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Hard@it

Electric Lawn Edgers

Is there a reasonably priced electric lawn edger, not the strimming type but either disc or blade.

Daffy6543

Shrub I.d. Help Please.

Can anyone ID this for my sister please? http://i61.tinypic.com/2u5x4ia.jpg...

Chipchopper

Anybody grown it ? I've seen some healthy looking specimens of this edible honeysuckle in a garden centre and I'm thinking about growing a bush or two. I have plenty of wild honeysuckle growing in the...

davpat

http://tinypic.com/m/ic79n9/4

Anyone know what this tree is called?

sandyRoe

The Bees Are Dropping Like Flies...

Loads of dead bees in the garden and on footpaths around here. Is it insecticides, a virus, or a combination of both killing them?...

tooj

Potato's

Here's a quick one. Early potatoes now in flower. Do I dig them up now or wait for the flowers to die first? Thanks.

Vimto

Radish Success?

I have attempted to grow radish from seed with poor results. I purchased a packet of Radish, French Breakfast 3 and sowed them outside in a large pot of new multi-purpose compost about 1.5" apart....

NISAR1

Climbing Rose

I purchased a climbing rose a couple of months ago and got what I thought was a pink one fully labelled up. Now that the flowers are just about opening up they look red. Will these fade and turn pink...

wired

Weeping Cherry Tree

We have a lovely tree which usually looses it's leaves in late November when the white blossom blooms. The lossom continues through to March followed by new leaves, 2013/14 blossom was really great...

hairlady

Hydrangeas

Hello .My friend bought me a beautiful hydrangea for my garden.Could anyone tell me what is the best soil to put it in,please. Thankyou.

Matheous-2

Ants In Yer Plants?

What's the best solution for these interesting, but very annoying invaders? I have them in most of my containers..... Thanks, as usual in advance....

catswhiskas

Unknown Plant

Does any keen gardener know what this plant is please ,at the moment it is about a foot high, has thin spikey leaves and there is some sort if flower forming about half way down the leaf....

poppysix

Lillies

my lillies leaves started to curl up and have dark green stripes on the leaves and look quite weary, they did this last year so I changed the compost hoping that would help, this year they had green...

Peaspeculiars

Caterpillar - But What?

Hot off the press, whilst on the evening slug hunt I spotted about 10 of these chaps living rent-free in my budlia... (no that is not a euphenism before you all start lol) Any ideas what it is anyone?...

glenbar

Runner Beans

I have planted some runner beans in containers. There are four in a large container and two in a smaller one and I notice the ones in the larger one have a paler colour leaf and are not growing as...

Matheous-2

Friendly Bee

Yesterday in the west of Scotland, between very heavy rain showers, I ventured out through the conservatory door to be met so closely by a bee, I actually said hello! She (?) instantly landed in a...

julia-mag

Large All Black Bee?

Yesterday in the house there was what I presume was an All Black Bumble Bee. I have not seen the humble bumble bee that did not have a yellow stripe. My foxgloves this year have drawn many many bees...

Budlet

Replacement Canopy For Swing Hammock

Can anyone recommend a company to make a replacement canopy for a garden 3 seater chair. The frame is large (211cm x 152cm) and I am subsequently having trouble finding one big enough to fit. Thanks...

Jacko439

Cat Deterrents

I have a small border around my front open plan lawn which the local cat population appear to think is their own private toilet. I am absolutely fed up clearing away their mess and am looking to find...