Some practical advice please. My wife who is slightly arthritic has a shower mat to stand on which is made of non-slip rubber. After a few weeks this mat becomes discoloured with blackish stains no...
Hi there This evening I cooked yummy liver and bacon for my children and husband for dinner which they all liked (except by my son; but hey, it's the middle to end of the month and liver and bacon is...
yes the tree is now just a stump - i have made 36 wall plaques, chopped enough logs to keep the chimnea burning til the next century, and made 420 garden ornaments for you very imaginative ABers !...
hiya peeps. for the third year running, ive got bee`s udner my shed. i dont want them, but i dont want to kill them either. im wondering if they are protected by any laws and if there is a way to...
I have impatiens planted in planters on the patio outside. I just planted them on Saturday so they are "new" to the soil. Something has started digging in the pots and at least two...
We've had a family of blue tits feeding from our food station on the third floor. They came 3 or 4 times a day. Suddenly sparrows and a thrush appeared and the blue tits have vanished. Do they...
I have one of these beautiful grasses in my garden. It has grown quite large which is not a problem in itself but I am wondering if when the grasses die off at the end of the season, should I cut the...
Hi, We have elm trees in the lane at the bottom of our garden. Every year at this time the little seed cases shower down. Can anyone explain why this year there seems to be so many more than usual?
This is not really a question - just a comment We have a whole load of slow worms in our garden (Somerset) - is this rare ? I know that they eat slugs but our cats are taking a keen interest in them...
Something has been making round holes in my Cabbages, its not Slugs or birds, and I was wondering if it could be Leaf Cutter Bees, I really don't know if they are the culprits or not, would they take...
Hi all, Just wanted to share this with you, I was in the garden earlier today, glanced up at the nesting box, and saw one of the young having a peek at the outside world, then one of the parents came...
This morning I saw a cormorant in typical pose stood at the edge of a large pond with its wings out-stretched and gently shaking them. The bird flew off as I approached and when I got to where it was...
it looked like a very big daisy but with red petals and a bright yellow centre, anyone know what this could be called? - I went to my local garden centre today but didn't see one.
Can you mow the grass if the grass is wet. i.e. after the deluge of rain we had yesterday. Have just come back from 2 weeks hols to a nightmare and no really hot weather is forecast so need to do...
help ! we are chopping a tree down today ( a silver birch, no preservation order, way too near the house ) any ideas as to what we can do with the chopped up remains other than umpteen trips to the...
