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Eucalyptus Tree growing out of control. Do the roots grow loads too?

We have planted a Eucalyptus tree abut 10 ft from our house. It is growing rapidly. Do the roots cause a problem?

veet leg wax.

I think the blond who demonstrates the wax strips is possibly the most annoying person I have ever seen on an advert, or do you know better?

fender62

all year plants for front garden

im looking to buy some plants for a patch in the front of my house that need no care, i have seen some what look like tropical plants that seem to grow all year round, id like something that doesnt...

Llamatron

Furry towels

I've got some new lovely fluffy towels. The problem is that the fluff comes off. They've been through the wash a couple of times but still it's happening. One particular towel is purple and my...

crisgal

a lion loose in the garden!

My gorgeous lion head rabbit has been free in the garden for months. He is very sociable and loves to be with the children whilst they are playing. I don't know whether i can leave him out all winter...

sl1ckst3r

pool has green water

after a good few months of the above ground pool being good it has now started to turn the water green and im not sure how to cure it. i have shocked it with chlorine and all the other levels are ok....

Plocket

Raised water garden

We have a small water garden and because of this a friend gave my daughter some tadpoles. The tadpoles have duly turned into tiny frogs and we've watched a few of them leap off the edge of the...

postiepam

Red Meat

Is Pork classed as red meat.

jiggy-gb

Tree Seeds

What would be the best compost for me to use to cold stratify various types of seeds? I'm going to cut which ever compost with vermiculite. I already have some sowing compost in, do you think that...

armanimick

Cholesterol

If you're told you have high cholesteral due to diet and if you change your diet, excer cise etc. How long should it take to bring your levels down ? How long before you should try another test, a...

doncaster

tomatoes

I am growing some tomatoes not sure of variety, at the moment there are quite a few on the plant fairly large, but my question is why are they not turning red?

davidfarley

travel

How long does it take to fly from London to Cyprus

L gardener L

Clematis

I have what I think is a motana group clematis possibly jacqui. It is very large with lots of dead wood underneath. What I want to know is if I prune it well back now should it survive or should I...

mimififi

christmas presents

Hi there, i'm just wondering what bulbls and plants etc I can start planting and growing in order to give as christmas gifts this year, or have I missed the boat? many thanks mimi

AHApartridge

lathreau

has anyone heard of a big kinda spider thing called a lathreau (i think). i saw the creature in the south of france and it was HUGE and it had hook claws which it uses to climb up things, it was black...

reffgt

Ericacious Compost

Hi Skylight, have been to look at my bag of compost,its usually John Innes No 2, which I dig in to my rather clay soil. Could you give me a name for the compost for my acer,which you very kindly...

reffgt

Maple Tree

My son planted an Acer palmatum "Bloodgood" in June this year. The end of the leaves have seemed to die off. Its only small but should it have been in a pot or has the sun scorched it. It is in half...

TerenceGamer

Trifle

What's the exact recipe for making the perfect trifle?

fishbait

uk birds that burrow.

Hi , i can only think of 3 uk birds that build there nests in burrows , puffins, sand martins and kingfishers. Are these the only 3 or can someone name anymore. Many thanks

auditt

Gordon Ramsay's F word.

Hi, I chickened out when watching this week's F word, when it came to the slaughter of his two pigs. B4 I switched off the slaughter man said that he would stun the pigs and then deal them humanly. I...

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