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Colour In The Garden For The Winter?

We struggle with gardening. But my wife, in spring and summer, has a large number of pots that she plants with bright coloured bedding plants, which we arrange around the garden.. But the problem is...

Spicerack

Sheep Eating Plant In Cornwall..

and we're not talking mint here. https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/day-triffids-gets-real-horrific-3347081#source=push...

johnk

Best Strimmer

I'm thinking of buying a strimmer now my mower has packed up. I don't get much time to cut the grass and it tends to get long and stays wet forever. Anyone know which is a good make of strimmer?

Prudie

Swallows Gone?

This time last night the sky was a cloudless light orange and filled with 100s of swallows as I looked out. Never seen so many, it was more like a cloud of gnats. The sky tonight is equally stunning...

Old_Geezer

Garlic Clove Viability

Have bought too many "seed" bulbs (well they were sold in pairs and I wanted to try a variety of varieties to compare and contrast) add to it the ones I'm intending to replant from last year as they...

Biccylova

Hedgehog Houses

Didn't quite know where to post this, can anyone advise me on the best type of hedgehog house to get please ? there is going to be houses built across the road from us and I know the hedgehogs live...

hc4361

Yule Logs - In September

Just got back from Morrisons. They are selling fresh Yule logs covered with Belgian chocolate reduced from £6 to £3.60. What the heck? In September, really? They can't be frozen. These are they:...

megfitz

Can I Cut Back A Hebe

I have a white Hebe bush about 3ft. tall and a spread of 4ft, it has finished flowering but now has a decided lean over the lawn, can I prune it back to a manageable size now, should I wait till...

Spicerack

The Police Have Nothing To Go On..

Boom, boom. https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/14/solid-gold-toilet-worth-1000000-stolen-blenheim-palace-10742429/?ico=pushly-notifcation-small&utm_source=pushly...

marval

Can You?

A man was lying on the bed watching one of those adult phone-in channels on the telly. He dialled the number at the bottom of the screen. The girl came on and said.- “Hi sexy, what can I do for...

waterboatman

Good Morning Early Birds!

Saturday. An hour ago the sky was clear and the moon was shining brightly. It's clouded over now. I hope it stays dry, I'm going to the farmers market this morning. Nothing after that. Have a happy...

Bobbisox1

Friday 13Th Today

Are you superstitious ? Would you walk under a ladder etc I'm not at all, what will be will be, you make your own luck ( or not)...

ABSpareEditor

Thyme To Garden - September 2019

Last month's thread is here. We are coming up to the end of Summer. This means that Autumn is on its way! It will soon be time to harvest those autumnal vegetables. Have you got many vegetables...

Old_Geezer

A Couple Of Probably Trivial Questions From A Relatively New Gardener

Hopefully the first is just confirmation that all is well and the warm weather is at an end. Got back home a couple of days ago to find some plants that I'd planted earlier this year, and which seemed...

GymLadTim

Ouija Boards - Doorway To The Darkside Or Just An Old Board Game?

Have you ever tried a Ouija Board - I never have. Some years ago some friends were using one at a party but I refused to get involved. I am not religious but don't want to take any risks with those...

Bazile

Logs - Lots Of

We've got a lot of logs as a result of felling a couple of trees in our garden . Are there any sites that we could sell them on for someone who maybe has a wood burning stove or something ?...

jennyjoan

Bald Patches

Bald patches in the front garden - I do think it is Maxie causing it as I put him out to pee. I have treated the garden with patches of new soil, neutorine (Amazon) and new grass seeds. Treated it all...

jennyjoan

Grass Seed

I do think that that last batch of grass seed came from a garden centre it was probably the worst that didn't grass up. Anybody advise of good grass seed. thanks

marval

I Hate

"I hate having a fan by the bed all night. All I want to do is sleep, but the constant cheering and asking for autographs keeps me up for hours." Did you hear about the troublesome teaspoon It went...

patsyann

Removing Ivy .

Our garden was overrun with Ivy .I have cleared masses of it but am left with roots in the ground that are already sprouting again . I want to kill the roots but gave been told that if I soak the...

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