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Wanting a waterfall
We’d like a waterfall in the garden if possible, not a water feature but an actual waterfall. Ideally one or 2 fence panels wide at the bottom of the garden (approx 16m away, 8 std fence panels) and 6ft high. i know I’m asking a lot. Anyone got any ideas how we could go about this please? I was thinking a metal or timber…
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Moss on Lawn
I have a very mossy lawn this year would scarifying get rid of it?
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Rotting object in compost, what is it?
I was emptying out large plant pots today with a view to planting carrots. One large 12” pot was full of compost, I started scooping it out when I felt a large rubbery object, roughly egg shaped and maybe 4” long, covered in soil, but with part exposed to show a pinkish fleshy moist region. I then noticed a stench of…
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Getting rid of garden waste?
Never had a garden, cut my grass for the first time the other day, and now I have 5 bags of grass. I would be fine to pay for a brown bin however, from what I read you can't just pay for the bin and that's it, they charge you a yearly fee to get rid of your garden waste. All the recycling centres near me are shut down too.…
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tom thumb hanging tomatoes
I've grown some Tom Thumb hanging tomatoes from seed both red and yellow varieties. They are 5 inches tall now,have several sets of leaves and are in a 3 inch pot. They are happily growing in my conservatory at the moment and look realy healthy. Now that they are getting several sets of leaves do they need nipped out like…
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Planting a rose in an area that probably had fireblight
I've had two shrubs die and I think it was fireblight.
I want to dig out the roots , replace the soil( a gap in paving) and replant with a rambling rose.
Any advice please?
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Karcher pressure washer
I’ve been cleaning my patio. The pressure hose from machine to patio cleaning head has sprung a leak. Presumably it’s not the sort of thing you can just tape up, so does anyone have a clue about whether it is replaceable or not. I can see how to change the head but I can’t see an obvious way of fitting a new pressure hose.…
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Please help me create a mature area to plant
our garden is mostly laid paving, which we want to pull up and replace but leave a section (that has sun from about 7am til 6pm in the summer) of soil to plant several trees/bushes that are rapidly outgrowing their pots. we've got 3 x flamingo trees, a buddleiah, a forsythia and 2 bumblebee bushes (sorry don’t know their…
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Strongest weed killer
Hi, we need some help please. What’s the strongest weed killer to spray on a large paved back yard where huge weeds are growing? The slabs were put down years ago without any suppressant so my daughters garden looks like a jungle. There are big gaps where the weeds grow freely.
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not had much frog spawn this year
hi folks, as title says frog spawn is down again this year, been going on for a few years now, used to have 40/50 frogs (mostly large ones) but over the last few years its gone down, think this year it was 20ish frogs and almost all were small frogs, had 4 clomps of spawn, 3 of them sunk in the pond, only 1 remained on the…
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Best chain Saw , for cutting firewood.
Im looking small easy handle chain saw for cutting logs from dead branches for my home fire. Iv no experiance so something simple. Petrol as more easy move about. As I will only use few times per year, I dont want spend mega money, but I want something reliable and easy to use for beginner. What recommendation should I…
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Help me choose an apple tree please
My garden is in the process of being landscaped (fencing/patio/raised beds/turfing) and I am planning what to plant when it is finished. I can do most of this myself at leisure and have rescued some plants which I will transplant. However, it would be useful to have the landscapers plant any trees or larger shrubs that I…
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Global warming ?
I have several roses in my garden, the earliest to flower is always "Arthur Bell", and it's always about the 2nd to the 5th May. I've just checked this morning and it's bud has opened, it's the 16th April today, so that makes it 16 to 19 days earlier this year, quite a time difference. Is this global warming or what else?
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Plant ID please.
Something common and flowering, but can't for the life of me remember what. Thanks
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box tree moth caterpillar
I have noticed box tree moth caterpillars on my box. Can I spray with anything to protect them?I am in SE ad have had them last year as well. I do not know if there is any treatment but have been picking individual Caterpillars and squashing them. Thanks
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Has my hedge ceased to be
Hi there, first time posting in the green fingered section (and only recently got a garden!) so please be kind! I have a mature leylandii and laur around house (just moved here) whilst getting a dead tree removed the tree surgeon said that a large amount of ivy was smothering the leylandii- I've since killed the ivy and…
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Name that tree - Beautiful deep red leaves
Any ideas please? (photo taken today) We'd love to buy 2 for the garden - Also any info of them would be great please:
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Garden edging
Hi The grass area of my garden has a flat brick boarder which ground level so lower than the grass. Beyond that, there is soil where I have a tree, a couple plants and mostly unwanted weeds. Left untreated, the weeds go beyond the brick boarder onto my (artificial) grass. If I put edging between the brick and the soil area…
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Hanging basket question!
This is the first time I’ve done a hanging basket so excuse my naïveté! The basket is made of canes – it did have a plastic liner in but no longer. I lined the basket with some plastic bags in which I’d cut some holes, put the compost in, then planted my plants – but now whenever I water the basket, all soily water drips…
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Will a privacy screen stop my privet from growing?
The privet at the bottom of my garden has ‘bare legs’ (few leaves at the bottom) and is not pulling its weight in terms of providing privacy. I’m going to cut a good few feet off the top in the hope of making it burst into life but in the meantime I’ve bought some canvas privacy screen from Lidl (obviously along with…
