I wanted to be a baker, but they didn't have a roll for me. I wanted to be a printer, but I was afraid of being typecast. I wanted to be a plumber, but it was just a pipe dream. Any more?????
Hello there, Could I ask if anyone can tell me the best way to Kill Ivy as it growing all over my garden fence and with all the Rain it nevers stops growing. Many Thanks Mike
I've sown seeds for a new lawn 2 weeks ago. It's a Homebase bag containing 2 different types of seed. Now, a fortnight later I have a lot of growth, but it's very patchy. I'm not sure if it's just...
i have recently moved to my house and would like to advise what plants to purchase. i love gardening but my life style doesn;t allow me muc time. i am a complete beginner in the garden. i really would...
I have a cocos plant which seems to be dying!! the leaves ar turning brown,I feed it every two to three days and keep it out of direct sunlight, any ideas would be grateful!!!!!
attract birds to my garden - I've already planted a crab apple tree but now wish to plant a couple of nut, seed or fruit bearing bushes or shrubs. please note I've only got a very small garden
I know nothing about gardening but in my house I have a small flowerbed type thing, about 6 foot long by 2 or 3 food wide and don't know what to put in it! During the day it sometimes gets the light...
Just put an original quote of your own concoction here for others enjoyment or dismay. Don't quote your favourite quote from someone else or owt. For example "Twenty cans of beer will give you one...
For a number of years now I have been thinking of having some sort of small holding and now it is more of a dream and I would really like to look into it. I have noticed that many of you have a great...
how long will fish live in a pond with out food?just remembered I have not fed my friends since thursday,shes on holiday. Feel really guilty but its to late now the kids are in bed,will go up first...
I have a south facing fence, 5 foot tall, 100 foot long, with a 3 foot wide gravel pathway running alongside. I'm looking for 3 climbers, 2 of which I would prefer to be evergreen, to break it up a...
It's often puzzled me why Grey Squirrels bother to chew off bunches of hazel nuts, gnaw a hole in the shell even though the nuts are still green, imature and empty ? It seems like an obsessive...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moogyboobles/8370 87227/ Does anybody know what this is? My neighbours planted it and although it is pretty I can't keep up with cutting it back, it really takes over my...
I say traditionally in the UK it has always been "jai" and that the American version of "Jay" has quickly taken over from it in the media. Work colleagues say that...
At the bottom of my garden is a rather large tree. It is on our side against the boundary wall with another house. This other house is small and is only a few feet away from the wall and tree. The...
Hi, what is the correct method for sharpening a Ride-on lawnmower blade. I bought the lawnmower second hand and have no manual. Should I sharpen the blade to a sharp edge, like a knife or have a flat...
