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Best place to get compost and plants from online?
I used to get from Wilkos but with that gone I need to order a few bags of compost, grobags and some plants (mainly geraniums and tomatoes to cheer the place up). Where's the best place online that can deliver (am within M25 in London) - I don't drive. I've heard not good things about the B&Q compost so would rather not…
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Malus Red Jade: Greenfly problem on the new green shoots
I have a 20 year old Malus Red Jade. I have pruned it over the years to stop the weeping effect. I do this because the long trailing weeping branches stop the sunlight getting to my peonies in early spring. So I have ended up with a more horizontal branch structure coming out of the top of the tree. My question is…
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What plants for a gothic garden
Hi, I'm planning on making a gothic garden so looking for recommendation of plants (preferably perennials). I want something that's either got dark leaves or black, very dark purple/blue/red flowers. The garden gets sun from midday to about 5pm at this time of the year. At the moment my ideas are: hollyhock jet black…
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Researchers please. Mysteryish plum
So part of my garden is a badger run with trees from the neighbouring club hanging over it. One of the trees Prunus Nigra of some variety produces real plums and I've researched but it keeps giving me 'cherry plum' and nothing like the size of these. That's more what I've seen before and on my own Prunus Nigra. I'm getting…
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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?
