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Berberis (Japanese barberry) under window?
Is it okay to grow Berberis Thundergii under house windows to deter people messing around or intruders etc. I know many don't grow anything next to homes due insurance worries over subsidence but i think these bushes are quite small as i have one in the back yard. The house was built late seventies so quite modern…
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Can anyone recommend some low to the ground flowers/plants?
I'm looking for some low to the ground flowers, eg, ones that don't have long stalks, to put along a boundary. I've seen some before that were very low to the ground but I can't remember what they were like. Can anyone recommend any? I'm looking to plant them in a straight line so I preferably want ones that don't spread…
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grass grows longer by the fence.
whilst cutting the grass yesterday, I notice for some reason the grass grows long and straggly by the fence. so rather than faffing around trying to get it with the strimmer and having to mend the line each time it breaks, best thing to do is pull it down flat on the ground with a garden rake, and then run over it with…
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Rats in garden
I think I have got rats in the garden. I put a trap and caught a mice. Poison bait seem to be disappearing so I decided to set a trap and was surprised that the rat trap has disappeared with the bait. My flower beds are very dense and I think they might be hiding there. I was watering the plants the other day and a black…
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One For The Bird Watchers
We have been watching a male blackbird feeding a young thrush in our garden for the last few days. I have never seen cross feeding like this before in all the years ( 50 ) I have been feeding birds. Very odd behaviour.
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What is eating my apple tree?
Any help on what is feeding on our apple tree? Is it aphids? And how do we get rid of it? I don't see them on any other plants. Thank you, Mike
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Removal of concrete and sub base
Hello. Grateful for comments on my project. I've just had a lot of concrete taken out from my garden. I now have a fairly thick layer of clayey sub-base left and not sure how much of that to excavate and remove. It's a bit hard to figure out how thick the soil layer is on the adjacent lawn. Am I right to think that I…
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What Worx strimmer do I have?
I have a strimmer that is around 10 - 15 years old and the spool / line is finished. Problem is I can't see a model number on it and the orange replacement spool I tried doesn't fit. Does anyone know what model this is or what spool I should get?
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Removal of trees on property boundaries in a Conservation Area
Hello All, Hope you all had a great weekend. I am having an issue with spruce trees which are growing in my neigbours property which borders the fence. The trees are about 80 feet tall and on the extreme end of my garden(my garden is 100 ft long). They are probably 50-60 years old. My issue right now is that the trees have…
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What is going on with my Rose
We have been living at our current home for 3 years and have a Pink rose Bush that looks like this... Last year i was abit lazy and forgot to cut it back in autumn so it's gone abit mad this year. It's never looked any different.... This year for the first time we appear to be getting a different sort of flower (As well as…
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Bees taking over one bush - advice?
Hi All, Over the past couple of days I've had a large amount of bees suddenly appear on a bush outside my back door. I've only just moved into this house so have no idea if this is a regualr thing or a random one off. The bush is very close to my only back door and I can't now keep it open for more than a few seconds as…
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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…
