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wildlife pond

I have made a wild life pond in my garden to help with pest control etc and to attract more wildlife (not crows though) and have just filled it in. Let the water settle and acclimatise etc and have...

wolphpack

clover around my plants

its small purple clover with alot of roots for its size. I pull them out from around my plants and a week later it starts all over again. Is there something to put on them without killing all my other...

kjmay077

frog phobia

I am trying to find a way to keep frogs out of my outdoor heated spa. I do not like frogs, i know they are harmless but I just don.t like them. I don' t mind them being anywhere else but when I get in...

bubbles4920

how long do toroises live for?

i had my tortoise when i was 12 and was told then that she was 36. so as she is now 63, is it possible she will outlive me?

PinkFizz

Name of new partner

Hi all.My b/f's ex has moved in with a new guy weeks after meeting him.As b/f has a daughter with this woman he obviously wants to know who this man is as he is now living with his child - I mean ,he...

atolhurst

Can you buy grown trees/shrubs?

We've been doing some garden "landscaping" as a few things were rotting (the garden shed, some existing plants) and having taken them down, have now exposed ourselves to our neighbours houses as our...

Binky

Turf

I have just had a patio laid in my back garden and wish to turf the rest of it. Is there a good time for laying turf and if so, is this it, or is it too hot at the moment. Any advice on how to lay...

lorla

Useless solicitor - shall I report him?

I'm in the process of buying my first home and have had to change solicitor as I found him to be entirely unsatisfactory. I'm very annoyed that he messed us about and have been advised to report him...

angeldraws

Clear mascara

Sensible answers please - can anyone tell me what is the point of clear mascara? Is it supposed to go on top of normal mascara or used on its own....? TIA

loopyc

what to do when grief hits?

as some of you may know my nan passed away 4 months ago, and i felt like i was coping really well didnt cry much got on with life etc, but after coming back from putting flowers on her grave my grief...

ktlou

7 - 7

Is anyone else feeling any emotion about this? I feel very sad today and have a strange feeling in the pit of my stomach. I can remember exactly what I was doing a year ago today and exactly how I...

WendyS

Collared Doves - Mating & Longevity

Do Collared Doves mate for life?. We've lived in the same house for 25 years and have always had what appears to be the same single pair of Collared Doves visit our garden every day. They're...

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Vertigo

Any sufferers out there? Would like to know how you have coped with it. I have heard the causes could be from a virus, stress or fluid in the inner ear. I have had it for years, both in a mild and...

biscuitboy

really good pressie

taking a young lady out at the weekend - just come out of a relationship so a bit rusty on 'courting' !!! what would be a really good pressie to give to her??

starlorna22

Will I seem like a saddo going to a spa by myself?

I've never been to one before, and really fancy it, but don't really have any friends that would want to come with me. Do people normally go in pairs/groups? Or do people go on their own? Has anyone...

sandrajo

The Right Decision to make?

I'm looking for a bit of advice, my mum passed away last October and my 16 year old daughter took it really bad as they were very close, my mother in law is terminally ill and we have been told to...

happy_face

preparing new potatoes

I love new potatoes but hate having to scrape them. Some new potatoes aren't too bad but some others have really difficult peel to scrape off. I usually get New Jersey Royals. Does anyone now of a...

larkie1066

frozen food

i have an alotment and want to freeze the extra food i get from it but dont know which i can or can't freeze can anyone help

Champagne

Vegetables

What would you consider to be the most boring vegetable in the world? (i.e. limited culinary use & bland taste). I'm torn between marrows, courgettes and aubergines.

jane4464

a recipe

can some one tell me how to make plum jam . my tree always has loads of fruit and i would really like to make some jam. thanks

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