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Getting rid of horsetail
Next door is rented out. It is a garden that had membrane down with gravel on top and because of neglect by tenants it now has an extensive marestail infestation which has started to spread to mine. The tenants have said I can go into tackle it - the landlord will not be interested. What’s the most effective way to get rid…
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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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Growing Asparagus in Containers......
Is this possible? .....as I have been gifted two crowns and no space in my little garden. Thanks
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Planting a tree in centre of lawn! [Merged]
Any tips on planting my new bean tree in the middle of lawn, i like things perfectly in the centre so it is going to be difficult for me as a perfectionist, my other half does not like to measure she just dumps things in off centre.
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Garden issue
So a few months back I said about getting a driveway as I had a damaged slab. I looked into it and was going to keep the shared middle path. So anyway it seems my neighbours have decided to go down this route as I over heard conversation and they possible said they can touch middle bit. It’s open plan so any skips jcb…
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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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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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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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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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How best to tackle this bed?
I have this rather unruly small flower bed in my garden that I have (like most of the garden, unfortunately - due to a small child arriving last summer) neglected far more than I should have. Please see pictures below. I'd love to get this tidied up and sorted out but I am at a bit of a loss as to where to start. There are…
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What evergreen plants or glimbers keep their leaves even in winter?
hi, im looking for evergreen plants for my garden that have leaves on them all year round and dont lose them in winter, i can understand them losing flowers but i was looking for some that keep their leaves. i did buy some climbers for my fence last year and was told that they would keep leaves on even through winter but…
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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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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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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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Can anyone identify this plant please?
Hello and thanks for reading this message. While weeding my new allotment I've uncovered a thriving plant my fellow allotmenteers aren't sure about so I'm hoping MSEers can help. Here is a photo And here is a close up. I can't help being suspicious that it's a weed partly because it's doing so well whereas all the good…
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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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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…
