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Talkback: Growing daffodils

On 28/11/2011 in forum

have leafs...is this true...if so how do i plant them so i can acheive flowers every year,i wish to plant them in my lawn and some in the borders. Yes the Pheasant Eye daffs are great and scented too, however they flower much later and many gardeners


Slugs

On 10/06/2012 in forum

please...Thanks guys XXX Try some sand around your borders/ beds , but it is a constant battle good luck. Wool or felted matting. Slugs don't like crawling over the wooly barbs. I have been told cucumber slices placed in a pie tin or something similair


Making a woodland garden

On 18/06/2012 in forum

many brambles and scrub type stuff if the it hasn't been managed for some time.  Best to dig these out as best you can then try a woodland wildflower seed mix.  There are plenty of on-line places but I use http


Are these lavender plugs acceptable or DOA?

On 31/05/2013 in forum

compost.    Love the border where yours aregoing. It will look and smell wonderful.   I used a mix of ordinary potting compost and grit (coz they like good drainage).  I got the same offer last year, and it seemed to work well.  I have potted them


Planting to reduce soil water content / reduce holard?

On 10/03/2013 in forum

x 5m lawn in very poor condition.due to poor light and an abundance of leaves, behind that some flowerbeds in poor condition and at the very back some mature trees. There are borders running the full length of the garden at ground floor  level I


Talkback: Tigers and peacocks

On 28/11/2011 in forum

my bulbs via sellers on Ebay, so I was very lucky with the results. I think they add a wonderful exotic touch to a mixed border. this is lovely


Roses growing through Hazle mounds at Chelsea

On 30/05/2012 in forum

, whether as simple specimens or in your mixed borders. Much admired by fellow gardeners and visitors to the gardens, the Helmingham Rose Support system is now available in kit form with full assembly instructions."I believe you can buy them (in metal


Roses on my driveway

On 09/08/2012 in forum

or perhaps use other varieties too?  My personal feeling is to stick to one variety, to make it more integrated and 'designed' rather than a cottage garden feel, but I'd welcome other people's thoughts & ideas. I will need quite a few roses to make a border


Hello from a Newbie

On 21/10/2012 in forum

chicken enclosure around the house, which is enclosed by a mixed planted hedge. We also have a field at the back of the house where I have three donkeys. This part is bordered by a road where 6 cherry trees (2 lots of 3 types) and 3 walnut trees have been


Pesky Slugs

On 12/01/2013 in forum

and suchlike There is a garlic spray that is supposed to help-never tried nematodes but have heard mixed reports Walking round with aspade on a damp evening gets a lot of big ones but I think manic slughunter's salt pot ii better on the small ones. Maybe that


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