Managed to persuade two of the fledglings into the front garden where there is lots of cover - just one left, and he at the moment is sitting in...
The council can act on unreasonable noise and usually require a log of the incidents, with times and dates - private or council residence - and...
Pip - if the parents shout and swear, going round to talk to the them about the kids behaviour may not be the answer. However if you can get to...
Ain't no time to early for aphids following a mild winter - in greenhouse or outside.The first aphids appear in my garden way back in January -...
There is a council service that helps negotiate neighbour problems - as I recall its called resolve.Bottom line is that unless you are in...
I quite agree, that you should have some peace and quite - there's a lot of shoulds in the world - but working with your neighbous in this...
I was advised by the pest control person, that they enter lofts to access both warmth and water (from the tank) during the winter. Tis not...
For me, planting a tree is best done in the autumn - gives the roots time to settle before the spring and summer.Just remember that a tree in a...
Sounds a bit like honey dew - the result of aphids. A picture would be helpful
Well the only other anwer is move to where neighbours moving in with large numbers of kids would not be a problem..That is not always possible -...
Echinacea purpurea (coneflower)This one in my garden is not invasive in the least - it don't spread, and it don't self seed easily even leaving...
Hi and welcome. As a fellow fuchsia fan, you are doubly welcome. :D
Pip your not a miserable old grump - just someone who has had his peace disturbed by a neighbour with six kids. Kids play and make a racket and to...
I'm with Liz on this, pick off the worst of the leaves and then spray with a soapy solution.On the upside, as I have discovered, blue tits love...
Thats probably the answer. Camelias do not like chill especially in the morning. So flowers that open into frost will drop, and buds that are...
Why oh why can't blackbird babies fly from the nest like bluetits. My garden is wildlife friendly and every year the blackbirds nest in the ivy -...
Having lost a whitebeam which snapped at the graft union in high winds - I stake diagonally, low down. This allows the tree to move in the wind...
Not sure what these are, but they are not seeds. Lilies develop their seeds in their pods, not at the base of their leaves.Where lily beetle is...
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