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Succulent Terrarium

I recently created an Instructable and video tutorial on making a low maintenance succulent terrarium and thought gardeners world readers might be interested. The project basically involves modifying a glass jar, creating a suitable environment by x2Jiggy

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22/12/2011 17:37:47

by x2Jiggy

Will this work for a new part lawn?

with a lot of maintenance. Hey there busy lizzie My garden is essentially LOW maintenance....I get countless comments about how I achieve this. I have it so perennials by and large complement one another ....as plants go over their neighbours cover by roseblush

14/05/2013 19:09:44

by Busy-Lizzie

Grassed area at the side of my house.

, sandy, silty, loam or clay - and how much maintenance you are able to do. Some plants look after themselves, others need regular pruning, shaping, dead-heading. Do you see it from your windows or just when out in the garden? That makes a difference by dannyboy10

13/01/2013 13:20:51

by dannyboy10

Advice required for low maintenance raised beds?

a California lilac and fatsia japonica but they may be too big.......whatever, all these shrubs are pretty low maintenance, we have some blue bells and narcissus planted in there. And just to add a little colour in the summer I put quite a few by Fabio

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13/04/2013 20:57:30

by Sam12

Train Station Gardens

in Southampton, making a nice new flower bed from scratch. There are 2 of us and we have added a few low maintenance plants to make a bit of colour for commuters to see in nice free draining soil in a sunny site. Really-which station? Hi it's Sholing station by Gardengirl..

25/10/2012 17:33:30

by Gary Hobson

Talkback: Allotment vs garden

shrubs and trees, no bedding plants, small lawn and free ranging chickens, so it is fairly low maintenance. However, I'm ashamed to confess that I pay my next door neighbour (who runs a garden maintenance business) to keep it under control. I do some by Grannyanne

28/11/2011 18:39:42

by millum

Long garden needs design help

, which will contain plants and up lighters. We’ll be capping the lower cavity with dark wood so it can act as some casual seating. Now we need to look at the rest of the garden… as we have a young family we’re looking for something that’s low maintenance by sanch3z

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21/03/2012 13:56:12

by sanch3z

Please help me design my garden - part 2

on planting in big pots to sit on the bark, but I don't know what will do well in medium sized pots in the shade. I guess a couple of hardy shrubs would be best, but would prefer flowering. Ideally evergreen and low maintenance, max 5ft tall. I don't want by Laura P

05/05/2013 14:42:05

by Busy-Lizzie

Common Laurel Hedging?

tall. Many thanks, William. A mixed hedge of hawthorn, holly, and quickthorn would be a lot more friendly for the wild life, giving them cover and nesting sites, and a burglar proof barrier for you. Once grown it's fairly low maintenance, once a year by William Nicholson

03/05/2013 22:06:05

by Woodgreen wonderboy

Looking for ideas to mini-landscape..

of soil do you have there? Is it exposed or quite sheltered? How much sun/shade? Are you selling/renting the house and need a quick fix, or planning for the long-term. Are the residents gardeners or need something very low-maintenance? How much can you by Uncle Hugo

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14/04/2012 08:17:08

by Botticelliwoman

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