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Brambles and weeds

On 30/09/2012 in forum

Hi all just started to do a few arears of ground just ouside my flat, have taken on quite a lot now, trying to clear exsisting fabric ground cover, and gravel lots of weeds and some old rose bushes which i have cut down, i have a couple of old small


Fruit and veg job checklist - week 44

On 23/11/2011 in Fruit and veg checklists

Plant new fruit trees and bushesTidy strawberry beds, cutting back old foliage and congested runners and removing weedsPot up a few roots of mint and bring under cover for winter pickingsImprove soil, digging over bare ground and forking in bulky, well


Bluebells, Bluebells!!!

On 04/04/2012 in forum

and don't want to tame the area too much but want to establish some all year round ground cover. Does anyone have suggestions for plants that can live happily with the huge bluebell population which is dominant at this time of year? Hello April. It sounds


feature shrubs (evergreen)

On 10/03/2012 in forum

with ground cover plants around them. I would prefer evergrens about 1 metre high and same spread. The beds are exposed to the elements, although in Drevon we are fortunate not to suffer harsh weather conditions very often. I already have the 'run of the mill


Plants around a pond advice

On 28/11/2012 in forum

Hello, Do any of you have any ideas for a low growing ground cover plant located around a pond? We'll need a bit more information - is the soil damp and boggy or is this a dry area? How much sun/shade does the area get?   What else do you have


Digging problem

On 17/09/2012 in forum

Hi guys, I have a large patch of ground that half of is covered in weeds and the other is full of shrubs. I have cut most of the shrubs away and now want to dig the whole lot up, however, the sandy soil I have seems to be rock hard and I can't get


Vinca or periwinkle

On 19/10/2011 in Problems: Weeds

Vinca major or periwinkle is a pretty, low-growing plant often with pale blue flowers that is used as a ground cover plant because of its mat-forming properties. However, it can be very invasive, and will rapidly spread around the garden


Ground Elder

On 28/04/2013 in forum

My garden is covered in ground elder which I have been trying to tackle by digging over, removing as much as possible and spraying with weedkiller for over a year now.  I want to lay a new lawn. Is there a membrane I can use under the new turf


pinning down weed control fabric

On 11/05/2012 in forum

can buy. I got these for mine - about 15p each if you buy 100, but I don't know whether you need that many: 2 of GARDEN GROUND COVER PEGS - 100 PACK Nice and strong and do what they say. I've put it under bark & gravel & in each case the weight


Holm Oak posts rot resistance

On 22/05/2013 in forum

covered may be bad - but would like to know if anyone has tried it. I just looked on the wood database, a site for woodworkers, and that states that Holm Oak has good rot resistance and has been used for boat building. That being said, ground contact


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