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shrub suggestions
Hi all, I will have a lovely garden, although I hate the thing just now after digging up stumps and rubble all weekend... I am about to plant a box hedge around the boundary and then will start planting some shrubs and then herbacious plants. I have by Bill Mansfield
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07/01/2013 22:04:58
by discodave
Talkback: My favourite harvest recipes
, but also seems quite happy floating on the surface. If I ever get a bag of watercress in my veg box, and it goes off, I chuck it in the pond, where it grows me an extra crop. Watercress is supposed to be good for reducing growth of algae on ponds as well by HelenReeley
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30/01/2012 11:31:35
by Campbell McKee
Honey Fungus: What To Grow?
We have an area that has honey fungus and, as we are overlooked, we want to grow an ornamental tree that grows to approximately 4 metres to afford us privacy. Any suggestions for small trees that fit the bill?  Are there other flowering plants by tottenhamwin
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12/04/2013 15:55:34
by tottenhamwin
is it safe to put seedlings into window boxes yet?
to wait. If you have more plants than you need, you could try potting on the best seedlings into the window boxes but keep them indoors for now.  Keep a few spares just in case and pot them into small pots to grow on and then give away the remaining by grai
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20/04/2012 11:57:47
by Crazycatlady
Successful Compost
-other than a heap of grass clippings which went disastrously wrong compost has always been good for me-hope one of these ideas helps i have had a go using kitchen veg peelings,t-bags, egg boxes and grass clippings---i have used an old bucket, covered by Labradouble
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20/04/2012 15:52:28
by the guernsey donkey
Talkback: Slugs and hedgehogs
for nesting material, even a rough hibernation box against a sheltered spot or under shed/compost heap. check out for more info. I think it's great that you have left the hedgehog on your allotment. we have a small pond in our garden which has about 2 dozen by Di Barker
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28/11/2011 18:36:49
by exdinnerrita
Conifer Hedge dead or alive.
I have a conifer hedge many years old,spanning 20 conifers to boxed shape.Green on top and both sides,except section five conifers(Green top and rearside) Front side south facing  bare stick like.Can you help,do I feed it...ect. Hi, we have a number by Larkey
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27/01/2012 18:06:50
by Standen1
Is this a weed as it is spreading rapidly
I hope someone can advise our garden was totally cleared this year and replanted however we have this plant sprouting everywhere, it has a bulb type root and each time I have uprooted it comes back as strong The saying is a weed is a plant growing by Annie 5
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11/11/2012 16:49:00
by lilylouise
Panicum virgatum 'Hanse Herms' German speaker needed
.co.uk/?hl=en&tab=wT#de/en/ You may be able to simply put a website address into that box. Thanks Georg. I didn't know that pretty dim of me really when it says at the top of the screen 'This page is in German, do you want to translate it.' Grasses really are best split by nutcutlet
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22/11/2012 14:26:31
by nutcutlet
Are these edible?
Hello i hope this isn't a silly question and I doubt they are.. But are these mushrooms edible? What is the best thing to do with them? they are growing in one of my raised veg boxes. Should I dig 'em up and chuck them, grow more, eat them by Luubear
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26/04/2013 21:13:27
by flowering rose