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Son Digging Garden

and finding loads of *** type lumps of stuff, any idea what on earth this is please? Apparently the houses are build on the land that housed a former furniture factory if that helps....

Bigbad

Loppers.

I have a very overgrown garden to tackle, but some things are so thick I think I need loppers. Should I get bypass or anvil? Thanks....

Sheann

Large Weed Pink Flower Caused Irritation

We have had a self sown plant (weed?) in our garden, which grew to about 5-6ft high, it does not have hollow stems and the leaves are different to hogweed, but the flower looks similar although pink...

bainbrig

Leifheit Fresh&easy

We have some storage jars, Fresh&Easy by Leifheit - excellent vacuum lid when new, but a couple of years in, the rubber seal seems to have worn out, as they’re no longer a tight fit. Anyone come...

waltekar

Ants In The Lawn

How can you get rid of ants in the lawn permanently?

Questman

Planting A Mature Conifer

I have just bought a Goldcrest conifer tree about 3.5 metres high. I want to fill a gap at the end of my garden. It's in a 50cm diameter tub which is 50 cm high. I've dug a hole in some very stoney...

Mj56

Loads Of Bluetits

We have several feeders with varying food and I’ve never seen so many bluetits and coaltis in my life but they eat all day, is this normal? We still get other birds at certain times of the day...

mallyh

Palm Tree

my daughter has a hugh palm tree and long brown dead fronds drop off it all the time and when windy her garden is covered can anyone tell me its name so I can google cutting these dead bits off x

Smowball

Weed Killers

Anyone got any proven home remedy weedkillers? Dont really want to spent a silly amount on a shop bought chemical one. It’s for weeds in a gravel driveway so whatever it is it won’t affect any...

marval

I Am Proud

I am proud to announce That I have completed The first item on my bucket list. I have bought the bucket...

Elker17

Kammeyeria Vs Babirusa

What if I bring some Kannemeyeria specimens from the Triassic period in the present, more precisely in an indonesian park without predators, in wich there are some babirusa? Will the two species...

thugulike

Wasps

Would wasps inside a wall make clicking noises? My husband can hear it but I can't so I suspect it is quite high pitched. We also have small brown stains on the ceiling near the nest. Any ideas?

marval

Groan

A noted biologist, who had been studying little green frogs in a swamp, was stumped. The frog population, despite efforts at predator control, was declining at an alarming rate. A chemist at a nearby...

Chipchopper

I Have Tigers In My Garden!

Garden tiger moths, that is. 3rd year running now, stunning to see!...

chokkie

Feeding Roses

Should I be feeding my roses now? Or is it too late? Just wanted to be sure what I'm doing. Many thanks, cheers, Chox.

chokkie

Hydrangeas

I've just bought a lovely blue lace cap hydrangea intended for our back garden. Will it be okay to plant it in a north-facing position, please? It's a large plant so would hate to plant it somewhere...

Chipchopper

Wind Up ?

A youth was rushed to hospital and underwent a very complicated operation, after swallowing his grandfathers pocket watch. The surgeon who performed a two hour operation on the boy, said it had been...

spathiphyllum

Trump Jsut Bought

Trump just bought Pound land thinking it was Poland....

Just-Jane

Treating Garden Ready For Grass

I've been clearing the garden at my daughter's new house which doesn't appear to have been tended for quite a few years. We are left with some lovely shrubs including hydrangea, fuscias, roses and...

Old_Geezer

Gardening Queries

Bugs & Bands 2 queries (although I've probably thousands if I took the time to list them) :-) a) Difficult to arrange access to a photo at present but some of my plants, notably the lillies, are...

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