Ligustrum japonicum would be great. Pyrus chanticleer as well, though not evergreen it holds leaves well into winter and grows fresh ones earlier...
The base looks really nice and level, the turf is most likely going to recover. It's a bad time of year to be doing this.Don't underestimate how...
I agree with the get the conifers out, ground prepped and privet planted as soon as possible. I'd put up with a poor privacy screen for a while,...
A frw photos here. The water has really cleared up though I'm sure I'll need to put more in. The ones I have got haven't grown much but enough to...
The pond is doing great. The plants are still small and barely growing yet, but there are already dragonflies, pondskaters, beetles and lots of...
I'd scarify lightly in the next few weeks, apply about 2kg top dressing per m2 and seed then keep it watered.
I'd typically suggest 100 litres per 3-5m2. This enables you to dig in a really rich bed. Add a heap of grit too if you can. So for your bed you'd...
This is how i made mine safe. Nothing on top to affect the plants and birds etc. As soon as both kids are old enough to know better the mesh and...
I'm a fan of evergreens all in one. My trade supplier still stocks it.but you need to buy a half decent spreader for any granular feeds.I...
Sorry i didn't mean a large beach as such, just a tiny thing to help frogs get in and out really, though I'm sure they'll have no trouble hopping...
I hate the look of those grid covers! The plan is this fence will only be up 3 years or so, and the materials cost me £50 in total rather than...
What area are you in Greg? There are lots of sodden gardens around Glasgow, lots of clay subsoil. Let's hope yours isn't one of them!
The latest update... this is how it looks now the bridge and security are finished. The mesh is a soft one that won't give kids anything solid to...
Those are decorative rocks. What the OP has is old bricks and concrete... nothing that looks remotely attractive. I suspect the volume of them is...
Good one. Work on the website. Get some SEO plugins and learn how to tailor them yourself. I have Yoest and another one on my wordpress site and...
How much physical labour is available to you OP? I would suggest hiring a skip (or 3) for a week and getting wheelbarrows, picks and getting rid...
You absolutely CAN get the hedge trimmers to the ivy. I've been doing it for years and all the ivy looks as healthy as ever. It saves so much time.
It's a sledging day for me and the kids today
I may change it further in future. For now I have planted a Camellia near the corner of the bed. The back wall now has a Thuja hedge along it that...
Life is full of dangers and I'd like to bring up my kids with an awareness of how to look after themselves and realise dangers. Driving is one of...
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