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Wisteria flowers being eaten

My parents have a gorgeous Wisteria...lovingly pruned every august and febuary by me. It usually has in excess of 200 flowers on it...and it smells exquisite. But this year, a small group of sparrows...

gillywilly97

petunias

Is it too early to plant petunia bedding plants? I am in Nottingham.

doirecormac

planting seeds for 'meadow' effect

The driveway (lane) into my house is lower than the grass verges on either side. I wish to plant some seeds on the grass verges to produce a 'flowering meadow' type of effect to improve the views as...

bobtheturkey

workmen

on my way to work i stop at a petrol station to buy a paper or get petrol, this petrol station has a hot food bar inside and every single morning in life the petrol station is filled with workmen...

fender62

petrol strimmers ?

i have seen various petrol strimmers, but im unsure what to go for, iv seen the ones that have a slight bend on it and straight ones, i need just a basic one that reliable. what the difference between...

Wix

Complicated Basement

I'm trying to install a basement which would be a simple enough task except me being me it isn't. The simplest way i can find to explain this is whith a diagram: ---------- GARDEN - BASEMENT GOES...

clarelouise

when can my children play on a new lawn sown from seed?

Hello there, We are planning to sow a new lawn within the next month. My question is. If we sow the seeds at the end of April what is the earliest my children can play on the lawn? How often should...

ch0505

Fast Growing Trees Suggestions (not Leylandii)

We have a small garden in a coastal area and want to plant a fast growing tree to provide privacy, that does not grow to high . Any ideas? We have already ruled old Leylandii Thanks ch0505

x-jem-x

Flowers that don't attract bees

Are there any flowers that I can plant in my garden which wont attract bees and such like? I know it sounds stupid but I was stung 2 years ago and ended up in hospital and found out I am allergic to...

clarelouise

heavy soil how to improve it cheaply?

Hi We have heavy soil in our garden. We found a very small amount of clay in one area but not in a lot of other areas. It is mostly a cloggy, heavy soil. We are preparing our site for seeding a lawn....

insurance

conservatories.is this the work of con men?

my neighbour wants to have fitted to the back of her house a full length conservatorie.when the salesman came out he said she would not need planning permission.they agreed on a price and she gave him...

Eastender

Bees Nest

Hi outside in the garden I have a some sort of bush, dont know what its called, the stems are like cane and the leeves are white and very soft. I suppose you can put them in a vase. Anyway the bush...

sairejayne

Blocked outside drain

Can anyone please help me, I have just moved into a house and it has a few drains outside. (small grid with a pipe going down). These have obviously been neglected for some time and are blocked with...

Snazella

Wysteria

How do I get a hundred year old wysteria to flower??

lynbrown

Cost of gardeners

I have a small front garden and about 30 odd pots. How much per hour would a jobbing gardener charge to do a tidy up and plant some spring pansies?

Muppit

I may have killed my girlfriends bay tree, please help me revive it!

My girlfriend was bought a 5 year old bay tree (about 3ft tall) in Feb, we've kept it in a pot inside as per the instructions on the label but it got in the way one day so I put it outside (just...

Theland

Crazy Ivy

My back garden wall and gate is covered in ivy that grows up a nearby tree, along a fence, in fact everywhere. How could I get rid of it all? Is there a chemical spray to kill it off or must it all be...

Mystiquue

yukka

i have had a yukka for 2years.. growing healthily.. but since we moved its been very unhappy.. and now the main stem has died off and i have an extremely healthy new stem at the side.. what do i do???

triple h

waterlogged garden

We have a garden that is continually wet.Theories range from underground river,broken drain,poor general drainage due to soil type etc. We`ve spent ?1000 already on an unsuccessful attempt to build a...

gucciman

cleaning white gravel

hi folks posted a month or so ago asking how i could re-whiten the white gravel in my garden. followed your advice and diluted some domestos (sodium hypochlorite) in a watering can and sprinkled it...

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