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Yellow plastic thing in garden
Hi all, This might be a stupid question but I was wondering if you could help me identify something. I have recently bought and moved into my first house, and as a result have a (fairly small) garden for the first time. The house is about 5 years old and I don't believe the previous owners were especially green fingered or…
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DIY -Raised Veg Planter
Morning all, As a Xmas present I am thinking of building my father a raised Veg planter similar to the 'VegTrug' but thought i'd first get your opinion on the V shaped design. After a quick read it seems the V shape is for shallow rooting veg around the edges and deep rooting veg in the middle, but it also seems that this…
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deterring foxes from turning my garden into a den ?
I have posted before about the family of foxes living in my elderly neighbours overgrown garden but things have recently taken a turn for the worse. We have a very small urban garden (neighbours garden where the foxes live is large and totally wild so they seem to have plenty of space). Our garden has a 6foot concrete wall…
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Hostas In Salads?
Hostas In Salads? I thought that some of the gardeners amongst us might find last Saturday's Podcast of Gardener's Corner interesting. (BBC Radio Ulster) An interview with Stephen Barstow revealed that many plants including hostas and alchemilla mollis can be eaten in salads, which he calls edimentals. I'd heard of the…
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Using trees as a living fence
Hello, I have been offered some trees from a friend. The trees are a year old ,UK Native species. Can I plant them in a row and in a few years pollard them and use them as living fence posts? I understand that they will need to be copiced every year to maintain their shape and they will take some years to establish. Are…
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Ways to kill a tree stump
Hi, We bought our house in 2011 and there was a well established tree in my garden right next to my fence. Twice this year my neighbour has came round to talk to me about the tree's roots lifting up his block paving. I have since cut the tree down and wondered if anybody can recommend ways of killing the remaining stump?…
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Tulip/Hyacinth/Daffodil/Snowdrop/crocus Bulbs
Hi just trying to find if any deals or discount sales are going on for these bulbs in any website or dealers?
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Jersey plants free £5 voucher
Hi all, I'm about to avail myself of the plants offer on this week's email. As I'm newly registering I can send anyone with an existing Jersey Plants account a free £5 voucher for "recommending" me. I'd like to offer this to someone for nothing. Does anyone have a Jersey Plants account? I'll wait until this evening to…
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Jersey Plants Direct
Ordered the MSE Blagged 70 plants for £7.99, opening an JPD account. Few days later get an email from JPD offering what's seems to be the same package for £5.99. Only 2 quid but bit annoying as I trust MSE to be most competitive.
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Anyone a self employed gardener?
I want to start gardening, gras cutting, hedges, weeding etc. Do I need a licence to get rid of the waste? I've heard different things and I'm not sure, whether it's free for a licence or not? And if it's free to tip? Thanks.
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Post Hole Digger
Recommend me a 2 stroke/.petrol Post Hole Digger please. 150 mm augur clay soil with slate/stones Thanks
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lawn damage
My lawn still has some bauld patches from the hot summer. Sould I sprinkle seed over now or leave it till spring
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wobbly fence
Hi, We have a wobbly wooden panel fence (3 rotten posts below ground level). Fence is 10 years old, posts are bog standard square wooden posts (maybe 10x10cm) Can we just replace the posts, without replacing the panels? I kind of like the aged look of the panels. If yes, can you give me an indicative cost, inlcuding…
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David Austin Roses 15% off until 15 Nov 2018
15% off every time you order before 15 November 2018. Offfer code XCA
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Berry plants
As a newcomer to gardening, I planted raspberry, Goosberry and blackcurrant plants in late spring this year and not one of them has produced any fruit! Were my expectations too high or have I done something wrong?!
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Electric Chain Saw on Pole
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]I am thinking of getting one of these, say something like this: [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]https://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb426gdo-750w-230v-corded-20cm-electric-pole-saw-pruner/99641[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]What I would ideally like is one that can be used at the end of a pole…
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Growing Garlic
I recently bought some garlic from a farmers market, so it's not your supermarket type that has been treated. I put a clove in a little water, and it has roots on it, after a couple of days. I want to plant this, and more, but I haven't had much success previously. I planted some last year, in a standard multi-purpose…
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How are your tomatoes doing ?
...And how long should it take for tomatoes to get ripe on the vine? My biggest tomato (Gardener's delight) finished growing over 2 weeks ago but is still rock hard and totally green. It's outside. Has the recent heatwave made any difference to your tomatoes. I am in the East Midlands and we have had very warm weather -…
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What kind of tree is this please?
[/IMG] Hi Does anyone know what the name of this tree is please? Thanks for your help.
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Wilko Angled RaisedBed
Has anyone used a Wilko Angled Raised Bed? Are they any good and what did you grow in them?
