This weekend I've been avoiding the builders and moving plants out of the way. Done a bit of work in the borders and potted lots on in the...
Ive looked into buying a used aerator but they always seem to go for a lot of money. If I was buying I would go petrol. Ive used a Camon aerator...
We tried to have a cottage border in our sloped (but not as sloped as your) garden. We have mulched for the last 20 years and have now decided to...
Use my wifes favourite app - pintrest for loads of ideas and styles. As has been said before, work with the slope of the garden and use this to...
Had a really productive bank holiday weekend in the garden.Potted on a load of chillies and tomatoes, pricked out the herbs.Moved more stuff...
Its a quiet week for work so we've decided to work in the garden and check on work stuff when we have a cuppa.Moved two big Brugmansias out of...
Cut the grass this morning. The weather was bracing to say the least ! The petrol strimmer kept cutting out on me which was strange as it was...
Postcrete is expensive and a bag will not go very far. It also cures frighteningly fast so you would need everything in place and levelled before...
Any recommendations for a decent non kinking hose ?
I'm using hozelock in the garden and it lasts well. It is all compatible, as above.Don't be fooled into thinking that the non-kinking hose...
I used fibreglass matting to repair a crack down the corner of a new resin pot and its lasted fine over the winter.Reported the fault to the...
I took a bottle back to our local supplier. It was about 17 years old, bought from the same shop. They honoured the exchange but the bottle was...
Good point on the gas. I buy from a local independent rather than from Calor and its a lot cheaper. They charge £10 deposit and £33 for a...
My hotbox is a gas heater but it needs mains to operate the gas valve. There may be other gas heaters that don't require electricity
Mine does need cleaning out about three times a year. The brushes and filter material get clogged up badly. I know its not ideal to clean them...
That's a seriously big filtration system. How big was the pond ?I have this for a 3500 gal pond KF 20,000 Fibreglass Filter - Kockney Koi...
Slowly replacing a dying hedge in our garden with Laurel and it is looking great. We are looking to take cuttings to replace more due to the...
How high does the hedge need to be ? If you were to replace it, chose something that isn't too fast growing. Theres lots out there to chose from
If youre planting bamboo, plant a clump forming variety. We planted one that took over the area, sending roots under the patio and sprouting up...
Today has been a steady gardening day, due mainly to a friend coming over last night and a bit too much Rioja being consumed until well past my...
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