I made a big mistake a few years ago when I planted ivy because I wanted something which grew quickly. It has grown all over the place, but especially through the privet hedge and of course I am...
Although we're all going to an organised Bonfire/Firework do tomorrow we've bought a few (pretty) fireworks for a little do in the garden later, There will be half a dozen of us and I'll be doing...
A house in the street was sold recently. The new owners have demolished the old kitchen and have started to build an extension about 3 times the size of what they've demolished. They haven't applied...
Not sure if this is the correct location for this question but my neighbour is currently paving over their front garden and have paved over the manhole cover for the sewer. I was wondering whether it...
Beg of the year I bought 4 min fruit trees[plum, apple,pear & cherry] in tubs they are supposed to be 2 yrs old, well no fruit this year but maybe next ? should I prune them if so when ? also I...
need a solution for these , i have a mono block driveway and have loads of weeds growing through , tried everything from weedol to bleach (bleach was best) but just had a word with someone who told me...
I moved into a rented house in January and while the rest of the house was in lovely order, the garden leaves a little to be desired. I was told by the landlord that his daughter used to live in the...
Can anyone recommend a device or a means of carrying a mechanical strimmer on a trailer. The trailer is longer than the strimmer and has one ladder rack. It bounces quite a bit and I am afraid of...
i live in a semi-detached house and my adjoining neighbour have recently added a conservatory, no problem. However, the builder has placed the gutter downspout between the properties and there is no...
Hi, I have a rather large back garden and at the moment half of it is covered with weeds. I managed to do some weeding over the Summer and I put weed fabric down with bark chippings on top. However I...
Morning all, I wonder if someone can help me. In June the builder laid a new patio - bout 3m x 3m. Slabs are York stone of three different sizes. The ground was leveled followed by a good 3inches of...
Does anyone know where I can find the name of a "proper" gardener to prune a well established Wisteria, i.e. someone who won't just hack away at it? There are loads of gardening firms around...
We have a north-facing paved garden which gets coated in green algae/moss every winter. I've used a jet washer up to now, but it's very messy. Does anyone know of a chemical or other easier solution?
hello I have a medium sized garden all tall grass which has over grown and blown flat, there are lots of objects to cut round and gradients so I think a strimmer is the only option I have just bouhg...
This year is my first attempt at growing tomatoes ... we planted some small plants of the Olivade variety. They are now looking like they are going to burst , and they are really heavy. We have got...
I am planning to have the tiled roof of my garden room removed and replaced with a conventional conservatory glass roof. Does anyone know how much work/upheaval is involved in this procedure? All the...
Could anyone on answerbank give me any answers about Fibre Glass flat roofs instead of Ashfelt Roofs,there is a 20year Guaranteed with Fibre Glass but its over £2,000,with Ashfelt its a litle...
