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November. Seasons have seemed rather confused this year! I have loads and loads of leaves, and less and less time – result, an orchard lawn full of moss! Whilst I agree that gardening is a pleasure, one must remember that in order to support a garden

, I'd like to adopt them if it's all right with you. I have to say that the girls have saved me bothering with the lawnmower this year - not that I ever had a 'lawn' but there were two green areas that had grass and assorted greenery. Not any longer, though

of next week, and will have to be brought back to perfect condition for the Olympics. The plan is that groundsmen will reseed with fresh seed, and will be allowing just 21 days for the grass to germinate, and to grow into a perfect lawn. One

going strong. Hmmm. I find them invasive because they are very happy in my garden and spread out into the lawn and swamp other plants. I find lifting and dividing them difficult (but I am feeble) and doing so just invigorates the clumps and they spread

for wildlife, compared with many other broad-leaved trees. And I agree the keys and seedling can be a real pest. We once lived near a park and our front lawn was always peppered with seedling sycamores that had to be weeded out regularly.

last year, you just can't win. I sowed free seeds from the front of another well known gardening magazine (sorry) and then planted out the plugs in my wildflower lawn. I hoped that they would give some extra colour as this is this areas first season

by the wind, animals etc. to the extent of a patch of our lawn being full of parsnips! so i don't want to assume this plant is a weed and just dig it up to find it was actually something edible. i don't want to leave it if it is a weed as it's taking water

it out of the lawn but leave it at the bottom and sides of the garden where I am also growing little patches of wild flowers so it should fit in quite nicely! To stop it spreading do I just dead head it before it turns to the fluffy seeds? Also

. I don't like to hear the crunch either. I've got a bucket half full with a strong salt and water mix and I go out last thing at night and pick up the snails from the lawn and any slugs I can see on the 2 patios. They all go in the bucket and although

continuously for the last week or more I turned most of the garden over with the fork to lay a new lawn before the rain  and  have not been able to work it since.Looking forward to some dry and sunny weather so that we all can  enjoy the work that awiats us all