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Talkback: Not to be missed
&Q and 2 landed in my flat bed trolley! They are now at home next to the chocolate Cosmos, but reading your piece above, they are behind the Cosmos, so may need to be swapped in Spring...! (Glad you own up to buying at B&Q!) Cat x I am glad the subject by Lorrie Flannery
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28/11/2011 18:29:54
by Garden
Talkback: Persistent weeds
worst nightmares are mare's tail and celandines. I use weedkiller in crystal form on bruised mare's tail and cover it with grass cuttings to prevent any getting onto my cats' paws. The celandines will get a glyphosate spray once I have dug up my by barton
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28/11/2011 18:31:06
by Jacqui Senior
Talkback: Slugs and hedgehogs
have had this month there will be plenty of slugs for them in my garden. encourage hedgehogs by always leaving a supply of fresh water and a small amount white meat based pet food or cat biscuits (never anything fish based). also dried grass/leaves etc by Di Barker
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28/11/2011 18:36:49
by exdinnerrita
Talkback: No angels on Peckham Rye
years ago. Incidentally, if you find one in the street and want to move it beware of the fleas. Many years ago when I lived in Willesden in North London I found one surrounded by a posse of interested cats. Thinking I would rescue it and release it in a by Jane P
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28/11/2011 18:37:30
by Kevin Barber
Talkback: Plant hunters
Yes i agree with you james plants make my cup runneth over! The feeling i get as i walk out into my garden rain or shine is one of wonder.I know what you mean about cat wrangling!!!!!!!!! Please could someone advise me. I have two tall silver pots by christina20340
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28/11/2011 18:37:35
by Posted by JAR on Fri
Talkback: Protecting daffodil shoots
attacking my sring flower headsRuth RuthYou could try a selection of different scarer devices eg buzzing tape from old video or audio casettes tied taut nearby, suspened CDs, cat faces made from card and with marble eyes....or grow brassicas nearby by Pippa Greenwood
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28/11/2011 18:37:53
by Flower
Talkback: Rosemary leaf beetle
them on my Lavender bush this evening when coming back from my evening stroll with my two cats. The nightly walks always throw up something interesting but I was especially happy to see something new to me. Not worried about them having a chomp by oldchippy
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08/07/2012 20:50:13
by Lindsay4
Talkback: Unpleasant plant smells
when I pull them out. Also dislike the smell of Lemon scented herb thing whose name I foget. I hate the smell of most lilies, but love hawthorn blossom - just as well as my garden's full of them. Hubby says they smell of old cat wee to him.  I think by Marinelilium
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01/07/2012 03:04:08
by susan_lily
theft!
my mum and dad live in Cyprus.  she has to plant into pots as the cats use the ground as their toilet (she has tried all sorts to stop this and now all the ground is covered in big stone) but her loveliest pots are swiped in the night.  this really by tnkells
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20/02/2012 16:02:21
by Juliemay
organic lawn feed
. http://www.cat.org.uk/ I am going organic myself this year and I would suggest you read "Liquid Gold" by Carol Steinfeld, and "101 uses for Stinging Nettles" by Piers Warren. many thanks...thats brilliant! I also use a product called CastClear from by ritna
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07/05/2012 13:34:56
by ritna