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Miracle-Gro All Purpose Premium Compost 40L
Had a lot of trouble finding potting compost last year and this year doesn't seem much better, at least if (like us) you need to have the stuff delivered. Argos are selling 2 bags of 40L Miracle-Gro for £8, with next day delivery for another £3.95: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8882567?clickSR=slp:term:multi purpose…
Using cat deterrents in garden now rats in shed
I have been doing my best to keep cats out of my garden as they are using the lawn as their toilet. Today went in shed and found a mess, half of slug pellets container eaten including plastic bt and they have through stuffs in shed. Rats have been looking for food and ate the compost as well. Were the cats actually keeping…
How Much does a bag of 70 litres of Compost weigh in Kgs
Can anyone inform me how much a bag of 70 litres of compost weighs in Kgs. I did not hink it is 1 for 1 but I could be incorrect I have a garden truck that takes a maximum weight of 80kg so does that mean it can only safely take on bag of compost that weighs 70 litres.
Big Garden centres / nurseries
Hi, im after a decent nursery with lots of indoor home sections. Home bits and bobs location Devon Thanks guys
Root Barrier recommendations
I have had bamboo from next garden coming on to my property. As far as I am aware the offending plant has been removed. But it seems to have travelled from the far side of there garden in to my. I am going to get some root barrier to put down and fingers crossed that will put an end to the issue. I was wondering if someone…
Minature Patio Fruit Trees?
Has anyone, or someone you know, tried these please and how did you get on with them?As you might have gathered I have limited space and with 4 small fruit trees I got carried away when no plants were around after the first lockdown and bought really dwarf Cherry tree which is currently in a pot looking for a space.…
Fence question
I am designing my garden at the moment, I own the fence to my left and back so not an issue. To my right is the neighbours fence and their responsibility. Their fence has the 'nice side facing their garden' and so I see the 'ugly side' the posts etc. 2 years ago some of their fence was damaged in stormy weather and they…
Chemical-based treatment for moss and weeds
Can anyone suggest a decent chemical-based lawn treatment and fhe best way to go about it? For example, is it better to use a combined weed/feed/mosskiller or do it separately? I don't mind a bit of physical work but there's too much of it to hand weed/rake and I won't be peeing in the garden. I've read the similarly…
Building up rockery on the cheap?
Hi all, We've had our rockery now for a few years and I've been piling up compost every year but the anti-weed covering we placed underneath it all keeps getting exposed and also means that plants are uprooting. What cheap ways can we build it back up again? I'd rather not get bags and bags of compost again... Thanks!
Daffodils
Last year someone gave me a pot of tête à tête daffodils - the sort that is forced in order to bloom early and cheer you up in early spring. i left them in the pot and this year they have grown well but are blind. Are they worth keeping or do I just chuck them out? Instructions on the net seem to assume blind daffodils are…
Buying land for wildlife and conservation
I would like to buy a plot of land for wildlife conservation. There seems to be very little for sale - are there specialist sites I should be looking for?
Badger problem
I have a badger visiting my driveway on a regular basis. It occasionally leaves a smelly little present but apart from that it's not a problem. Until last night. The whole family were woken at 4:30 by our dog. First thought was that we were being burgled. After a thorough search we could find nothing amiss. We all returned…
Coffee grounds
So I've been offered bags the size of flour bags with used coffee grounds.I've put the first one on the compost heap but I'm not sure how much I should add.I understand they keep slugs at bay but wonder if this is suitable for every plant or if there are some that would not like the extra nitrogen or how much would be too…
low lying architectural planting
Hiya, need some ideas for quality architectural planting in a prominent position at front of house. However due to the layout nothing growing tall will do. Up to 0.5m should be OK. I was thinking some grasses, phormiums and possibly yucca but need some inspiration. Low maintenance would be helpful Thanks for any ideas
Cherry Laurel in pots?
Looking for some instant evergreen screening, approx 10 metres to cover. Planting isn't an option tho so wondering if Cherry Laurel Hedging plants would be ok to permanently keep in a large pot (50cm). The plants would be bought at around 4-5ft high and wouldn't be allowed to get any higher than 6-7ft. Does anyone know if…
£10 off Sarah Raven when you spend £30
I was doing the Yeokens spin to win comp this evening and stumbled upon this offer on the Spend your Yeokens page. Spend a few Yeokens to get £10 off bulbs, seeds, gardening kit and more, all delivered right to your door. Happy gardening! Yeokens are what the Yeo Valley Dairy business call the tokens they give you with…
Free Sweet Pea seeds
Just spotted this one: 1st 20,000 get free Sweet Pea seeds - need to fill in a survey: https://skize.com/plant-a-seed/
Aldi Garden Special Buys March 2020
I noticed that Aldi are doing a Garden Special Buys event starting on Sunday 1st March. I went instore to check for a leaflet but it wasn’t out yet, but the current leaflet did say the Gardening Special Buy will be online from Sunday 23rd Feb. This is my first year growing veg from seed so I am looking forward to getting a…
looking for ideas for lawn reinforcing
hi folks as title, looking for something to reinforce lawn, its where i access the back garden and have compost bins, water containers etc.as its just dirt only weeds growing i tried that reinforced matting that toolstation sell comes in 10m x 1m lengths but that never worked (either lawn mower hit it or was tripping…
Neighbours trees
Hi all Getting my garden redone next week and the gardener has suggested cutting back the neighbours huge overgrown trees that are essentially touching the roof of my house. I will pop a note round the let them know he has suggested this but are there any issues with cutting trees not your own? I am happy to pay i don't…

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