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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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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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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.
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What are these?
Dug out some brambles yesterday and found these white grubs. Are they vine weevils?
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What can we grow in this corner?
We have a north facing corner between the front wall of our house and porch, sheltered on the third side by the detached garage. We would like to put a large-ish pot or planter here, and grow something, preferably evergreen, maybe with the aid of a trellis or wigwam/obelisk (don’t want anything growing up/attaching itself…
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Patchy garden solutions
Hi all, Our lawn is very patchy and I've seen lots of different options to kill the weeds and to reseed the grass lawn. We have 2 dogs which obviously doesn't help the situation but I'm determined to make the lawn look good if just for a short time. What's the best weed killer and grass seeding options or is there…
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What can I plant here?
Specifically, between the pot and the brick pillar. It's very shallow ground, there's the remains of a large vertical paving slab a couple of inches down that is impossible to remove. The fence runs east to west. The area is heavily shaded in winter from a building on the left, but gets a lot of sunshine in the afternoon…
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They want to take my allotment away from me.
I've had my allotment since 2012. I practice a sort of semi-no-dig permaculture approach. I harvest potatoes, blackcurrants, rhubarb, broad beans, artichokes, asparagus, runner beans, squashes and courgettes, salads, broccoli and kale, radishes, chard and all the other little things. Occasionally things get a but weedy but…
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Best small trees for garden
Im looking for some inspiration around best small trees. Id like it to be climate hardy if possible, good for bees / birds if possible and non fruit (apples etc too messy). ive seen this recommended in a few places but very interested in what I should consider!…
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Bay tree
Less than or about 2 metres from my building there is a bay tree. It was quite small when I moved in ten or so years ago, but since I have been here it has shot up so the top of the tree now reaches the bottom of the third storey. The growth is all in the height, it hasn’t bushed out. It’s my responsibility as it is in my…
