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Fruit Cages

On 13/07/2012 in forum

gardener actually!).  Reasonably heavy black netting works well, squirrels did eventually chewed through one corner but have left the repair alone, don't know why but we are grateful.. We grow apples, red, black and white currants, blueberries, gooseberries


Wind and rain damage in the garden

On 28/11/2012 in Gardeners' musings

to protect my garlic from waterlogging, I’ve planted the cloves on ridges. However, the ridges were getting washed away, so I had to brave the deluge, hair plastered to my face and rain running down my back, and try to repair them - or completely rebuild them


Downpipe stop end

On 25/02/2013 in forum

I inherited an old..ish greenhouse when I moved into my new house. It was in a pretty bad state of repair so I am in the process of renovating. The biggest problem I have came across so far is the down-pipe stop ends are badly weathered and useless


Problem Swallow nests

On 07/05/2013 in forum

to the old nests they will make use of, and repair the numerous redundant other swallow nests around the site. They have also suggested that we make lots of mud available to the birds to facilitate the nest building. I did this this morning and have already


Godshill Model Village

On 16/04/2008 in Unassigned

to chalk up 15 of my 124 target actions. These are mostly by the simple expedient of not cutting the grass, not winter deadheading, clearing out the pond when I repaired it and by having more than my fair share of thickets.The thickets are obviously paying


Autumn lawn care

On 20/09/2010 in Gardeners' musings

you know who you are.Don't hold me to it, but September is traditionally a warm month punctuated by regular showers. That makes it an ideal time to sow grass seed to start new lawns or repair bare patches. It's also the month to indulge in the mystical


TREE - Laburnum x watereri 'Vossii

On 01/05/2012 in forum

't plant one close to a pond that has fish it it, and bear in mind that inquisitive young children might try eating a seed. Careful not to plant above drainage. It can be expensive to repair.  Wow - thanks for all that information Gold1locks. It's been very


New Lawn

On 07/10/2012 in forum

. It does work. It will work. Your slope will not repair itself . Stress grass growing strongly-which it isn't now.


Secateurs.....bin them or sharpen them

On 01/11/2012 in forum

-Sharpener/dp/B0001OZH7G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351789613&sr=8-1 and it's very effective indeed. Kate, Will do, but at the moment he is having forty winks, he's worn out with all the decorating. I go to my local shoe repair shop. privately owned, very useful little


Animal rescue...

On 01/03/2013 in forum

bounded away in the woods at the sheds. We were down there a coupke of weeks later working and who should walk in the shed? But the young deer. From then on he used to come back every now and again. We would be busy repairing machines, you would look up


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