Agree with Periwinkle (Vinca major) for 1 and 3. In my experience this is a really awful pernicious weed. OK as ground cover under trees/shrubs if...
I don't see anything in those stats that contradicts my previous post - the great majority of drownings in ponds are of children aged 1-2. I don't...
If you want a pond to encourage the frogs and other wildlife (and to interest your son), I'd go for a very shallow one with very gently sloping...
I think you'd be fine with all three of those species. If you want to encourage wildlife, one important point is that it's particularly important...
I'm not sure this is right. Otherwise, any manner of tree felling and hedge cutting could be justified on the basis of ignorance of any particular...
Which seed did you go for?
I think you'd be fine either way, adding to the existing pile or starting a new one, whichever is more convenient. Or do both if you have enough...
Good work restoring the hedge here, but to be honest I don't think you've gone far enough. The trees you've cut down would be better coppiced...
Somewhat late to this thread, but if the soil is very poor then you might consider a wildflower meadow type of planting. For the reason that, when...
Emorsgate Seeds do a very similar 'native'* cornfield mix for £6 / 100g including postage. I'm planning to use this mix to fill in some gaps in...
There's a very good page on slug control here: Slug Control
Blackcaps.
The whole idea sounds rather pointless, to be honest. You have a perfectly decent soil, suitable for growing a wide range of plants, yet you want...
No lawn expert, but you might be best concentrating your gardening efforts on the further areas of lawn, flower borders etc., and accepting that...
If you're going to go to the trouble of planting a hedge, you might as well mix in a few other species to make it more interesting. When you...
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