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I have recently removed an Ivy from my house wall. How do I get rid of the marks it has left? Scrubbing with a stiff brush does not work

campbellking

Tomatoes - novice gardener seeks help

Being a novice gardener, have planted some 'tumbling toms' in a trough to cover an ugly spot in the garden. Seems to be going well, little tomatoes have appeared, so have bought some fertiliser....

bmh1946

creosote

how and where can i buy creosote ?? All the modern expensive alternatives do not seem to last very long. unless i am using the wrongs ones ?

Lizah

I have several Eucalyptus trees which have been grown from shrubs. they are about 2 metres high but have no main stem - just three or four stems. Should I prune out and leave one main stem to help it...

ronnie2shoes

felling of leylandi

I have a large leylandi approx 15ft high, 15ft dia and approx 20ft from the centre of the trunk to the property. Can this tree be felled in one go or do I have to chop it down gradually over a period...

rosamundjohn

Design a garden?

I have a garden or should I say space of about a quarter of a acre. It is walled, enclosed and full of rubble etc. I will move this.How does one go about turning it into something decent and more or...

asclibra

leylandii

I have dug up my Leylandii trees and want to extend my lawn to cover the ground where the trees were. The grass doesn`t seem to want to grow there. Could you tell me why, and if there`s anything I can...

cheerschuck

bay laurel bush

I have a bay laurel bush which is being eaten by leaf cutter bees. I have tried various sprays to stop it but they do not work. Has anyone ideas how to help on this one. Thanks

mally2422

kill a privit hedge

what is the best and easy way of killing a privit hedg

rhp485

Using Rendering Sand for Bricklaying?

Is it possible to use rendering sand for bricklaying because I have a number of bags of this sand already and no other use for it.

mikeozz

Retaining Garden Wall

I am plannin to have a retaining wall built in the garden. Job spec: Remove existing concrete style panels which currently form the retain, dig out, concrete foundation and re-build with engineering...

lay_reb

curly tomatoes

hi can anyone explain why i have curly leaves on my tomato plants? I water them every 2 days and twice a week with a fertilizer they have flowers now but the leaves are all curly they are Money maker...

sandra50

Cost of heating water?

Does anyone know which is the cheapest please? To heat water from an emmersion or from a gas central heating boiler ( not a combi ). If the answer is emmersion , is it better to keep it on constantly...

Swiper

Tree chopping down

Does anyone have any idea how much it would cost to chop down a 20 - 30 ft eucalyptus tree. Thanks!!

sw3103

Rotavate existing turf?

In the next week or so I'm going to prepare my garden for re-turfing (among other things). I won't be laying the turf for approximately another nine months, so plan on keeping it covered with weed...

numan

Eye Allergy

I am a gardener and have developed an allergy that is foxing the medical profession. My eyes swell up to the extent that I cannot see, my nose spreads to join my eyebrows and my whole face looks as if...

gazwigan

Ways to dig up a tree

This may seem like a silly question as the obvious answer to dig and graft at it, however, these trees have been in around 20 years and i'm not making much progress, is there any way of escalating the...

Misstee

Garden (Boundary) Wall

Can anyone please tell me what is the highest garden/boundary wall one can build in Scotland without planning permission? Thank you.

originalang

Ground Elder

Hi, for lots of reasons we haven't been able to spend much time on our garden which isnt very big, consequently we are overwhelmed with ground elder now. We would like to turn the garden into...

Aprilis

Wisteria Not Flowering

We have a well established Wisteria that won't flower. It's growing on an East facing wall and it must get enough sun as it grows vigorously. We were told not to cut it back too hard as it flowers on...

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