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Blank Slate - Where to Begin?
Hello All Breif backstory - I bought a new house about 18 months ago, it was (is still) in need of heavy renovation, so time and funds are limited. I'm fortunatlte enough to have a decent garden space, but the previous owners of the house had a disabled person living here, so its almost entirely block paved / concreted…
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Dead Frogs floating in my pond?
Anybody know what happened to these frogs? I only usually get newts in my former fish pond but frogs occasionally turn up however I'm not sure if these came too early to breed or something.
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Buy a greenhouse or not
One of my purchases I want to make for the garden this year is a greenhouse (saved up the funds this year) I can fit a 6x4 greenhouse against a brick wall on my patio. It’s would be this one https://www.greenhousestores.co.uk/Vitavia-6x4-Green-Apollo-2500-Greenhouse-Horticultural-Glass.htm#colour What is stopping me is…
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Reusing Soil+compost from Pots
I have around 20 ish 30L container with soil and compost mix which I used to grow potatoes. Can I mix in some Organic soil improver like Chicken manure, Blood fish and bones to be able to reuse it along with some compost? I'm hoping to use a few to grow potatoes again this year along with beetroot, carrots and egg plant
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What to plant now in the garden for instant colour?
I really want to add some instant colour to our garden. What’s a good thing to plant at this time of year, please? We have been to the garden centre and planted primulas and pansies, and they seem to be surviving the very cold weather. The plan is also to put in some early bulbs, if I can still dig into the soil. Any other…
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Leaf mulcher
We have a large horse chestnut tree and dreading autumn when the leaves starts to fall down. It was an absolute pain last year (we only moved in Dec 2020). I tried using the lawnmower (https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6298145/mulching-lawnmower#latest)to mulch - it was sort of ok, but the wet/damp leaves…
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Half price in Wilko
Today (Louth branch) all their spring bulbs are half price- so most are £1.25 A few small cacti for 25 or 50 pence Also green wellies @ £5
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Can anyone identify these plants please?
I found two plants in my garden I am not sure what they are. Can anyone please help me identify them? Thank you!
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Best tree for sloped front lawn?
Our front garden, lawn is very open and my other half wants some kind of tree to break up the openness without making it private enough for sinister people to mess with our windows. Some people by us have those ball shaped small topiary type trees which you can shape but i don't know what they are called. I was thinking of…
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Conifers and bulbs?
I put 2 dwarf conifers in each pot and planted bulbs around. Just dawned on me, will the conifer roots 'poison' the soil and stop the bulbs growing? Anyone know? Thanks.
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Advice on getting condition into top soil please.
Morning. Since moving to this house I've been trying to make a garden from what was originally gravel and concrete. Getting there bit by bit and most recently bought some top soil locally which I've used for raised beds. However it is very solid and I need both to lighten it and to introduce some organic matter. It's not…
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Gardening gift suitable for 70 year old
Hello I have a good friend who will be 70 soon. I'm thinking of purchasing a magazine subscription for her but cannot decide which one to get. I think Gardeners World will be a bit basic. I would welcome any recommendations please. I was going to get RHS membership but unfortunately she is the wrong side of the country for…
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Dealing with knotholes in new fence
I had a long tall fence fitted earlier this year. There are a fair few knotholes and one or two have dropped out or have turned into bits and blown out. Is wood putty filler the best option to fill them? Any other suggestions?
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Daydream fund challenge part 4
back in march 2009. this thread started, as I had daydreamed of having a smallholding for far too many years than I can remember.. since then, we are now on our 4th new thread.. and have a nice bunch of mse'rs who are at various stages of their dream... even if you ream is to have a plot of land, or a house with a nice…
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What lawn weed is this and how best to deal with it?
Hi Our lawn has sudden growth of this weed(photo attached) which has come up over last 1 month. what is it? how to deal with it? thanks
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Tomatoes too late?
Tried growing some fruit and veg in containers this year as an experiment for the first time. I grew tomato plants from seed but they are only just ripening as it seems i am much to late with these this year so another rookie mistake. I have quite a few of them and wondered if i can somehow at least get something out of…
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Ideas for covering large concrete slab please.
At the end of my garden I have a big scruffy ugly, concrete slab, approx 8 m long by 2 wide. It's roughly laid, (an old farmyard I believe), cracked and slightly sloping in parts. To cover it this year I've had loads of pots which were nice but watering has been a killer and I'm dreading the water bill. Can anyone suggest…
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Concrete Posts Query.
Can the posts and gravel boards drop - does/can the ground move and they drop down with it - or what is it ?? I'm sure i'm not imagining it, i'm sure they're lower than they used to be, i gauge this by what i can now see over the fence compared to what i used to be able to.
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Recycled plastic raised beds
Hello forumites - I'm on a Friends of (Primary) School committee and we've been asked to buy a hexagonal raised bed - the example we were provided with was a timber version - https://www.hope-education.co.uk/product/early-years/outdoor/gardening-and-wildlife/hexagonal-gardening-wheel/he1383645, which is quite pricey at…
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Ideas for tall plants for screening between properties without too much horizontal spread
Background: when we moved into our property, there were some large evergreen trees in the garden of the house next door effectively screening our house from theirs. (The property is currently rented out, and faces onto the road behind us, so our houses are sort of back to back). Last summer the landlord had the trees…
