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crazy paving in my garden

I have just power washed my drive/patio and I was wondering if it was worth using a sealent on it to stop the weeds from coming through. Are they any good?!! I would really appreciate your comments....

AngelofDeath

Silverskin onions.

A friend of mine wants to get some silverskin onions for cooking with. She wants fresh ones still in their skins. So far we have had little success in finding them. Does anyone know where we can get...

seelie

Dog Fir

Does anyone like me put out dog hair for the birds. After brushing our German Shepherd I usually put the fir on the lawn for the birds - its disappears in minutes. I have at times emptied our vacuum...

WendyS

Need downpipe converter for water butt

Having just bought a water butt to conserve water, it's proving impossible to buy a (square plastic) downpipe converter connection to divert the water into it . Everywhere locally is sold out due to...

phaloides

global warming....again

It is indisputible that the basis of global warming is overpopulation. If worldwide birth control is unachievable perhaps a part solution would be to let nature take it's course and stop all aid for...

campbellking

Cherie Blair's hair

Are members of the Labour Party really happy that Cherie's ?7000 hairdresser's bill has been charged to them? Was it value for money?

spk

Settling for second best????

How many people nowadays do you think just settle for second best? Why are people sometimes so terrified of being alone? I would much rather be alone than be unhappy but is that normal? Am I too...

kelfoan

Investing money for a child

What is the best kind of child investment. I want to save around ? 50.00 a month to mature upon my sons 18th birthday(in 13 years time). He already has childrens bonds and I want to set up some kind...

Salamanda

price of milk

debate going on at work because our "subsidised" canteen sells pint of milk for 50p. we can get it from the corner shop for 41p. I just bought one pint from tescos 26p, anywhere cheaper or dearer than...

suzi-q

Wet bed - and I'm in my 40's!!

The other night I must have been in such a deep sleep that I dreamt I was getting out of bed and went to the loo, but I actually wet the bed. I hadn't been drinking but have got a head cold. I was...

Dame Babs

boils.....yuk!

I was just wondering how other people deal with boils. I tend to get one or two on my butt when I'm stressed or generally unwell. It's extremely painful and I know that the GP can lance it, but OUCH!...

Ed Strong

Lack of sparrows

I live in SE London. Years ago the only wildlife we tended to see was sparrows/pidgeons/thrushes/blackbirds etc. Now 40 years on the sparrows seem to have disappeared but we are surrounded by crows,...

medsecslave

Wills

How long should it take for a will to be dealt with? My father died at the beginning of August last year yet the solicitor still hasn't sorted things out. He told my mother she was just one of his...

spaced

Best tablets for headaches....

the only tablet that rids me of a bad headache are Hedex Extra Whats the best and strongest pain killer you have used?

heathfield

Getting rid of bluebells.

For sure, bluebells look wonderful in my flowerbed, and people steal them from woodlands because they're so attractive - but the ones that insist on growing in the cracks in my paving are driving me...

trastevere

Blackbird - Pure white tail

This morning I saw a male blackbird with a pure white tail. I watched close up for quite a few minutes and am 100% certain that it is a blackbird. Would it be an albino and are they rare?

inej

What are your opinions on people who dress up pets?

My sister as got a chihuaha she dresses up (not cheap clothes either ) she as now bought a new puppy should she start dressing this one up or leave the poor thing alone .She loves to walk along oxford...

lizwizz

Bird of prey in garden

Yesterday I saw a bird of prey in my garden, but I couldn't identify it from my books. It was quite small, with a brown back, tan chest and a black 'hood'. My books had similar birds, but all seemed...

mum to be

rhodendrums

I have spent a fortune on rhodendrums they get part sun part shade organic soil fertilized every 6 mths watered well in summer but leaves are brown and curled up most have no leaves left they look...