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What plants dont need alot of light?

We have a path between our house and the next that doesnt get alot of night but has a small fence/border running up it. We're keen on growing herbs etc and was wondering what plants would look nice...

vester

Petrol Lawn mower fault

Lawn mower starts ok after priming but dies after 2-3 secs as though petrol not getting through - any suggestions on clearing blockage??

woodchopper

how long ?

How long does it take for a new lawn that has been rotavated and re-seeded to sprout ? Has been a week now and am getting impatient - have been watering it night and morning. Also whe should it get...

elderado

Foxes

I have just had a fox come into my garden and kill 3 of my chickens,what would be the most humane way of getting rid of it or trap it.

Linniepops

Reviving Bamboo

I have a bamboo in a pot. I didn't water it at the beginning of the year and now the leaves have gone brown. It looks dead, but the canes are still green. It hasn't started shooting from the bottom,...

daz lord

killing a tree stump

i cut down a sycamore with a 2 foot diameter trunk 18 months ago covered it in diesel and wrapped it it in plastic to rot it,this didnt work and the ting has started to grow again can any tell me what...

Snappy

What was this fish?

At the beach yesterday we found a fish buried in the sand with just its mouth and eyes poking through. My friend thought it might die so scooped it up and went to tak it to the sea but on the way...

sc2375

Laurel Hedge

Can anyone help me. I planted 45 bareroot Laurel hedge at Easter (very dry weather). When i got the hedge from the garden centre it was very dry looking and leaves were spotted with brown spots. I...

Joyian

Magnolia Tree

Last year i moved a Magnolia tree from a shaded aspect to a sunny one. At first it did okay, however, this year it's completey bare of leaves and as they come through they are discoloured and drop off...

Tutubong

how do I keep a blue hydrangea blue?

I have been given a blue hydrangea in a pot. It is on my bathroom windowsill. I intend to keep it in its pot for a while. The blue flowers are going green and pink. though and I would like to keep...

Tutubong

finishing turned wooden bowl

I recently bought at a jumble sale a turned wooden bowl made from olive wood. It had not been treated with anything and looked very dry. I have been putting sweet almond oil on it from a bottle I had...

diamondz

Large docile FLIES???

A week or so bad outside my back door there has been a loads of dicile flies on the wall- I could just brush them off as they were just walking around very slowly??? This morning I went into my...

cheeselady

winter hardy yuca plant

Early last faal I transplanted a yuca plant that grows outdoors. This spring it looks like there is no plant grouth. What did I do wrong?

emx384

Hollyhocks

My aunt gave me some Hollyhock seeds from her garden a few years ago. I planted them in my garden and nothing happened - last year however, I noticed a few leaves similar to the Hollyhock had sprouted...

stumper

Indian thrush

As in the sun crossword, what is an Indian Thrush? s_a_a

missmoore

cat poo

How do I stop my neighbour's cat pooping in my garden? The stinky feline isn't even doing it properly and covering it over, and I'm extremely reluctant to start scooping up after someone else's pet......

v.hemmings

fremontedendron

My fremontedendron was damaged by the fence when it fell down in high winds. It is now a peculiar shape though still has leaves and flower buds. If I cut it down the trunk which is about 6 feet tall...

angel-cake

Sad love songs

What is the saddest love song ever?

Postdog

Name a good weedkiller please

Actually, I am sure there is one which kills grass too, and that's what I'd like as I have patches of grass (including growing through the path) that I would like to get rid off. Any suggestions?

mgunduz

pot grown eucalyptus treee

when and how is the best way to take a cutting

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