Folks thanks for your tips on this over last few months. I thought I'd share this - a photo if what we have achieved which I think is a beautiful...
Trouble is chemicals are bad. They are external interference - upsetting the natural balance.But our countryside and gardens aren't natural....
Kirsten,I think that's a sensible idea - but I spoke to seed merchant today and they said wild flowers won't take in a grassy field as they...
HiFrom a previous thread we have a spare 5 acre field we want to turn into meadow. It's currently a field that is topped regularly but has...
Sorry not Jekyll - jwk. Autocorrect on phone. Sorry.
Jekyll the granite looks excellent and I can afford it! Did they come out as good in real life as they do in the pic?
Kirsten that does look great but the trouble is I can't find any that I can afford.
Gosh. i was listening to bbc news this morning and they were talking about the rampant "casual sexism".I made a bet with my wife that the first...
Clueless you made me laugh out loud! But you are very right. Thanks.Zigs - I think that's an awesome idea. Hadn't thought of that. Or seen it....
Hi folks,We are making a modern formal / Italianate garden. We have the box, the geometry, the planting etc.But the problem I have is about...
Hi am looking for suggestions on a planting scheme. It's a formal border round a raised pond. Path on one side, lawn on the other.We like a...
Hi,If I just leave it till August won't all the dandelions go to seed and then ill have no grass just dandelions in a few months?Gary
Tried looking in lawns section for this but nothing there I could find.Got a 5 acre field which takes me about 5 hours to mow with my 42" ride...
Ok thanks so I guess I need to aim for 2 1/2 ft in the beds.Thanks. Much digging needed.
Hi,Have a house in Cotswolds and want a rose garden. Pulled back the top soil to see what we had and an inch down it is bedrock. Literally an...
That looks really good. 6" really? Wow. Went on open gardens tour yesterday and unfortunately my mind is made up now. It has to be yew. I know...
Thank you for the thoughts. The hedge we were hoping to be 18" wide, 2 to 3 ft high. It will be planted 3ft 9" away from the wall to leave a clear...
Hi,We are wanting to plant a 2ft high hedge to "dress" where the house meets the ground, so it'll be about 4 ft away from house.We'd like it...
HiI read a book about where it said that if you are over 175m above sea level fruit trees won't work.As we are 194m above sea level and I've...
HiA small 5 acre field. It's agricultural rated and not in a conservation area but it is an aonb. Does anyone know if I need planning?ive asked...
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