seen any this year?
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Name of shrub/Bush.
Can anyone tell me the name of this bush it's only now started to flower. Thank you
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Please help me identify these
Thank you for reading. I have had these in my garden and wonder if they are edible? What are they?
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Weeds in garden grass
So by no means do I want a perfect garden lawn but I have had a little spare time and I do have 2 dogs so it’s never going to be perfect lol. so just some advice on I’m I doing the right thing I’m cutting regular and pretty short and I’m going round every now and then cutting out weeds as far down as the root with a knife…
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Oleaster Limelight Infestation
We moved into our new build house a few years ago now. Planted around the front of the house is an Oleaster Limelight hedge. It has been growing really well for the last couple of years and filled out nicely. This spring it has developed an infestation of tiny winged insects. There are loads of them. They look to be…
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White vinegar as weedkiller
Our garden has quite a lit of weed build up as gardening is difficult for us. I've bought some 20% white vinegar as I don't want to use roundup. Is there an amount of time the vinegar needs to be on the weeds before it gets rained on in order to work. We've been leaving it to get some rain free days in a row, but that…
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Best way to empty 3 very large pots?
We have 3 pots with Bamboo in the garden.The pots are 1.2 m across and 80cm deep. The Bamboo has been there for 5 years and is now mostly root.We were both out there yesterday almost all day and only managed to empty about two thirds of one pot! (And filled around 30 rubble sacks.) In the end we had to saw bits off to get…
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Shoestring budget. How can I make this space feel less overlooked?
We’ve just shifted our garden furniture round to make everything flow better. But now I’m sitting on the sofa feeling rather overlooked. (Just noticed the washing line, pleas ignore that!) Other than prohibitively expensive trees, what could I use to screen off the windows of these two houses? The green house feels much…
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Garden assessment help - moss, weeds
hi i need some help with the state of my garden. Can i just use some of the 4-1 and scarify it in a few weeks and it will get better (i.e more green and lush?) I have not done any maintenance previously on this (i.e. just mow) and feels like it needs some TLC. any suggestions/ideas .
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Help with garden design
I'm hoping to lean on the community to get some help and ideas on how to design my garden. The property is an end of terrace with side access and the garden is east facing. It has 3 levels and is very steep at the end. We lose sun at the swings by 5pm at peak summer and there's usually sun at the highest level until 6. The…
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What can we do with this small space?
Front garden has been completely trashed with our building work This small part faces east and is shaded to the south by the wall on the left hand side. We plan on putting a slate/shingle base around the plants. We have a pretty pink/yellow rose which used to grow up to the left of the main window which we may put back in,…
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Hanging basket chains
I've just bought some replacement hanging basket chains because the old ones were badly rusted . There wasn't an option to get rust-resistant chains for the type of baskets I already have. Is there any way I can prevent these new ones from rusting? Thank you.
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Anyone know where to buy mains > 12 volt transformer> garden water pump? I just bought a pump for
Anyone know where to buy mains > 12 volt transformer> garden water pump? I just bought a pump for an outdoor water feature, just opened it and noticed it's 250 volt mains to the pump 😮, mains electricity submerged in water!!!! Not only did I not consider this an option, i assume it was illegal. Anyway a further browse on…
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Green Aphids and Whitefly!
Any good solutions to Green Aphids and Whitefly my certain plants are covered in them.
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What am i doing wrong with Cherry Tree?
My cherry is attacked every year by a host of bugs and i get no edible cherries. I tried an anti bug net last year with very thin mesh to keep everything out but my cherries were still eaten. I also tried garlic juiced and soapy water without success, any ideas?
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Getting rid of horsetail
Next door is rented out. It is a garden that had membrane down with gravel on top and because of neglect by tenants it now has an extensive marestail infestation which has started to spread to mine. The tenants have said I can go into tackle it - the landlord will not be interested. What’s the most effective way to get rid…
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Planting a tree in centre of lawn! [Merged]
Any tips on planting my new bean tree in the middle of lawn, i like things perfectly in the centre so it is going to be difficult for me as a perfectionist, my other half does not like to measure she just dumps things in off centre.
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Can anyone identify this plant please?
Hello and thanks for reading this message. While weeding my new allotment I've uncovered a thriving plant my fellow allotmenteers aren't sure about so I'm hoping MSEers can help. Here is a photo And here is a close up. I can't help being suspicious that it's a weed partly because it's doing so well whereas all the good…
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How best to tackle this bed?
I have this rather unruly small flower bed in my garden that I have (like most of the garden, unfortunately - due to a small child arriving last summer) neglected far more than I should have. Please see pictures below. I'd love to get this tidied up and sorted out but I am at a bit of a loss as to where to start. There are…
