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wrong for daisies - it's just ordinary garden soil. Just a thought, I had some Bellis daisies in pots on the patio one year, I have had daisies in the lawn ever since. I do not use weed killer on the lawn either. Might see if I can find some Bellis

Hi, I am a completely novice gardener. We have a small back garden which is mostly lawn, and have neglected it forn the past three years. It has a couple of established shrubs, but the largest bed is mostly weeds! I really want to invest some time

pallet onto the front of the right side pallet to make a gate - you'll need to open it when you want to get to the compost - and start filling your bin with garden and kitchen waste.AdamDo add annual weeds to your compost bin, but avoid putting in any

work.  Clumps of rushes and horsetail both front and back. Hello Warthog, In my veg plot I have had to remove rubble, black polythene and many perennial weeds. The previous occupiers tended to lay new soil over the weeds and plant on top

undeveloped land beyond my boundry fence, so I cannot access this area or apply weed killer to land which is not mine. Apart from weeding regularly, what can I do?  I am concerned about any possible effects on my home should it come up as far as the house

tried it? I cleared a bed of old roses and herbaceous perennials of ground elder by planting geranium endressii - probably "wargrave pink".It grows so rampantly that it will smother and kill most weeds.Even nettles struggle to compete with it.It would

your life easier in the long run. Also, I would advise you not to put those perennial weeds on your compost bin. Get rid of them some other way (we burn ours).Good luck Surplus lettuce (and other salad) leaves? They make excellent "spinach". Steamed

well if there is too muck space around its roots. However, I hope you have dug out the perennial weeds (and every bit of root) before you rotavated it, otherwise one weed root will multiply into hundreds. Aletta, the nutrients in the soil come from what

hock, I got lupins from a seed swap this year not sure of the colour they did not put on packet so it will be a surprise for me I guess they come in any colour? found this purple/blue ones http://www.suttons.co.uk/Gardening/Perennial+Plants/Perennials+A+to+Z/Perennials

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