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you were have the bike version mower lol, no bunny, that was just a joke ;) Hi, just weeds at the moment. Have inherited a very derelict garden front and back. Tidied it up a bit last year but have lots of tired shrubs to take out and rosa rugosas

Does anyone have any suggestions for how to prevent slugs from breeding in my compost?  I suppose it should be warmer, to cook any eggs, but with the weather we have.... and i can't locate it in a warmer spot.  Slugs do have their uses, breaking down organic matter, but i think i...

this is the 2nd young shrub that is dying in my border.  it may be a bit too exposed to wind (we had a very cold winter, although it came through the previous winter well).  it takes a long time to die back, starting from the outer parts, and i was wondering if there is anything ...

my lavender bushes have grown a bit straggly.  i know the advice is to trim them all over in autumn, but only the new season's growth.  i did that last autumn, to the older bushes, but over the winter there has been some dieback of the new growth even on the untrimmed bushes, and...

i thought they are biennial.  i have alot of small self-seeded foxgloves in the garden, which are biennial.  then i bought a large and beautiful one from a garden centre, from the perrenial plants section.  i think that in switzerland, where i'm living now, anything which survive...