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Edging a sloping border of varying gradient
We have a sloping back garden with a planted border down one side. I'm in the process of digging up the entire border and will replant with low flowering shrubs, and covering the soil with woodchip. I'd like to add some sort of raised edging between the lawn and border. The problem I have is the slope isn't constant, the…
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Raspberry patch but are these still raspberry shoots?
Hi All,I've got a raspberry patch that I've been trying to look after more, and this year I'm noticing some new growths. Earlier in the year (a few months back) I could see some little shoots of what seem to match existing raspberry canes which was encouraging to see. But now, there's a few growths that have really shot…
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What is it?
My daughter got this plant at Xmas. Unfortunately it had no label and she had no idea what it was either! It's grown several inches upwards in a straight line and shows no sign of flower buds. I,ve
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Help needed with a new allotment allocation
Hi, looking for some advice. I got into growing fruit and veg last year and it absolutely saved my sanity I loved it and dare I say, I was pretty good at it. I tried for a local allotment but was told the waiting list was upwards of 10 years. Then we moved to a house with a small courtyard garden that gets no sun at all,…
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Bamboo
HiCan anyone please help me identify what type of bamboo are there? * Specifically are these the shooting / running ones? * And what care does this need? * Is it easy to remove these completely? Thanks
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Weed/Flower Identification
Hello all. I have this growing in my garden and have no idea what it is. I had a foxglove just to the right of there last year, so at first I thought it might’ve self seeded, but now I’m not sure! I also had an unlabelled, reduced 10p plant from Morrisons in the pot behind it last year (now also full of weeds!) that was…
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Flower or weed?
What's this orange flower please? A couple have appeared in my garden this year, not seen them before. One's in the middle of my strawberries!
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Double Cropping autumn fruiting raspberries
Because I had fruits right into November and then the weather was so wet I couldn't get to them I haven't pruned Autumn Bliss.Thought I'd get to it this dry week but the old canes they are producing leaves and perfectly healthy while I have some new mostly weedy looking canes growing.Just looking this up I came across…
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Pressure Washer Connector
Hi, I recently purchased a Titan Pressure Washer from Screwfix and have a front drive in dire need of a clean after some recent work. I have one of the 100ft extendable hoses but I am missing the part that connects the hose to the water inlet of the pressure washer. I've looked at dozens of items online (and purchased a…
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Grow your own offers
My Grow Your own magazine came today and the main offer is 6 Sungold supersweet tomato plants 'free' (+ 6.99 p&p). I have found a code online which works, I have just ordered some, to get 12 free plants plus the p&p. The company is You Garden and the code is FREETOMS. From what I can gather they appear to be a bush tomato…
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Instant sweet smelling plant ideas please
My neighbour has 2 big dogs and she isn't so quick at cleaning up after them as I might like. (but then I do follow mine round the garden with a poo bag and a watering can!!). She is out all day and if they poo at night or early morning, it might not get cleared up for a day or so. I was sitting out first thing today and…
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The Dead Forest - Deployed to deter pooping cats
The Dead Forest. Deployed to protect the seedlings from the local cats pooping and raking until the plants are big enough to defend themselves. The only solution that seems to be working for me at the moment. I had to keep tightening the defensive grid until there is no room for a cat's bottom. I watched one carefully wind…
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Can you identify?
I have a small tree growing in a large tub close to where I sit out in the sun. I have been known to eat the odd peach or plum and discard the stone into said tub. Now there is a small tree and I am struggling to identify it. I wondered if it could be a plum or peach with leaf curl ( see 2nd image) What are your thoughts?…
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Grass improver and weed killer
With the feel of autumn already and the garden sort of made, soon I can work on the lawn.Can anyone recommend a weed and feed for it? It's 90% Selfheal/dandylion/clover and grass with a bit of various others. I don't want it perfect but I would like to have more green grass. I've tried weeding by hand but it's not working.…
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Cut and come again salad plants?
I've thought about it but pre covid the supermarket did organic salad leaves that were delicious so didn't bother battling slugs in the garden.This year and last these aren't stocked just masses of tasteless and an aray of wilting bagged stuff. Even the whole lettuce lacks flavour. Can you recommend some that I could grow…
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Patio weeding tool
Hi' I want one of these Green Jem Patio Groove Medium Knife 43cm With High Visibility Orange Colour 5034537005813 | eBay but with a solid/steel broom pole length handle, as I cant see the above being very strong/rigid, when extended. Any ideas/links, please TIA
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Topcashback, Unheard of by my Greenhouse Supplier, so who are the grey men behind the deal?
The purchase of a Greenhouse is a fairly large purchase, on two counts! I shopped around and my sister explained to me if I purchased my choice by Forest Garden Ltd via Topcashback I would make a 7% approx saving. The Company advertised on their site was TwoWests & Elliott. I telephoned TwoWests before my purchase asking…
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How to stop getting spots on my feet from my garden?
This may sound odd but whenever I go into my own garden with my feet exposed e.g. in slippers, I end up getting itchy red spots all over them. This mainly happens in my own garden rather than if I'm just out and about. For anyone interested, I've got some photos here. Does anyone know what exactly might be causing them and…
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How Did You Begin?
I've now found myself with time for gardening, but honestly, where do you start? There seems to be so much information that it's overwhelming. I have a fairly big garden that's probably got loads of potential, but I wondered how others eased themselves into this hobby? Any inspirational books, TV guides, clubs to join?…
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Another "what is this weed?" question
I have been looking around my parents garden, trying to keep things tidy, and I wondered if anyone could please identify either of these plants / weeds? The first has grown to quite a big size, and has these buds on the top that may or may not flower at some point: I also have quite a lot of these growing around the place:…
