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Wildflowers
wildflower meadow there as I've been advised they like poor soil. Should I just scatter the seeds and hope for the best??? hi bookwormy i think its a hit or miss with the seeds i have scattered,then raked them in i have done all sorts spents pounds on them by Bookwormy
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06/03/2013 20:09:09
by Wild about Flowers
Talkback: Leaf fall
where they land till late May. I'm sure that this practice is at the heart of why I have so many beetles and spiders (they're the good guys?) hunting in the summer.A child's plastic rake, a trowel to loosen any weeds, a bucket and a leathery bottom by Ronaldharry
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28/11/2011 18:30:21
by Pam
Talkback: Ash trees
before they take root??? We are raking them up with a plastic garden rake at the moment as the scarifier isn't picking them all up. hi hello from anonymous I am also fed up with the pesky things dropping in to my garden, and as you get older it's even by kaycurtis
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28/11/2011 18:43:08
by Anonymous
lawn
for you?? Hello Denise, Before you give up trying, have a look at some of our lawn projects: How to maintain your lawn How to renovate your lawn and How to improve your lawn My lawn looks terrible at the moment because I didn't spend enough time raking off by denise butcher
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08/03/2012 10:34:19
by Dairmuid Meredith
Moss
My grass has been relaid twice because after the first year moss keeps growing in my lawn and taking over the grass.  Does anyone have any suggestions how to get rid of the moss?  Moss usually means damp and poor draining. Spring bok rake can remove by Typewriter
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08/03/2012 19:10:55
by Ron
Looking for ideas to mini-landscape..
and then prepare the soil by digging it over and adding some organic matter. Tread the air pockets down and rake it smooth. Plant petunias, marigolds, lobelias etc. You can get these in bulk on special offer at this time of year. Because your beds are so small you by Uncle Hugo
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14/04/2012 08:17:08
by Botticelliwoman
Rotavator Tines
. Any idea how to avoid this again without using chemicals? Hello Ceris, I wouldn't use a rotivator for that job. You could use a rake as per Monty's video: http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/projects/basics/how-to-improve-your-lawn/179.html or if you by steve1262
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03/03/2012 19:41:29
by Dean Lovett
New Lawn
I've just laid a new lawn area in my garden joining it to an existing lawn, my problem is where the two lawns meet the levels aren't quite the same, is there something I can do to make the levels the same? ie, if I rake some soil on the top by Jonny Jonson
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07/10/2012 21:11:44
by sotongeoff
At a loss with my lawn....
days. The stones? Are they big ? Otherwise don't worry too much but just keep raking and removing when you can. The weeds? Annual weeds will eventually be controlled by regular mowing but the raking and hoeing over winter will control these by turf by Pumphead
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09/11/2012 21:42:06
by Pumphead
Wilderness
's a smart U-shaped cane just behind it, so someone has bought some expensive climbing plant.Then I think I'd strim the entire area, just to make it tidy, and rake up all the green rubbish that results, and put it into the composter.Then you can spend by juleso
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11/11/2012 17:26:52
by Julia Hudson