Is there any tips you can give me on how to stop wasps eating the apples on my apple tree. I realize picking the apples off the tree or cutting the tree down would do the trick but the apples are not...
I've just been out to a part of the garden I can't see from the house - a sort of rockery where I had the usual plants with some shrubs behind. And all my "snow in summer" has been killed by a huge...
I'm a bit peeved this week. Because of the bank holiday we didn't put our bin out on the right day so it is chokka and it has maggots in which we have never had before. How do I get my bin emptied...
I have no light s downstairs in my house, not sure what happened but it is not the fuse. could be the wireing problem. ..Oh no!! I live in darkness, I dont hav ethe money to repair them what can I...
Hi . We've just been quoted ?200 pounds to get our hedges trimmed and wondered if those with experience would consider that a reasonable price or not. There are a lot of hedges - probably round about...
why have all my busy lizzies died and rotted away as have many other gardens around...weve had much rain like everyone i suppose but no waterlogging...is it pests or just the rubbish summer and lack...
Does anyone know if you can put a timer system onto a night storage heater to control the out put of the system? I know that the supplier controls when the heaters take the heat in but I ws wondering...
I'm looking for help in finding a non slip mat for use on kitchen worktops so that my mother, who currently has one wrist in plaster, can take a casserole or whatever from the oven and plate up her...
My fir tree is about two years old. Although it seemed to do well at first after about 6 months it started getting browner and browner. It has been carefully tended with the appropriate fertilizer...
i want to buy white tiles to tile my window cill in the conservatory but can't find any that are 18cm deep, are all tiles standard 15/20/25/33 in size?
I have recently bought a lovely pair of dutch rabbits which have settled in very well. The problem is there are loads of ants settling in too. Can anyone give advice on how to get rid of the ants...
Hi all. Very simple really.. I have been given a very young AV plant.. how do I look after it ..? ( I want it to be big and strong ) I have a terrible habit of killing my house plants, albeit...
My mother wants to move her seperate W/C from the end of the kitchen which is against an exterior wall. It will be put in the bathroom which is at the opposite end of the kitchen in the middle of the...
I have recently bought a Hoover U2485 vacuum cleaner. It is the traditional bagged variety rather than bagless. It seems to work OK but gets quite hot very quickly and then cuts out after only a...
I've got a problem with wasps.. I've looked around my house for a nest but cannot see one anywhere.But for the last week my wife and I have been getting up around 5am whilst it is still dark and...
After using my washing machine in its Spin mode this morning I was disconerted to discover what looked like either smoke or steam coming out of the open door when I removed the washing. I've never...
I have some strange brown small bugs in the house i dont know what they are where they come from but they are very fast and bit like brown cockroaches any advise?