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Terrible Draughts

Hi all Is there a device that you can buy to detect draughts around the home. My house must be the coldest in england, the central heating is on plus the fire and im still cold. We have Cavity wall,...

excelsior-1

This Girl Came Up To Me Yesterday ...

..and said she recognised me from vegetarian club. I was confused, I'd never met herbivore...

marval

Free For All

Finally my coffee has arrived, despite not being what I ordered. Still... better latte than never. Mon, Tues, Wednes, Thurs, Fri, Satur, Sun. I'm taking the day off. Apple is bringing out a new phone...

tigerlelly

Correct Name Of Willow

Our neighbours have just chopped down 2 pear trees, a plum and 4 apple trees - all beautiful mature specimens that bore fruit well. As well as removing our screening at the back it leaves us with a...

sigma

Warer In Stornoway

Looking at the weather maps on the television weather reports, Stornoway is always warmer than the rest of Scotland.What's the reason for this.

giveup

Rosemary And Thyme

Have just bought new Rosemary and Thyme bushes. Would they be better in a South facing garden or a North facing garden. My others have always been in the North facing one,but I just wondered which...

bednobs

Planting Flowers In Grass

How is this done? I see loads of daffs/crocus on the grass banks on my way to work, but obv after they finished, it' just like normal grass. I would like to do something similar in my lawn, except...

Aleksandro

Brassicas

has anyone found an effective solution to minimi9se club root?

keenonhist

Tete-Tete Narcissus.

I bought the above narcissus for my wifes birthday and they have performed well with lots of blooms. They are in a pot and the bulbs are well above the surface and very crowded. I thought that...

potiche

Lawn

I have inherited a big lawn which predominates with, amongst others, christmas tree moss, and lichen.......not much grass. Have had a quote from Lawnmaster which I am happy with as the chap comes well...

horseshoes

Woodpecker

"Our" woodpecker is back!!! (Great spotted)...

Mags22

Gooseberry Bushes

What do new buds look like on gooseberry bushes? only bought ours last year so don't know what to look for, at present there is a lot of brown bud things, are these the beginning ? Sorry to appear so...

Milvus

Osprey Season Starts

The first ospreys have arrived at Rutland Water. 03(97) male arrived on Sunday in the snow and 00(09), his daughter arrived today. Last year she was also seen at the Dyfi Osprey project in Wales...

wrayperson

How To Clean Outside Back Wall Of Aquarium

I have a Juwel 600 aquarium..does anyone know how to clean outside back glass as it is very near a wall (1 1/2 ins away)

RATTER15

Pc Freezes But Cursur Still Moves Normally,

In the last few days my PC has been freezing, I can move the curser around without a problem but mouse click functions dont work, I can do cont+alt+delete, that takes me back to my desk top but with...

mayennaise

Daft Cat!

Why does my cat sit on my feet in the evening?? She spends the rest of the day either asleep on the sofa or in her bed but every evening when I'm watching TV she comes and sits on my feet!?!