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Dogs and Poo!!

why do dogs like to roll in poo?? especially cow pats!!

My phlox seems to be dying off at an alarming rate. They are planted near a stone wall and looked quite beautiful when they cascaded over the wall. Now, however too few have survived. My question is...

BillyNoMates

Dog resistant grass seed ?

We have a relatively new turfed lawn (1 year old in a new build property). The dogs have the run of the lawn and whilst some of it looks very well fertilised, some of it has bad bald patches. So I...

lou100

Question for all you gardeners

Morning, can anybody recommend a fast spreading bush that I can plant in my garden? I am not bothered about it growing particularly high. I don't have the best soil in the world, and it would be under...

WendyS

Does anybody have froglets yet?

I saw on Springwatch (which is based in Devon and possibly had an earlier or warmer spring than the rest of the country) that they have froglets already Most of my tadpoles are still quite small. A...

Binky

Garden tidying

I am thinking of paying someone to cut my lawn and prune back hedges and get rid of dead leaves from my garden. I do not need anyone qualified, just with a lot of stamina. Any ideas on what this would...

pricecrack

hanging baskets

how often do you water hanging baskets for their best affect

Starman 2112

Coconut & Pineapple Trees

If apple trees grow from the pips inside their fruit likewise Oak trees growing from acorns. Do Coconut and Pineapple trees grow from their fruit. If so how does a coconut tree grow, there aren't any...

Silverdale

Garden Pests

I have an Azalea shrub which wasn't growing very well. When I dug it up I found lots of small hard yellow eggs which when crushed had a white milky substance. Has anyone any idea what they are?

albatross521

have bums on the seat?

just saw this phrase describing Beckham: he gets bums on seats at football games, .... what does it mean ?

baileys

Blackbirds can hear a worm wriggling in the earth

On a Bill Oddie science and nature programme a number of months ago, the old twitcher said that Blackbirds can hear worms wriggling under the surface of the earth. Is this true?and what do they sound...

Yorkie580

Wilting herbs

We've planted a load of herbs in different planters on our patio. We've been watering them and they were planted in a good soil/compost mix. They were all doing well (chives, oregano, rosemary, basil,...

SteveSxx

Slow Worms

We have lots of slow worms in our garden in Somerset - which I want to encourage because last year we had a large number of slugs - however out cats are finding them extremely interesting and keep...

purplelily

Colorado Beetles

Hi, does anyone know how to get rid of these? It's for a vegetable garden in France. Thanks!

barber

allium

i have some lovely big heads on my alliums this year can i dry them later?

Jamjar74

Robinia pseudoacacia (False Acacia

This is a yong tree about 8ft. tall. It is its second year. The leaves have started going brown at the edge and curling up. Does it have a disease?

zara 4

What greenery??

In next couple of weeks i'm gonna have my garden back off the dogs,got turf coming but what bush'es can i have out back,gonna have some flowers but not too many as thats just inviting wasps in the...

BJS

weed killer for block paving drive

We have tried several types of weed killer for our BLOCK PAVING drive but weeds are still a persistent problem. has anyone used and found a EFFICIENT weed killer they have used and found to be 100%...

lordyboy

Old lawnmower Briggs and stratton

I have an old 3.5bhp Briggs and Stratton powered mower (Has model 520 on it) built in 1980 according to the B and S website -however it doesn't pick up the grass once it has been cut, it has had new...

baller26

elephants in the house

which way should elephants face in the home. sjould thay face to or away fropm the door. thanks

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