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What size of water butt do I buy?
Am going to replace two apex sheds, with two pent sheds, one is 10 x 8 and the other is 16 x 8. Am planning on putting guttering on them do I can collect water in a butt. Having never had one before I have no idea what size I need? Given the size of the sheds, are 100 litre and 210 litre water butts too small in proportion…
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What flowering tree is this?
No not a quiz but this tree was flowering on a soil/sand plot right near the sea.It caught my eye because of the colour so late in the season and that seemed useful as a small tree. Bracts and 'fruit' but what of? Photo coming soon :# When the photos will upload to the site
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Lifting up synthetic grass?
Hello all One of the swing poles has become loose in the postcrete. Problem is that theres synthetic grass around it. You can see that there's a square patch around the leg bottom. Ive spoken to a couple of handymen who said they can give it a go but have no idea how to lift up and refit the synthetic grass. I spoke to the…
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Are These
Hi, Could someone advise on what is a weed in this flowerbed, please? It's very overrun in a property that I have recently purchased. Thanks in advance.
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What tree is this pt 2
Small. bracts appear late September looking colourful at a time when there is little colour.Really shows up. So from a photo on my tablet Whoohooo!
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Recommendations for pre-made wormery
Hi, I am interested in starting up a wormery to use eg vegetable peelings to create nutrition for growing various vegetables. I have watched quite a few YouTube videos about various ways you can make your own and I think I have a reasonable grasp of the way you use them. However, I am not at all handy when it comes to…
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What fragrant climbers???
Today we've decluttered 2 failing wooden arches in the garden. Woodworking chap has installed 2 new ones, made to order and nicely painted a pale green. Just need to get stuff growing up them now. (well, not now, likely in the spring I guess) OH tutted repeatedly every time I talked about doing this. And now that it's done…
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Planning permission required for sloped garden terrace?
The retaining wall (pictured, currently propped up by scaffolding poles) is failing and needs to be replaced. I plan to bring the wall out by another metre to create a larger, flat lawn area with balustrade for safety. Do I need planning permission for this? The only thing I can find online regarding permitted development…
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What to do with lawn borders?
Hi all My smallish garden is a work in progress. After moving in, I've grown a decent lawn on clay soil from seed, and sown wildflowers along my bottom border. The left border is empty and covered up with a tarp, the right border needs weeding. I have a handful of plants and some bulbs to put in, but apart from that I…
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Harvesting rain water ideas
We’re currently boiling tap water for our indoor plants, which isn’t very energy efficient or environmentally friendly. The boiled water sits in jugs until it’s cool, usually used the next day. I’d like to switch to rainwater, but it needs to be completely free from insects and debris. Ideally, I’d like a ready made…
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Garden mushrooms
The estate agent couldn't understand why I was so excited about the fluffy brown lumps when I viewed the place back in February. Unfortunately I didn't spot these until I'd already made tea this evening!
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Help with Caterpillar Identify.. Brown Tail Moth Catterpillar?
Hi All, I was wondering if anyone can help us identify the Caterpillar we found in the garden yesterday? Our small dog was quite unwell for 2 weeks prior to finding this and we found what we think was a digested caterpillar in her stool at the start of her being unwell. To me it looks like a Brown Tail Moth Caterpillar? I…
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Water butt to sprinkler pump
Suggestions for a reasonably priced pump to do this.
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Replacement tyres for garden trolley
I've got a garden trolley much like this: https://www.garden4less.co.uk/product/pl/COGCT300? and it has a puncture in one tyre. I'm struggling to get a replacement that fits (TBH I've given up as the first one I ordered which should have been right wasn't, and search algorithms constantly coming up with things that aren't…
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Greenhouse drainage
My greenhouse floods with heavy rain. I have been told that I need to remove the two rows of bricks that are positioned against the greenhouse base , dig a trench and fill with gravel. I'm looking for guidance on how deep the trench should be and should I use 10 mm or 20 mm gravel. Any advice would be gratefully received.…
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When to pick green toms/ cold weather
Wannabe gardening newbie here! Day temps have dropped and not helped by raining most days. I've lots of green tomatoes on the vine still - has it got too cold to the point of needing to take them off to ripen indoors or is it too late? I heard they shouldn't be in the cold too much and the overnight temps acc to the…
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What's this?
I think I had primroses here earlier in the year, is this primrose with no leaves on yet? I've got others elsewhere that have leaves on still. Or is it something else? The hostas nearby have been attacked by snails so they could have eaten whatever this is.
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Advice Pruning Opal Plum Tree
Hello - I belive this is an Opal plum tree in my garden ? This years Ive had a very good crop of good fruit, been able to make plum wine, chutney , fresh plum juice feach day and also frozen around 150 plums , cropping is just about ending now. Problems are that many of the fruit are bad and each day many bad ones drop off…
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Summer house/garden room
Good morning all. I have been looking for a garden room/summer house for a few months and decided I would like one. I have been looking at a few companies who sell them and manufacture but I'm now baffled. I have come across the different types of thickness of the T&G to different roof covers. I live in Greater Manchester…
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Advice on water butt
We would like to install a water butt on the roof terrace at the back of the house, but are unsure how the routing of the hose to the diverter would work. The proposed location for the water butt is marked by the red rectangle in the picture. The gutter above it drains to a downpipe which is around the corner of the…
