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Talkback: Guerrilla gardening and planting tulips

Good post Kate - thanks. I love the idea of guerrilla gardening - greening up our drab urban areas and adding a splash of life and colour to the monoculture of grass that is often grown on roundabouts and other public areas. I am sure by Nick Mann

28/11/2011 18:44:19

by SuJo

Talkback: Gardening to reduce your carbon footprint

i reuse my 4pint plastic milk bottles by filling them with rain water and building a wall with them, which gets dismantled when the veg. garden needs water and the rain water butts are empty. It works very well. I do not have a car but my garage by andy

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28/11/2011 18:40:17

by Cat

Talkback: Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

If a brief is a bit poor (do you remember the Chelsea garden a few years ago that had rhododendrons atop limestone pillars?) isn't it possible for the RHS to tell in advance whether a garden will be in the no middle/bronze/silver etc. category by Hartgrove

28/11/2011 18:41:02

by Molly D

Talkback: Hens in the garden

in late September, not just for the eggs but because I have the room for them to have a wander and a scratch and dig - gosh they love to scratch and dig! I would love to have a couple of hens in my garden but am plagued by urban foxes (I live in the middle by Gail

28/11/2011 18:37:11

by Joy

Talkback: Squirrels, foxes and snow

sadly i have found 6 dead grey squirrels in the last 10 days or so...i have checked them and none of them had cuts etc on them.... why???i saw the first 4 in about 5 days while walking my dog....within a mile of,and the 1 in my back garden by Mandy

28/11/2011 18:41:35

by Sarah in Harpenden

Talkback: RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2012

pigeons and a magpie!). I also wondered if the mild weather was to blame as last year our bird feeders were attracting a lot more visitors, including more shy birds such as jays (we have an urban garden)... hopefully it was not reflective of any decrease by donutsmrs

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07/02/2012 17:30:17

by oldchippy

Help with identification, this plant is ruining my summer!

My next door neighbours plant (not sure if it's a weed) is spreading to my garden. I have seen this pant growing in a weed like fasion in urban hedgerows.Luckily I have thin gravel and very little soil so the plant can't take deep routes, however I by Twinkle_83

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12/07/2012 09:43:44

by trifid house

Talkback: Spring flowers - my least favourites

of Spring....bring it on!! It always amuses me that some people are so offended by the sight of Forsythia in bloom! Come on folks- live and let live! I welcome their contribution and am always "cheered" by their appearance along our urban streets. They seem by The Garden Monkey

28/11/2011 18:31:14

by Exisyglitty

Talkback: How to build a compost bin

in to help the it contents to rot? Or am I way off?:o) We have a relatively small urban garden. I would like to recycle an old plastic bin for which we have no fuirther use into a compost bin. What are the essential requirements I need to ensure it operates by toddbudnikas

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07/05/2012 17:22:06

by SIMONNE15

Talkback: The National Gardens Scheme Yellow Book

in urban areas,I am sure alot will be learnt.I look forward to figuring out how many small gardens I can visit using this book.And how the gardener can make their space special to them. by Michelle Wheeler

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28/11/2011 18:40:22

by ebridalgowns

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