We bought the house 3 years ago but had a baby 2 years ago and so I'm only just starting to get to grips with it now. The previous owners were...
We've got too many climbers in our garden and so, going for the logic of I shouldn't keep things for the sake of it, the vine is going to go. I...
I think I see what you're saying, but my reading of the sites was different - they both seemed to show a reasonable mix of installations both over...
OMG - thanks so much for all your responses. Life just took over for a bit and its taken me (much) longer than I intended to get back to you all,...
Hi all,does anyone have any experience of pond safety covers? We moved into a house with a pond and have subsequently had a daughter. She'll...
Many thanks to all who've replied, and particularly Claire for her skills at taking dictation :)I did try taking the temperature today -...
riverside - thanks for the suggestions. In answer to your questions:There's a little bit of blanketweed that grows in the shallow water at...
When we moved in nothing had been touched for about 3 years - not even the filters. The pond had a lot of duckweed, a lot of silt, a lot of curly...
We moved in a couple of years back and inherited a pond. At the time it was well (over?) stocked, but a heron last winter took care of that :mad:...
I've a friend that has a perenial battle with her lawns invading her flower beds (partly becaue lawns are her husband's job, and he only edges...
OK - so I know they must be deficient in something, but any clues as to what? They're in a bed that's a little shady (although the ones in pot...
Only about 3ft, so we definitely need something.I think a big pot on the bottom and a couple of bits of pipe on one of the shelves out to give...
We seem to have a bit of a predator problem - baseically known as there ain't as many fish in the pond as their used to be :( .Part of the...
Your montana is stunning, Peter. We used to have one over the door of a cottage we rented, but the garden here just isn't really big enough to do...
Right - tis done. Now firmly ensconced on the obelisk so we'll see what happens this year.From looking at that link (and this one:...
Our inherited garden has a large flowered clematis in it - I don't know what it is exactly. The first year we were here the flowers were white...
Looks good [img]I'm not a great fan of beds that come to very acute angles - I always seem to wind up skinning my knuckles on the edges - so,...
If it were me I'd leave the clematis, have a look at the flowers and try and work out what type it is. Some really appreciate a hard hack (if you...
Hi Freddy - no, koi don't feature at the moment. We inherited the whole kaboodle, complete with an assortment of c. 35 fish (2 common carp, a...
Even if it's only getting a fraction of the water? That's what seems really odd - the UV is attached to the 2nd filter that is handling a fairly...
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