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How to cut clean lawn edges

On 20/07/2011 in Projects: Lawn care

Overgrown lawn edges can look unsightly and make an otherwise healthy, well-cared for garden look untidy. For a professional finish, re-cut the edges of your lawn each spring and trim overhanging grass after mowing.Half-moon edging toolPlank of wood or long ropeEdging shearssprin...



Talkback: How to cut clean lawn edges

On 01/02/2012 in forum

lawn edging and path edging with good value for money are Green Enviro and strimmer resist.Do not say no before you try - free samples atwww.best4garden.co.uk Not a very in depth article I was expecting advise on the use of the edging tool at the very least!No mention of running ...


dirty nails

On 16/04/2012 in forum

will be doing that . another one is to hang the ends of soap or a bar from your outside tap in some old tights, that way between dirty and clean garden jobs you dont have to take your wellies off and go indoors to do it  l have used this method for years l put


ALUMINIUM GLAZING BARS

On 07/07/2012 in forum

We have an old aluminium greenhouse that was about to be scrapped,I am trying to restore it to its former glory and put it to use,problem is the glazing bars are full of old putty which is proving very difficult to remove has anyone come accross this problem and if so what is the...


Bird seed falling in pond

On 05/10/2012 in forum

into the pond - an incredible amount of seed as it turns out.  The only way of cleaning it out is to take the whole pond apart, disconnect the pump, take out all of the rocks and then spend a few hours with a fine net trying to scoop up the seeds


Snowed in

On 10/02/2009 in Gardeners' musings

white and clean and beautiful and the garden has no visible imperfections. On the other hand it can be jolly inconvenient and I think I'm just a little bit bored of being snowed in: I wonder how long until we get cabin fever and start hallucinating


jeyes fluid

On 10/07/2012 in forum

Can anyone tell me will jeyes fluid kill plants? I want to scrub my slabbed patio area now and again, as we have dogs, but the problem is I have encouraged thymes and other plants to self seed around the area I wouldnt like to kill them off or can you suggest something else thank...


Talkback: Feeding garden birds

On 09/02/2012 in forum

Good advice, Kate. And it's not just bird feeders that must be kept clean, but bird baths too. Possibly it's even more important to keep bird baths clean, and I scrub mine every month.I've also recently emptied out a bird nest box, and sterilised


Talkback: Winkworth Arboretum

On 14/12/2012 in forum

So with you there, Pippa, as long as it is not too cold. Stretching my legs at the Brisol Bot. Garden on Thursday in between cleaning seed sessions my lungs actually hurt with the intensity of the cold as it was below freezing. But it looks like


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