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Veg in the front garden
Hi I'm a regular elsewhere on this site, but not ventured on to this board before, so apologies if this is either a daft idea or already been discussed at length. I'd like to grow veg and/or fruit in my front garden. I have no back garden at all, and not a very big front garden. It wraps round the side of my…
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Lowering concrete garden / parking spce
Hi, I live in a ground floor flat with a share of the freehold. I have a small patio and then a raised parking space (around 4ft higher). I would like to excavate the parking space to increase the size of the patio. Can anyone give advise on if I need planning permission to do this? Flat is in SW London. Many thanks, Fred.
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Seeds which will be OK if I'm away for a month.
Hi all, I'm a longtime user but just in case anyone knows who I am, and where I live, I'm posting under a new name. I will be away from end of July until almost end of August, with only a couple of days home in the middle. I'm in the south east and won't have anyone able to access my garden to water anything. I'd love to…
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Free Garden Kit from Anglian Water
Hi all, Unsure if this is of use to anyone, but I had an email from Anglian Water today offering a free Garden Kit to help save water and promote a more sustainable garden. Hopefully some pennies to be saved too! Subject to postcode eligibility.…
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Is this saveable?
Is there a way to save this lawn? It's been neglected I'm afraid and the weeds I have pulled up have just left holes in the ground. Need to try and kick start grass somehow. Have considered returning but it will be a while before that's possible. https://m.imgur.com/fuvhYOP https://m.imgur.com/PO5KCrJ Blast it with weed…
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Advice on pruning Red Robin (now with pics at #4)
I have few red robins stretched along a south east facing shed wall. Just North of London. Unfortunately they haven't been pruned in a few years and now need some drastic action! They are currently in flower. I don't mind losing the flowers but am worried that by pruning back as much as I need I will be cutting into the…
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azaleas
After last years hot summer my azaleas haven't bloomed this year they are green but with no buds. I am guessing last years weather was to blame. Has anyone had the same
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Timber Sleepers Fixings
I’m planning on using a single timber sleepers as a perimeter for a climbing frame playing area for my kids. As I'm only going to use one length of timber sleepers all away round the perimeter will I need to use fixings to secure them together such as laying concrete as a foundation on the soil and placing the sleepers…
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Indoor Yucca not looking good...
Any advice regarding my yucca plant please – am I under or over watering or is it something else?
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Can anyone recommend pulley system to water tomato hanging basket?
I have bought a hanging basket tomato plant to try out this year. I need a pulley system to water it as it will be hanging from a metal bracket around 7 feet in the air and I am short. I have looked on Amazon and the pulleys there for hanging baskets are mostly for flowering plants, not plants covered with tomatoes. Plus…
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Best compost/conditions to grow seeds
Hi, I am relatively new to gardening so I was wondering if you could help. I want to grow some flowers such as cosmos, marigolds, etc in some planters that I have. I have bought the seeds but I was just wondering what compost and conditions is the best to grow the seeds. I have Miracle-Gro All Purpose Enriched Compost 50L…
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Seeding a new lawn
Afternoon everyone Since purchasing my first home in 2017, I have seriously neglected the garden to the extent that the lawn is bare, compacted and patchy with moss. I've taken the decision to seed a new lawn from scratch as a) it will provide me with some much needed gardening experience and b) saving for a wedding means…
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Pruning leylandi trees
Any idea how much it will cost to prune 5 leylandi trees? Removing about 24ins from the top. These types of leylandi are bare at the bottom with a few branches at the top. Last time they were pruned many yrs ago you could still the stump at the top very unsightly and this is an ideal for pigeons to rest. I was hoping the…
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Free garden design software?
Hi all, I've spent days searching online for a free garden design software, I can't seem to find one that isn't geared towards house design (so doesn't have much scope for garden building materials, and quite complicated to use) or the one I did start to use - Gardena, is very basic, is frustrating to use with limited…
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No worms!
I never ever see any worms in my garden and don't know whether this is a good thing. I have been adding organic matter in the form of compost to my patch and the soil structure is well improved. Should I see about 'importing' some worms?
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Grass growing through plants
How do I stop this happening? The grass is all around them and through them and with some of them, it’s so bad, I can hardly see the plant anymore. I think one has stopped growing because of it. I don’t know what to do. I can’t spray weed killer because that will kill the plants too!
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Worm compost
I will shortly harvest my first batch of worm compost. Have to persuade the worms to migrate into the next bin first. Would putting old container soil in and mixing their dinner into it be a good idea? The compost they have made is beautiful stuff, in so far as one can ascribe beauty to such a thing. How best to use it? I…
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Weather Stations
I feel like I'm in the market for a weather station, something multi-sensor, possibly Oregon Scientific. Anyone got any experience or tips to share ?
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Fastest growing dense plants for boundary
We've got an established privet hedge for a boundary but it is fairly see through and has got quite big holes in places so I'm looking to plant extra bushes/hedging in the borders to cover the worst areas. I've had success with Lavatera & Buddleia in the past but can anybody suggest something else that grows large, quick &…
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What is this weed?
I know this will probably be an impossible task without a photo but I will try and describe untill i can take a pic. This weed has been growing on very poor soil (bit of garden that i havn't got round to sorting yet) and is now encroaching into lawn. It is really flat with tough fern like "branches" coming from a strong…
