Garden Projects and DIY

@Meomye I use a stainless steel bowl which I scrub clean regularly and refill from the tap with a few drops of cider vinegar added. If it's good for our chooks I assume it's good for the birds too. No time for limescale to build up unless I go away a few days and Oh forgets to refresh. Then I...

Avoiding planting free seeders like Verbena, Erigeron and Achillea nearby also helps!

If you are planning on terracing the garden in future I'd keep any planting near your perimeter fence to avoid having to remove or relocate it at a future date. Some people don't mind being overlooked but I'd be inclined to try and screen your garden from those house windows at the back. You...

I can't really help with your question as my experience is limited. I did have a Gardenia watering system probably about 30yrs ago with all sorts of jets and sprinklers attached to water my flower beds - about 70ft long and 6-8ft wide each. It was a lot of faff trying to get it balanced but I...

Yes - some other evergreens will help. The Yew and Holly might take a bit longer to get going, but they'd be effective once they're established and doing well. Privet is semi evergreen, so it depends on how cold and wet the winters are as to how green it stays. The nettle feed is best done in...

Great, it does work well! Your paint will adhere better now, good luck with it.

only got round to filling it and seeding over the last few weeks....seed is 10 days in

The new shed and greenhouse combo that ive been building this year...... along with the build i also renewed all the fences all around it too

Thank you tooPyracantha would give me the height I need and help with the cat situation. However, it's slow growing and I need to deal with the problem over the next few months if possible. The weather here at the moment isn't helping and by the end of November we usually see snow, so there...

I think your question was answered. Go buy some that are battery operated from a garden centre or supermarket. If not get some online.I'm not sure what anyone else can say or info they can give.How it got onto safety is a mystery.