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help with this plant

is there a site where i can look up garden plants by their description, mine doesnt shed leaves in winter so must be evergreen,the leaves are smooth and very dark with a rubbery look then it has...

Spreeny

vine weevil

I've recently found lots of vine weevil eggs in my compost, I've bought a treatment but it says to water the 'surface' of the soil - does it mean to soak the containers with the treatment because...

bizzylizzy

Advice needed on planting up Grow Bags

Hello everyone. We were thinking of buying a friend some grow bags and plants for his birthday. First of all, his birthday is mid May, is it too late to plant up Courgettes, Cucumbers, Tomatoes etc?...

Diceroller

Damp problems

Would having big leafed plants help or add to the problem?

horseshoes

Moss from a Lawn

Would moss raked from a lawn be suitable for lining my hanging basket instead of the sphagnum moss I normally buy? Thank you.

beattie819

When can I cut back shrubs.

I have a japonica (in flower) myrtle, and forsythia. They have all gona a bit "leggy" and look a bit of a mess. When is the time to prune or cut them right back please. Also, can anyone...

piggynose

what´s the cost of checking in a suitcase on a return trip with easyjet?

it was 12 quid last time, which was 18mnths ago. i´m going to the uk with an empty bag, but i´m sure it will be quite full with goodies i cant get in spain eg marmite, brown sauce, plus...

Palustris

Stopping an unwanted phone call!

Not sure if this is the right section but here goes. We keep getting called by a company trying to get in touch with our son. Now for various reasons we are not really in touch with him and getting a...

keyplus90

Campsites in UK.

I once asked for some information about campsites in France, Spain etc. Information received was more than I expected. As we have no experience whatsoever, my wife suggested that we should start...

Zebadee

Were we allowed to smoke cigarettes on planes at one time?

As above^

roddyW

Shipping Containers landed but not imported

Container loads of good are offloaded and stored in such docks as Tilbury, Felixstowe etc. They are often left there by the importers until such time as required. This avoids import duty being paid...

Dee Sa

mulcing fruit trees

last year I bought 4 min fruit trees in tubs, I think I have to mulch them this year, they have buds so far. How much do I put round each tree and where is the best place to buy it ? theres a posh...

237SJ

Water saving devices

I have just gone on a water meter and was thinking of getting an in-cistern device. Either a hippo or other device would do. The bathroom was installed in 2004 and according so according to Thames...

john1066

A New Allotment

I have just got a new allotment. today in fact. Am I too late to plant seed potatoes ?

gleno1

hedges

Could anybody tell me why they took cutlass off the market ? My husband used to spray it,diluted of course after he hat trimmed the hedge and it didnt seem to grow as quickly. Did it have something to...

nannakath

Strawberry fertiliser.

Can anyone advise me what to put on my strawberry plants besides garden compost to increase my yield and bigger in size. Many thanks in advance.

Northumbrian

Census ??

It seems obvious from a letter in a newspaper yesterday that there will be quite a number of completed Census forms submitted before the operative date. What will be the legal position of people...

missmelons

Claws

My cat just will not stop scratching my stair carpet. To the point where he is now through to the underlay and it looks terrible. He won't use a scratch pad, I've bought numerous sprays from pet shop....

marcus5771

Stanstead Flights

I am booking a holiday but never known the airline. The flight is NF3167 and return 3174

k8bailey

photographs used without permission

Can a photographer use images of children to promote their work on the internet (in this case Facebook) without the parents permission?

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