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New lawn: Seed v Turf?
ADVICE PLEASE!!!! :) My Q: what are realistic times for new turf v new seeds for a lawn? We're having our garden completely redone and would love a lawn for our staycation so our kids (3 and 5, never had a lawn to enjoy due to years of building works) can enjoy it, riding around perhaps little cars, running around, putting…
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Help! What's happening to my precious plum tree?
Went out to look to see if I've got any fruit setting only to see - not only very few plums (3) but something is wrong with the tree itself. It's a Dunster Plum, should be small size, planted 2yrs ago as bare root and it's thrived. First year 2-3lbs of plums. Last year none but all leaves covered in plum aphids like a mat…
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Taking cuttings from Wallflowers
I've got 3 magnificent wallflowers about 2ft spread with wonderful scent. Not perennials as far as I know. Purloined from a friend who'd grown them for a year and gave them to me when she dug up her 'bedding' again. Didn't expect them to take.I can't find wallflowers in any garden centre or nursery. All gone. So someone…
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East facing garden?
We are considering buying a house but it has an east facing garden, plus when we viewed at 9.15am it was half shaded by the property behind it. we are not the bbq kind and apparently we should get garden sun during the morning; (possibly into the afternoon??). but I’ve seen people saying they’d never buy a property with an…
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Avocado
I’m quite proud of having germinated an avocado seed. The result is now nearly 60cm high in a 21cm pot. I suspect the pot is too small, any idea what size pot I should put it in? It’s also getting too big for my windowsill. How tender are avocado trees? Could I put it out in my front garden which is very warm, south,…
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Standalone structure for kiwi plant
I have (hopefully not fruitlessly :smiley: ) bought a kiwi issai, but the place I was going to put it is probably not sheltered enough. The other place in the garden doesn't have a wall to attach things to - any advice on the best standalone structure?
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Any idea what this is, please?
I was given some flowers yesterday, as a gift, they are beautiful, and they contain a flower that I have never seen before. I love unusual things and would love to know what it is The head is shaped similar to a tulip but the ‘petals’ are smooth, almost waxy, with fluffy purple tips. The head is quite large, around 5…
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Will my hedge grow back?
The council have done a horrible hack job on my hedge (it's my property, not council owned). It's a hedge that shields my front garden from a public path, so it's particularly annoying. I've posted some images below, is it feasible that it will grow back? They cut it at the start of March. You can see a comparison to how…
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preparing flower beds
Hi I have flower beds covered in weeds. I sprayed with roundup and they are very slowly dying. Can I just cover it with fresh compost and plant my new flowers in it or do I really need to pull out the dying weeds and turn over the soil? Thank you!
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Is this a hollyhock?
When we first moved in I discovered we had inherited a beautiful peach coloured hollyhock. Unfortuantely, last spring I dug it out by mistake. Today I've spotted this in the lawn near the spot where the previous hollyhock was, have I got lucky here?
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Crop Rotation
Hello Folks, can you please help me with a question concerning crop rotation. I have 2 raised beds in which to grow crops. In one I grow salad stuff (various lettuces, spring onions, radishes) and in the second I grow pea's, beans and garlic. I have only had them for a couple of years but what I've been doing is swapping…
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Is a rotator up to the job?
Looking for some advice.
The lawn area of my rear garden is approx. 60 square metres.
It has been in place for many years, and is well compacted.
It has a slope, and a twist, and a good few hollows and peaks.
I wish to get it to a regular level, prior to re-turfing.
I have looked on tube, and remain unconvinced, if the…
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Solar fountains?
While I'm waiting for the time and energy to dig a pond I thought for the summer I'd get a bowl with a cheap solar fountain for the sound.But I have no idea of the sort I should look for. Will cheap do, mid price?Anything to look for that makes one better than the other?All suggestions (about fountains) gratefully received.
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Gardeners World Mag Subscription Contact
Hello all, trying to help my mum out, we're NI based and as a result her 20years+ subscription means nothing and they've decided not to send her the seeds everyone else has been getting. A friend of hers had this addressed by complaining over the phone but seems this was the result of a switchboard mess up and she just got…
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Garden Sleepers to seperate lawn an flower beds
i want to put down Garden sleepers to separate my lawn and floor beds . The idea is to lay them flat so I would not have to dig deep, Generally sleepers are quite expensive but the ones I want will be for practical use and not for decorative purposes. I have seen some cheaper ones both under £10 in Wicks and B and Q .…
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Roots from neighbours tree coming under fence.
I am not sure if this is the correct forum for this subject. My neighbours who rent the property behind me have a tree that is close to my fence. Some large tree branches are resting on the fence causing it to break and some roots have come under my fence which are shooting up. How can I get rid of the roots and what are…
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Plant/weed ID
I appreciate that liking/keeping plants is subjective, but I'm not sure if I have ID'd these correctly and whether to keep them in the border. The plants generally are either crammed in or the soil (if you can call it that!) is bare so I could do with tidying it up. All thoughts welcome. I've used https://plant.id/ to get…
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Ex ? Antsnest in lawn
We have an ex Antsnest in our lawn - I say ex - because there are no ants visible nowIt is raised and about a metre squared - the earth is hard as concrete What is the best thing to do with it ?Try to dig it out or use some chemical on it to ensure no more ants ?If we dig it out - how deep ?
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Gardening Express online scam
Ordered £300 of plants on 12th April Company promoted themselves as “trying to support the garden centres and nurseries forced to close” they had thousands of plants ready for immediate despatch, expectorder in 2-3 days. After 3 weeks I started contacting company, they then removed phone number and online chat facility i…
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Using electric scarifier
Hi all. I had a new lawn laid last summer - all nicely bedded in now. I’ve given it a first cut this year recently and noticed quite a bit of thatch build up, although grass generally looks healthy. It’s quite a large lawn so I’d like to use an electric scarifier. However, I did use it on a previous lawn and ended up with…
