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Raised beds

I want to build some raised beds in my garden, can anyone suggest a good/reasonably priced material to form the walls? Railway sleepers are so expensive these days and of course they are soaked in...

blackfingers

My plants are rotting

I have an east facing, quite dull garden and many of the plants have rotten leaves. Am I doing something wrong, or am I just being too lazy in dead-heading?

Englishbird

I have a lovely Jasmine bush in my garden that was florishing in August of last year. It currently looks dead! I'm worried that it wont come back, sorry complete novice gardener. Is this is how it's...

maxiewaxie

How to transport cut hydrangeas please.

I will be buying my hydrangeas for my daughter's wedding on a Wednesday but they won't be arranged in vases etc until Thurday and I have to transport them from Brighton to Shropshire on the Wednesday....

val-sis

Big problem with cement floor !

Help..I have had a leak under my sink, behind the fitted units.I didn't know about it until there was a musty smell. I called a plumber, who found the leak.It may have been going on a long time,...

INQUISITOR63

weeds control

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY OF GETTING RID OF NETTLES I have tried so many times with weed sprays etc but they still crop up in the same place every year ,

fbg40

Acer "Orange Dream"

Hi I ahve a collection of Acers that I have nurtured over the past 10 years or so and when in "full flight" they look amazing. The colours are wonderful. However, last year my Daughter gave me an...

quizbag

Day lily

Can I split my large clump of Day lilies now or should I wait for a better time? Thanks.

lil75

What to do with my garden?

I moved into a house and the back garden was severley overgrown, after chopping everything down, I found the garden was very uneven, If I stand outside my back door it goes up (like a hill) and also...

OonaghG

Flowering Currant - dead or not?

My friend has a flowering currant in her garden but after the very cold winter only the buds on 1 tiny branch ever flowered. The rest are all dried out. Can the plant be saved - if so, how?

chrisgolf0

magnolia tree

my 40 year old Magnolia Tree appears to have died.no flowers or leaves and it looks black,has it just come to the end of its life or is it possibly a disease?

beejaybee

Keeping cats out

I love having my back door open in nice weather. However, we have a lot of cats around here & would like ANY suggestions please how I can keep the cats out, but still have the door open. TIA

nohorn

garden lying fallow

My garden was out-of commission last summer due to various problems. Of course, the chronic weeds exploded. Along came fall and winter, and now the snow is about to melt. I intend to plant a garden...

JohnLIreland

dogs on lawns

Any ideas as to how to keep dogs off lawns?

horselady

Barley straw

I know that barley straw in a net controls the growth of algae in a pond, where do you get it from? Only thing in our local garden centre is bottles of very expensive barley straw solution.

jack daniels

lawn

my lawn is covered in dandelions - can hardly see the grass!!!! has anyone got an effective solution to get rid of them besides paving/tarmac, or re-turfing it? TIA

fenchel

Mystery damp

I hve found damp in my upstairs boxroom, covering about 4 courses of brickwork,on an outside corner.Any ideas on cause and remedy-the outside brickwork seems fine.

tfg

halogen tube replacement

got a Montana halogen garden heater(like those sold in Focus) but have gone thru 2 tubes(bulbs) since new, they are red 1200watt and Focus dont stock replacements anymore, I cant get the same type on...

divegirl

Changing paint colour.

Hi, I'm in the process of having my hall way decorated and have been offered gallons of white paint for free :O} Is there a product that I can use to change the paint from white to cream/magnolia or...

sunsocks

Is is possible to "Joint "polycarbonate?

I have a large piece of polycarbonate sheeting that I use to cover my fish pond in the winter months. It is too large to fit through the back garage door where I store it in the summer. Is it possible...

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