Laurel contains some cyanide, but it dissipates once the wood and leaves are dead. I regularly put laurel prunings through the shredder. The...
Yes, couch grass. It tends to grow quite tall, and doesn't like to be mown short. So, if you don't want to start from scratch by killing off the...
I'd been thinking of doing some edging using block paving bricks, set on end. If they are set that way the base of the brick would be deep enough...
Thanks both of you for the info on ALS. Looks useful
Excellent picture, and all credit to you, but what sort of kit is needed to take a picture like that?
Thanks Gary, but ALS? Don't know the name, and Google seems to have failed me.
I used some 'shady area' seed from B&Q autumn 2006 to fill in a patch where a stump had been removed. The seed took ages to germinate. There was...
I've found established turf will withstand regular raking with a spring-tined rake. I raked the lawn several time last summer in my war on moss....
We have plenty of birds in the garden - blackbird, robin, blue tit, hedge sparrow, wren, thrush - and about ten nest boxes. Only the blue tits...
Why not get a lily crate(or two), and lean it against the side of the pond, at 45 degrees with the open top of the crate facing the side of the...
Violets. I introduced a few into a border, and at first was pleased they spread so easily. and then they were everywhere. I've had a 3 year...
It seems I spoke too soon. I see from another thread that despite your efforts nothing has yet changed. Commiserations
Thanks to all those involved in doing the software migration.
The cheapest way to get rid of the lawn would be to put up a sign saying 'Turf for sale. Buyer must collect'
Sounds as if you might need a lot of plants. If you want to cut the cost you could cover some of the area with ivy while you wait for the bushes...
Yes, we are on sandy loam, and the soil in n never waterloggedLeaving the dahlia tubers in the ground avoids all the problems of lifting the...
I wouldn't leave the dahlia tubers out in the open air. They will probably dry out too much and shrivel up. They might be best left in the...
Before you prune the sage back. Sage gets woody, and straggly as it gets older, and it doesn't take kindly to being pruned back on to old wood. I...
For brambles mixed in with plants you want to keep. Mix up some Round up in a pot or bucket, and leave the growing bramble shoots dipped in the...
The sun will tend to make the compost dry out and so stop the composting process, so it's probably better hidden in some unproductive shady spot...
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