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grass clippings at base of established azalea
Hi everyone ! My first query I moved into a cottage in December, and am lucky enough to have inherited a very large garden, with ground behind also.  I cut the grass about once a week at the moment, though this will probably increase to twice a by Kezza
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09/06/2012 11:24:31
by Laura Corin
Talkback: Growing cut flowers on the allotment
from a commity member that I cannot grow flowers on the allotment that it is just for vegetables even when they were told I grew flowers for the Bees and other insects.I have been growing conflowers, nastursium and other cottage garden flowers by Maria
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21/05/2012 16:54:18
by Bookertoo
Talkback: Gardening by the moon
-east and is wonderfully lucubrate for moon gardening. Very interesting - not sure how I'm going to start but I'll give it some thought. I have a cottage garden, how would plantingflowers fit in with moon gardening? I believe that you have to make a distinction between by flamingkaty
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03/08/2012 16:15:34
by obelixx
Talkback: Summer bedding plants
my mums got the hump as shes spent loads of money at the garden centre this week and she put them out the front in the chimmey pots and the birds keep sitting ontop of the flowers and they have broke the stems of the flowers.the birds by sarahs pondlife...
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28/11/2011 18:43:44
by 22bascote
All you experts I need help - germination techniques
have done loads of sowing this year  Im doing a kinda cottage style as I have always been in the country. Now im in a little village surrounded by the elderly (Im 35)  They are unable to keep their gardens now but they all pop over to have a look by * Red Dahlia *
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09/04/2013 00:25:12
by * Red Dahlia *
Talkback: Poppies and suchlike
seeded and flourished in the gravel of my greenhouse:) I have poppies one plant I got from a cottage garden nursery(dark orange large flowers) and 3 from a neighbour which have been moved twice and they still flowered beautifully some plants had 4 heads by Kay Fuller
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28/11/2011 18:38:53
by Sue Ann
Ground Elder
Our neighbours have lots of ground elder which comes up in ourgarden. Any ideas how to get rid of it. My sympathies are with you. I've dug up enough to start a cottage industry if only I could find a use for it, and there's plenty left! Glyphosate by Kathleen fortune
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26/02/2012 19:55:31
by BrendaScott53
Flying Ants
Just been out into the garden to do a spot of watering and saw lots of flying ants flying around. Not everyones cup of tea but they really are a sight to behold as they fly up to mate, unfortunately the males will die afterwards. I never kill them by donutsmrs
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27/07/2012 16:05:55
by 4711
Idea's and suggestios for my front garden please
colourful flowers or a green feel? Do you want a cottage garden look or a contemporary garden with hard surfaces. How about a Water feature as the centre piece. Only you can decide the answers to these sorts of questions. It's your garden to create and enjoy by Rebecca64
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12/05/2013 22:55:16
by Woodgreen wonderboy
Talkback: Garden lowlife
for a bit of peace & quiet, lovely views, and to to live in the most delightful country cottage with the hope of having my dream cottage garden but everything has gone wrong! I spent vast amounts of money on plants for the garden but alas the rabbits by Margaret
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28/11/2011 18:37:20
by Eric, Belgium