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Strange Water Activity

I got up for a glass of water in the wee small hours of last night. When I switched on the tap, it made a horrendous noise, and the water came coughing and spluttering out, and was a cloudy white...

eleanswers

Why a fork in the left hand?

Why is the norm for a right handed person to hold their dining fork in their left hand? It doesn't make sense when this is the tool that does the most precision work & also rises to and from the...

muchlovex

Russian Vine

Can anyone recommend this plant?

tracymort

Insect qustion

Any ideas what these are? http://www.b3ta.cr3ation.co.uk/data/jpg/2334.w hat.jpgr /> Bit blurred but they don't stop moving. They were hanging about these flowers along with lots of bees.

eve2418

Bird

What bird is always dressed for a fancy party?

happyjo

I have a good size garden , surrounded by 2 foot soil borders all the way around. The borders are pretty bare, poppies, lavender amd a few small fruit trees. My friend has a lovely garden with lots of...

mistypuppy

Roaches.

Please dont laugh. I've been wanting to know this for ages. Is it just the male roach thats called a c.o.c.k? If so what is the female called? T.I. A.

jarthurrank

golden leylandii hedge

The centre of my hedge is dieing - going brown Any way of remedying this?

kristing

Dogwood tree dying

I have a Dogwood tree that is aprox. 7yrs old. We recently put pebbles around it and fenced in the area for the dogs to have their own spot in the yard. Unfortunately the tree is right in the middle....

brissney

I can feel it in my waters

I said this to a friend recently and she laughed and said I had got it mixed up with 'feel it in my bones' but I have definately heard my mum and grandma say it. Is it just my family?

Plocket

What plant can't you live with?

What plant do you love, and can't live without in your garden?

young Ern

Tree Desease

I have a Ash tree 30 years plus. Half of which is bearing leaves the other half is not. Its the first time this has been encountered Any sugestions on curing problem?

Icemaiden23

Arum lily

I have 2 (outside) where the flowers have now died and I don't know whether I should remove the dead flowers or the whole stalk? or leave alone!

SteveD

Sunflowers

I have some sunflowers which are growing well. They each have one large flower bud at the top and several smaller buds lower down on the stems. Should I pinch out these side buds or leave them to...

janetsflower

Ideas for a north facing, shady border

I have a long shallow border at the front of my house which is north facing, shady and often catches the wind. It runs beneath my ground floor windows and so i would appreciate ideas for what to plant...

barnsleylass

Strange growths on a camellia

My neighbour's camellia has developed bulb-like, round 'things' on it's branches. They don't look like flower buds (or at least not like the ones on my camellias). Any ideas as to what they are and...

teamjrvr

green tomato

I have a green tomato plant I think. It is full of flowers and does not look like a regular tomato plant. Where the flower was, is a green pod and feels like a tomato is growinginside it. What kind of...

jayneangel

powdery mildew

Aaaagh! got loads of fluffy white stuff with black bits in it on some mini apples tree in my back garden. its slowly spreading to other plants. heard it might be powdery mildew but how do i treat it!...

Matheous

Leaf Holes

We have a flowering cherry tree in a large teracotta container-not sure of the exact variety but it has a dark wine cooured leaf and I have noticed quite a lot of holes eaten into them.....What is the...

Creepy

Night scented stock ?

I have grown night scented stock for several tears now and often wondered why its fragrance - which is fantastic - is mainly released at night and the flowers more or less closed throughout the day ?...

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