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Weed or seedling !
I was busy weeding one of the borders yesterday when Mr S asked me why I was digging out the seedlings he had lovingly watered the day before.He now knows what ground elder looks like!He has agreed to stick to being the lawn ranger, leaving the borders to me.
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Shoots from base of tree.
I have a tree that I planted over 10 years ago with lovely soft green silvery leaves. I think it is a Whitebeam. Anyway, at the base it looks like it was grafted and this year it has sprouted shoots. The leaves on these shoots look like beech. Would it have been grafted onto a beech? Would I be able to take these shoots…
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Cheapest option to sort out garden
Hi all, I would like to sort out my garden which is a bit of a state. I have quite a few overhanging trees which block out sun and constantly drop debris onto the garden. I did successfully grow a nice lawn but didn’t maintain it during the winter months. When I tried to re-seed the lawn it would grow back; only a little…
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Old sprouting onion
I was cleaning out the veg rack in the kitchen and found a red onion sprouting so I planted it in the garden and now it is growing. Never having done this before I am left wondering what to expect. Any help welcome.
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Buying top soil
Hi all, I have a dust bowl measuring about 60 square metres. I have no top soil. Just stones and sub soil. I want to turf it all. Where best to get top soil from and to what depth? Thanks
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To paint or not, wooden garden furniture
Apologies if this is the wrong forum but nothing came up in a search and it seemed the most likely place to get this advice.I have an old, much loved wooden bench that I painted with waterbased garden furniture varnish. Looked good for 3 yrs with a top up. The wet however seems to have got under the varnish, and mould in…
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Recommended Ornamental Flowering plant
HiWe would like to have one eye catching flowering plant in our front garden.looking for long flowering season plant which does not grow more than 2 metres and has bright coloured flowers.any ideas?thanks
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Struggling to get my compost pile to heat up
I've got a compost area at the bottom of the garden - 3 large bins made of slatted wood - each bin about a square cubic metre. I'm new to composting so up until 6 months or so ago was just throwing green and brown material in without worrying too much about it. Of course, in so doing I've been adding loads of green…
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Hozelock, alternative cheaper products?
HI all, I have a hozelock hoze which doesnt fit on my kitchen tap or external tap! What I think I need is this: https://www.hozelock.com/product/round-mixer-tap-connector/ . These are selling for about £14 on ebay! I was going to buy one and then noticed there are cheaper alternatives which fit Hozelock and are about half…
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Newbie Question: Tumbling Toms, Dianthus, Mini Rose, and Geraniums
I received the above plants yesterday and wondered if anyone could share some advice on how to care for them. Some of the websites I've looked at are quite convoluted and I've found it difficult to get the information I need. I wonderend if anyone could advise on: If to transfer to a larger pots and if so what size?…
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Building a raised flower bed on a slope.
Hi all Im looking to build a raised flowerbed from railway sleepers soon. It will be my first solo DIY project and something I’m really keen to get stuck into as we’ve started doing bits to the garden during lockdown, and I want to add some life and colour to it. I’ve looked online at different ways to construct which I’m…
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Stone chips OR paving slabs to cover small garden at front
Has anyone tried stone chips then moved onto paving slabs for their garden? Just thinking that the stone chips would constantly have weeds growing even with the weed prevention material underneath, in relation to seeds getting blown about and lodging in the chips. I'd appreciate any advice thanks.
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Magazines with free seeds
In supermarket earlier today I was browsing the gardening magazines. I noticed a label where the Kitchen Garden magazine should have been (the shelf was empty). The label said that the current issue includes 10 free packs of seeds. I wonder if anyone on here has purchased this magazine and would be able to tell us what…
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Potted plants for front door / online websites
Hi All, So we had some big planted trees on either side of the front door that died (no idea what they were) and I'm looking to replace them. Our front door is south facing and I'd ideally want something low maintenance that grows tall and if it has colour/flowers even better. Has anyone got any recommendations and also…
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Fence device to prevent cat and squirrel
So I have a 7ft high fence at the back of the garden and I've put a bird box there. Didn't expect anything yet as it's a new garden from scratch but I've had a Coal Tit investigating daily.My or the birds problem might be that occasionally the top of my fence is a route for a squirrel and a cat. I'm thinking black rubber…
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Grass Killer
Hi. I'm looking for something that will kill grass in addition to weeds. Is something like that readily available?
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Looking to start growing my own veg; not sure where to begin
Hello everyone, I would like to start growing my own vegetables because I think that vegetables are healthier and tastier when home grown. I just don't know where to begin. If you have any tips/ resources please share them with me. The book I'm reading at the moment recommends I buy about 16 different tools and equipment.…
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Courgette leaves frosted keep or chuck
Hi, the plants were quite big and budding so one week ago I put them out even though i know its a bit early and covered them each night with poly tunnel type plastic but the recent frost has blackened the leaves, the stems, buds and small courgettes look OK. Has this ever happened to you and did the plants recover. Thanks
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Fence or hedge for privacy
My neighbours have recently removed their leylandii hedge. I know most people hate leylandii but it was really good for privacy. It was so thick it even seemed to give some sound-proofing from their 3 screaming kids. Now all we have between us is a, less then 4ft, fence. Their garden is very small and they use it all the…
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Which Ceanothus?
As we walk around our town we see lots of Ceanothus plants and trees, and would like to plant one. I have seen there are several varieties. The one we really like has the rounder flowers and turns into a tree once grown - something like this one: Couple of questions - What variety is it? Can it grow from a cutting? thanks!
