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Pond minimum size.
Hello. Can anybody give me a minimum size for a wildlife pond. I was thinking maybe a half the size of a bath?
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Low maintenance dividing border
Hi. Need advice please.... We have a small stretch of border (20cm wide by approx 3m long) separating our driveway from our neighbours driveway. What can we plant there? Ideally needs to be evergreen, low maintenance, copes well in dry soil and sun, grows to a good height, etc Any advice gratefully received.
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Hibiscus trim
Hello. Can anybody tell me when is the best time to prune a hibiscus bush. I think you are supposed to do in in February??
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Ideas for Sprucing up a Patch of Garden
Does anyone have any ideas for sprucing up the attached patch of garden? Thanks in advance.
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Autumn fruiting raspberries - no sign of growth?
We have a quarter plot. Amongst other vegetables we have two varieties of Autumn fruiting raspberries (Autumn Gold and a red variety). They have been in position for the last 4-5 years. Last year we had a good crop of both. We pruned the plants in early spring this year right back to the ground. To date (27/5/2024) we have…
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is this ash tree, always self seeding in my garden
It's growing fast as well, I always get rid of it.
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Asian Hornets
Just in case anyone is unaware there's a different species in the UK and it's been asked to report them.I haven't yet looked into it much but there are posters in our local supermarkets and now on the BBC news.I must investigate further tonight but in the mean time here's the link…
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Is your shed actually smaller than the size you thought you purchased?
Having just replaced my shed with a new one I measured both my old and my new sheds to see if they were the size advertised. Both were undersized when built and up to 4 inches short in exterior measurements. I'm wondering if this is a thing across the shed world? Should shed's be sold to the exterior (or even interior)…
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Flower Bed Sleepers - Best Treatment?
Hi everyone, Recently moved into a new property. At the old house we used to have some railway flower bed sleepers (from the previous owner) which were the very old ones where tar used to oooze out in the summer. They slowly started to rot and disintergrate. The ones at our new place seem a lot newer and in a lot better…
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'Creeping Jenny' - Lysimachia
I've been looking online for seeds and can find none for love or money. All I see is plug pants at a fancy price. Can anyone point me to a supplier? This is the green trailer that hangs for metres under hanging baskets etc.
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Eco friendly way to clear a pond of algae?
Any recommendations for eco friendly way of removing algae? The pond is approx 6 ft in diameter and mostly 6 inches deep. I've used straw bales in the past but am undecided how effective they are.
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Help please with water butt part.
I've just picked up another water butt and I need a part to allow the feed from the drainpipe to the existing water butt to now 'divert' into each butt, so some sort of diverter part.Hope it's clear what I'm looking for?I've looked on various sites, plenty of such items, but a lot are screw threaded for use in domestic…
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Lilac tree looking odd in its third year
After a fairly mild London winter, our lilac tree has some buds that haven't opened yet but there are other parts of the tree where new branches have grown, topped with flowerheads. The first two years were fine so I'm wondering why things are different this year?
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Ivy
How do I kill ivy. I planted it about 10 years ago without knowing how crazy it would get, I know I'm daft. It's now taken over the fence and it's bigger in next doors garden, plus has been climbing the wall of the house. I cut it right back in on my side at the end of the summer but it's grown back as it was before. How…
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Leylandii withering
Hi all, I've noticed recently that some of the Leylandii that I planted in my garden in Aberdeenshire back in November 2022 have started to wither on some branches. They grew fine last year, its just this year that this problem has crept up. They have been fed regularly via root drench and foliar spray from April to…
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Any ideas as to what this tree is and is it dead ?
It was probably planted at the same time a the new build 2008 I has looked on it's last legs for a couple of months Approx 2.5m from the building and about .3 from a low wall you can't see on its other side. The land is approx 75cm above the footpath that runs in front next to the main road
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Wood identification
I bought this chair/bench years ago. I didn't know what wood it was when I purchased it... I may want to part with it. Is there a way to identify what wood it is to put in sale details .
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Advice - cleaning outdoor ceramic glass patio table.
Need advice on cleaning an outdoor ceramic glass patio table. Its a dull ceramic - not shiny. Bought second hand in the box, can't remember seeing any stains when unboxing. Just uncovered table after winter and there is what appears to look like a water mark/stain on the table. It won't come out with just hot soapy water…
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Can anyone recommend reasonably priced potting compost this year?
I grow some cuttings , perennials etc for charitable causes, so get through quite a few bags of compost each season. It gets dearer and dearer and poorer and poorer quality and harder to come by. ( no garden centres near me) .This year I bought multipurpose peat free from Aldi and yesterday some Levingtons. Both are pretty…
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Composting blackberry thorns
I cut back my blackberry bush, which I bought from a garden centre, then cut the thorns/off-cuts into pieces of about 1 or 2 feet. I then put them, a few buckets worth, on my large composter and have since added old compost on top. Have I made a mistake? I have now read that there is a risk of it re-rooting in the…
