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Welcome to Home & Garden.If you have green fingers why not help out those in Gardening, or ask your own garden design and landscaping questions?
I have 3 cyclamens that flowered well over Christmas then appeared to die back a bit, they are in a warm conservatory. They have now produced many leaves but no signs of flowers. The leaves are...
I was hoping to post a picture but it seems I can't at AnswerBank, so here's a description of a house wall in Cambridge. Header; 2 Stretchers; Header; 2 Stretchers; and so on. The next course is the...
Good afternoon folks. I want to replace a cartridge (complete with wire) in a Contour 500 Flymo. The cartridge into the machine but I cannot see how to feed the wire through to were it does the...
On a recent gardening programme I heard someone say that Dandelion seeds can travel 5 miles. How do they know?
We’ve got a major leak problem in the house which will lead to us having no water for about 10 days while we get the place repiped. Can we realistically live without water for that time, or should...
Is there a reason (eg pressure) why the feed to a cistern should have to rise a certain amount? the pipework in my cloakroom comes down from upstairs, along the wall about 10" off floor, then rises up...
I've Googled my question but didn't find an answer. I'm having some fitted wardrobes and fitted study furniture installed and there are currently three 13amp flush mounted power points where some of...
I'm a bit confused about "material change of use" versus "change of use". I understand the use classes from the The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987, but am unsure when a change of...
Do any of you have a garden pond, and if so, do you have a pond vacuum cleanerthat you can recommend please.
I have recently had artificial grass laid. The chap who laid it had a dog and said he had no problem with dog wee smell. He had a Labrador. I have a shih shi Tzu and water everytime I see her wee but...
Our lawn has been invaded by a yellow type of moss. The birds have pecked bare patches in the lawn. Although we have put wee, feed and moss kill on the lawn it has not had a great effect. Parts seem...
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We have a nice big metal desk - trouble is, it’s too big and heavy to move, and takes up too much space. What we want is a strong, sturdy, fold-up desk, solid enough for a sewing machine for...
A client wants some slabs on top of pebbles. i've told her this is not a good idea. I suggested lifting the pebbles, placing slab then putting pebbles round the edges but these pebbles are about half...
We have sold our house, signing over on Monday and are downsizing to an apartment in town. We had been considering this for a few years and so far no regrets........but the moving !!!! Everything is...
I have lots of alium and peonies in the garden. Are they suitable for cutting and bringing indoors, and if they are when should they be cut?
I am trying to find the name of a flower that grows like a bluebell but has (when in full bud) a shape of an 'ear of corn' which contains many star like pale blue flowers on the one stem. The...
Over the last few days I've been doing a mass clear out of paperwork. Apart from the obvious identity, passport, land/property registration and purchase and my will, what other documents should I be...
Is it too early to grow some flowers from seeds in a little 4 shelf greenhouse thingy?
Except for Wilko, when they have a fresh delivery of plants, there is nowhere convenient for me to buy indoor plants. I've browsed the net and there are some dedicated suppliers along with plenty on...
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