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laying artificial grass on ridged decking
HI folks I have decking with ridges and want to lay artificial grass on it I have been advised to lay plywood below the grass to stop the ridges showing through. How will that dry out will it not rot or does the underlay stop it and is a better option
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Greenhouse availability!!
Can anyone recommend a website/supplier that currently has stock of greenhouses size - Width 9ft x Length 11ft Having torn down a dilapidated brick shed in my garden I have a perfect concrete base for one, but cannot find ANYTHING in stock for the above size or even close!! Many TIA!!
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Natural ways to deal with weeds and moss
Well it's a long shot but if you don't ask you don't get.So my lawn, visible all the time I'm in my living room, is growing swathes of moss and worse, dense thatches of Self Heal and rampant dandelion I can't use chemicals because I now have a hedgehog and a family of Blackbirds who visit year round. I've tried weeding by…
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Celeriac.. any pearls of wisdom?
Toying with the idea of trying to grow celeriac in containers. Does anyone know if this can be done or how easy/tricky it is?
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Tall plant advice please
We are after some plants/trees that will grow maybe 5ft or 6ft tall (or can be purchased that height already) but wont grow too wide (such as christmas tree shaped). We need them to obscure a gap about 4ft wide on the front fence where we can see the neighbours messy driveway every time we leave the house Dont really want…
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Tree Heather experience?
Always wanted one and they are for sale locally. If I have to plant in the sun it will have to be in a pot maybe as there are drains very near. Can't find out their rooting habit. Erica veitchii is the type. What are my chances of success with a pot? There's a strong cool wind where I can put it in a sunny spot.
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Quote for front lawn and rear garden overhaul
Hello, In need of advice regarding a quote we have received for work in our front lawn and rear garden. Our rear garden is about 350 -370 square metres and front lawn is about 35 square metres. The work involves removal of shrubs, old sheds and some rubbish, laying new grass turf, planting conifer hedging, new flower beds,…
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Water company Permission [SELF-CERTIFICATION APPLICATION] to build over/ close to a public sewer
Hi the project is a private property, connecting a new drainage pipe to the existing private property drainage (not the neighbours) but our private property, and the method to notify the water company (Seven trent) EDIT: Here is what we doing On the front driveway (where cars are parked) a new drain is to be being…
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Motion Sprinkler to deter cats
I love gardening and have not been able to go in the garden without getting upset by cats fouling the lawns. I have done everything possible to deter them with no luck. They poo on top of the prickly branches and everywhere on top of the plants and lately the driveway. My neighbour does not have this problem as they park…
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How much should we expect to pay, for disposal/removal of 10 tonne bags of wet leaves/branches?
Got about 10 tonne garden bags of leaves/ thin branches/ ivy from the wall and garden. We want to dispose of it by paying somebody with a van/ or a gardener who does that as a job to make some room. Even if they turn it into a mulch, The bags will be in the front, so easy loading for them to come and collect Want to get…
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Plant Support Prices
I have some Gladioli ready to go in shortly, last year they did really well. Only trouble was during some bad weather they tended to bend badly and drooped. I was looking for some supports but crikey they're expensive to buy from Garden Centres/online. I saw a programme last year where rebar was used, are there any…
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Any good uses for an old hosepipe?
Before I make a trip to the tip I have an old hosepipe, one of the green reinforced ones but it's been just collapsing onto itself for a few years now and I'm fed up with having to squidge the squeezed bits every time I need it.Just wondered if there are any other uses? I hate to throw stuff but sometimes it's for sanity…
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Container Gardening - pH soil testing
Morning, hoping to start preparing the soil in my containers today for planting seeds at the end of this month / early March. Have got a pH testing kit to check how the soil is. Looking to use the same soil type this year compared to last year. Is that a good thing? Or do seeds grow better in soil which hasn't been used…
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Clay soil and raised beds
Sorry guys. More help if possible! So all my patios areas are done but given we were working in rain and my lawn was already waterlogged, I’ve lost pretty much all my grass. I am not going to relawn (yet!) my 10x3m patch as this will be given over to 6 raised beds for vegetables growing. I need to improve my clay patch for…
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Mixing Cuprinol Garden shades?
Has anyone mixed these paints please?They are water based so it seems reasonable. I've seen posts about 'I'm going to mix them' but no one comes back to say that it was sucessful. I want to mix Country Cream which is quite yellow with Daisy White to get a very pale version. The house is magnolia which looks almost off…
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Netting for raised bed
Hi all, After being on an allotment waiting list for 5+ years and barely moving up it, my mum has kindly offered a chunk of her garden that was previously unused. I've built some raised beds and, as a novice, intend to follow the guidance in the "Veg in One Bed" book by Huw Richards. Other areas of the garden get a lot of…
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Any ideas for 'decorating' this fence?
OK so I have the usual bungalow windy alley down the side. The fence is my neighbours who kindly painted it in her favourite orange preservative which goes around the back too. It's not my favourite or even my all right but it's cheap panels, possibily the original 20yr built ones with bends and gaps.She is 86 but a sharp…
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Grass and Sweet Peas
Two things I've not had to consider before and searching the net brings up conflicting answers so I'd appreciate some experience and know how. Sweet Peas I usually end up buying as I have friend, a competition grower, who sells of his surplus & someone who does wonderful plants at a car boot. Obviously neither will happen…
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Growing (annuals?) next to neighbour’s house wall
Before our time here, the previous owners created a block driveway, leaving a narrow trench filled with gravel between our drive and next door’s Victorian terrace. The house is rented on a regular, ever changing basis so I can’t consult the owner. I’d like to soften the look a bit and maybe plant some low, pretty summer…
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What is the best source of pesticide containing nematodes?
