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Japanese Knotweed
Hi all, I’m hoping for some advice regarding the treatment of Japanese Knotweed. Last year, we discovered Japanese Knotweed in our garden (a single stem, only a few inches tall). Our arborist treated it for us at the time, but he has since stopped doing garden work. He also pointed out that it appeared to be spreading from…
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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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Compost woes
Spring is hopefully around the corner and it's time to think about buying compost. It is now pretty much impossible to buy decent peat based compost unless you are a commercial grower. Instead domestic gardeners have to make do with peat free. There are no quality standards when it comes to compost. You can't trust a…
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Water timer/Irrigation sprinkler system?
Hello everyone! Summer is approaching and I am thinking about watering. Does anyone here use something like https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D7HM2V9L?aref=herpVOaaCi&th=1 or even https://www.amazon.co.uk/Insoma-Sprinkler-Control-automatic-Watering/dp/B0G6D1XNV4/ with an app? I was thinking about setting this up along with…
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Weeds and Moss in lawn
We have way too many weeds and moss in our lawn - with ropey grass The wife bought a large box of grass "improver" granules and plans to cover the lawn with it today - I had said 3 in one (ie Moss killer / fertiliser and weed killer) but she is adamant that the grass will be killed off by the weedkiller and we need to feed…
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Something up with Suttons?
I ordered a Ribes odoratum from Suttons. They sent me a Buxus sempervirens, labelled Ribes odoratum. I rang up to complain and they apologised and said they would send a replacement. They sent another Buxus sempervirens, also labelled Ribes odoratum. I've complained by email and got an autoreply saying they're having a…
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UK Garden/Plants advice website/group ?
Anyone recommend a really good website/forum etc for garden/plant advice and inspiration I've tried a few and most dont have any designers or experienced gardeners/experts to answer any of my questions Thanks
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Alkanet
I have a long running war of attrition with alkanet. I just can’t get rid of the stuff. To make matters worse it has now taken over a patch of wasteland bordering the garden. I also have several litres of liquid feed from my wormery. It’s nitrogen rich to the extent that it needs to be diluted, 10 parts water to one part…
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Weed burner - any recommendations please?
Hi all, I am considering buying one of these - can anyone recommend one please? This is primarily for use on our drive - it looks to be old tarmac (ish) with weeds & moss growing through in places. I don't want to use chemicals.
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Hello from hippy chick :)
Good day today ( although I may pay for it later) 12 days post hip replacement, had 24 clips removed ( I think she was exaggerating), and can walk so much better, did 300 yards. Beautiful day here , so hubby carried my seed trays outside and I spent a lovely hour or so pricking out beetroot, kale, tomato, chard and…
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Modern hedging
I’d like to make a new hedge. One that’s modern looking but ideally good for nature etc. keen for advice!
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flexible border recommendations
A very good morning all I am looking for flexible (maybe) border edging. I have a robo mower, so need (budget) lawn edging, but the lawn is not a straight edge, some is, some isn't. I am thinking plastic as it would last longer and be more flexible than wood, but robust enough to survive the strimmer. I think it would need…
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Can you get bespoke plants?
Hi there. I'm no gardener but my dad loves gardening. He's got a big birthday coming up and I want to get him something special and I'm wondering if there's any way you can get some kind of hybrid plant - a rose or something - that can be named after him and is unique? I've had a Google but it's a bit of a minefield so any…
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Weed supressing membrane
I've just got an allotment. While it's not too bad, condition wise, it has a lot of nettles and I'm not going to be able to use it all this year as it's quite large. I've been told to put membrane on a lot of it to kill the weeds for this year, but which would people recommend? Or is there another (cheaper?) way of doing…
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120mm Fence Post Caps
I need to replace some 120mm fence post caps but I cannot find any locally. Any suggestions where I can get some from?
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Bought a pool in Costco…bigger than expected and wondering what my options are
Hi all, been looking to upgrade our 10in circular pool this year and while browsing Costco I saw a 20ft x 12ft for a very good pride. After measuring the width of the usable area on the grass was just over 12ft so it seemed perfect Anyway…after buying it without doing the full research I should I have released I actually…
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Keep our dogs off our garden
Hi all, I am going to be reseeding each half of our garden at different times in the next month or so but I wanted to keep our 2 large dogs off the half that I reseed. We have pallets stored in our garden due to having a wood burner and was thinking of using them in some way but wanted suggestions on possibly using them or…
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Valerian getting rid of.
We have valerian growing in our garden and finding it very difficult to get rid of. .Tried digging it out but roots have gone under walls etc . Is there any weedkiller which is glyphosate free which would work.. Many thanks.
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Old roller sunblind uses
I have a old roller sunblind and wondering how I could use it in the garden. Any ideals. Many thanks
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What's going wrong with these tulips?
They were like this last year too, and the flowers didn't develop properly.
