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snail' but I just cannot learn to 'love a forsythia'.Please dig them out and plant something else. If you must have a yellow shrub flowering now, then try Chimonanthus praecox; it bears pale, lemon meringue-yellow flowers and a scent that reminds one

and dark purple varieties. Now we have to quickly dig out the offending items before they retreat underground into dormancy.Those of you who read this blog regularly might remember the post I wrote about tulips nearly two years ago (if you do then you have

it into something else. Rather than spend a lot of time (and client's money) digging out perennial weeds and scrappy grass, I tend to spray the whole lot off instead.I have tried burning them but that doesn't really work, so until someone comes up

shafted spade that I've had for many years and a very heavy metal spike that are perfect for digging up large plants or making holes in the rockier parts of the garden.3. My trowels - partly because they were all given to me by people, so have good

 about the healthy satisfaction of allotmenteering will have penetrated deep into your psyche and you will be itching to grasp a sturdy spade and start double digging. Be warned: it is an addictive hobby.It all starts with a couple of pots with herbs, then maybe some

I have been greatly preoccupied with ponds recently. A client of mine has an unbelievably wet field - most of it squelches underfoot and any holes dug fill immediately with water - in which we have been digging ponds. These are not small ponds

and this year there were far too many; I pulled out about half but that was not enough. They smothered the other plants and ruined a whole corner of the garden. This autumn I shall be ruthless and will dig up 90% of the seedlings.That is probably enough of my

the hours of darkness or when you are at work: never at the weekends.May your bindweed throttle itself.May your neighbour's cat be less generous with its toilette.May all your trees grow straight and true.May all your post-digging back aches disappear after

to be weaving down the garden like a drunk at closing time.Dig your post holes deep enough, at least 60cm for a 1.8m-high fence. Make sure the concrete is well tamped down all around the posts.Try not to use too much concrete. Bear in mind, if you have too much