Sorry not to get back sooner, but I've spent what free time I had making a start with new compost bin, having been sidelined physically since last...
I have 330 litre Blackwall "plastic" bins, bought from the council, lidded, never drilled holes in either walls or lid. I got lucky first year and...
Mine's a tale of double woe. I lost a dozen or so box to the caterpillar, cut them back savagely, only to find the dreaded webs forming soon after...
I'm never going to be able to keep a decent lawn with the problems my area has with very poor drainage, fairly heavy clay, and constant weeds...
I've finally given up the unequal struggle, and will ditch my dozen box as soon as I complete more urgent jobs. They were our pride and joy, but...
I posted earlier this week about my clay soil, poorly drained, so I certainly know a bit about what will grow happily in such difficult...
Thank you all. I've heard the name, but now I know what it is. There is literally nowhere to drain to so I'll dig it over. In my younger days I...
Back garden north-facing, heavy clay, been fighting it for 35 years. In younger years I've dug out worst clay, had tons of top-soil and mushroom...
Thanks for all replies. I'm a keen rather than knowledgeable gardener, but after so many years of anguish I'm pretty confident in identifying my...
Been in this garden 30+ years; it took me years to stop a 10 yards long stretch being wrecked with bindweed from next door under fence. Patiently...
Thanks everyone. There are untold varieties of weed in a drive of some 250 sq.m. and with block paving it gets well infested. For many years I've...
Always used chemical for large-ish block-paved drive. Now we have a dog. I've had vinegar at 20% acid for some time, and thinking about using it...
Hi Barb, Pleased to report my pruning worked out fine. Only a few blooms this year but I could see soon after pruning that new growth was coming,...
Thanks Nigel. Many of the helpful posts I'd read were yours as it happens. I had been leaning towards Bulldog, and looking at the vast array of...
I need a new digging fork, ideally a border one too, and was researching to find one that should last when my daughter came across a "buy one get...
Last year after years of neglect I pruned all my Philadelphus Aureus and Virginal with some success. This year I've also been able to successfully...
Thanks mazambo,So right about backache; everyone's back pain is individual to them, and mine had become life-changing in that my lower back went...
Thanks for the comments Mike. Yes, mowing's been fine while I've had chippings. That's an incentive to do the same again as there's no way I want...
I'm terrible at making decisions about the simplest things, so welcome any ideas. In my 70s I neglected the garden somewhat as I still play(ed)...
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