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Conifer Hedge Turned Brown - What Next?

neighbours as it backs onto a main road. If I did rip down and replan what would people recommend. The requirements are fairly fast grower to 8 foot or so, evergreen and not privet (always hated it). I want to be able to train it into a formal hedge again by Nwalch

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07/07/2012 09:59:41

by Nwalch

Recommendation Please

,nothing formal,got to have some grass for little girl to play in summer, front garden west facing path up middle,neighbours got rhododendrons so presume camellia on my wishlist would do well? (williamsii think 'donation'?)I'm utterly useless on computer and have by Baldrick

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27/02/2013 21:27:51

by artjak

Photinia -

I have a small/average size garden for a typical suburban house, maybe 30ft by 30ft. I have a large patio and then grass with a border at the back and one either side. Having ripped out the existing garden when we moved into the house 2 years ago by frustrated_gardener

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30/05/2012 00:31:13

by Tim Burr

realy big empty garden

is to think about what style of garden you want. What is the most important thing you want from your garden - growing vegetables and self-sufficiency; or do you want a romantic-looking cottage garden; or something tidy and formal to impress other people; or a by Diana Reynolds

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09/07/2012 16:29:12

by obelixx

Talkback: Ornamental veg

stunning in their own right but also taste delicious.What other ideas have people tried? Cardoons are very statement-like plants for a formal garden and all of the plant can be cooked and eaten, If you do have to have hanging baskets why not make them by abbed

28/11/2011 18:44:00

by simondragon

Is it me?

choice....I.e. growing healthy food at reasonable cost. I do agree GW is not as inspiring as it used to be...it has become too formal I always thought this site was about gardening tips and help, there are lots of sites around for view airing, i by JANAPANA

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03/04/2013 09:37:09

by Sam Glendinning

Talkback: Hornets

peacefully in various bird boxes in our suburban Essex garden for eight years before a horrified neighbour announced portentously that he thought one of our trees would have to be felled because he had seen a ... [dramatic pause] ... HORNET!! flying round it by lee

28/11/2011 18:44:19

by Mike

Our NGS Open Day

with - thank you for sharing your spectacular garden with us. Hope my blue basil grows as well as yours - its doing really well up to now. Very nice formal garden, such pretty colour combinations. Do you live by a very busy main road? Beautiful garden Pam, I by lilylouise

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07/08/2012 05:53:51

by lilylouise

Talkback: Self-seeding plants

Gardeners' World mag. some years ago. I'd never really thought about this until reading this blog so I just had a wander round the front garden to jog my memory. I hate formal gardens with box hedges and straight borders but thought I was well in control by aromarach

28/11/2011 18:38:47

by Cass

Talkback: Do we really want wildlife in our gardens?

in the approach to gardening and perhaps life too (!) is empathy. Order and formality can be sophisticated and impressive and these can be achieved beautifully but a wildflower meadow (for example)buzzing with life, colour, texture and movement - this just is by Wild Soundscape

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05/02/2012 17:29:12

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