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cardboard boxes with gloss paint and then putting glass over the top. Any ideas gratefully accepted! Bright Blessings! Got any bricks ?? Dry build, a brick box like structure - put the glass over the top. Go to your local market and ask the meat/fish sellers

. I cant really describe it well in words so heres a picture :P . Also, how long will it take to full a height of say 1 metre? And will i have to plant a small Box topiary ball and let it grow or is there another way round it? Thanks! Hopefully you can

Old stone sinks make perfect containers for alpines, but they're hard to come by. You can easily make your own concrete lookalike; all you need are two strong cardboard boxes. One should fit inside the other, leaving a gap of around 5cm. Simply make

Clean and sharpen knives and secateurs, and spray metal tools with oilPut up nesting boxes for birds in suitable trees or on buildingsMove shrubs growing in the wrong placeService petrol lawn mowersSearch through seed, bulb and nursery catalogues

Just bought some box plant seeds online.Any tips on quicker growth, or even just how to grow and pot on.I havent a scoobie on how to grow these mini hedges ,would appreciate any advice on types of soil in pots,where best and how long to keep them

Monty Don shows how to plant the herbs, peppermint and thyme in pots, with advice on watering, drainage and when to prune.springMore advice on growing herbsPicking herbsRaising new mint plantsGrowing basil from seedPlanting herbs in a window box

It's about 1.8m up from the ground, north facing, very protected with a bambooo growing over the opening and a mature ceanotus arching over it.  Crab apple in front which birds often hop onto. Many blue tits, sparrows, robins and wrens in our garden

some plants or trim them as they grow to give them enough room.More ideas for spring colourPlanting up a spring window box.Pruning spring-flowering plants.Creating a spring display of primulas.

I have built a new circular patio and have created a circular bed all around to enclose it. Ideally i would like to plant a small hedge, but dont want it to grow more than about a foot wide or foot high. I know box is slow growing but was looking