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Thanks for the suggestions. I'd like to put something in to partially hide the fencing and I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this. Something that grows reasonably quickly and isn't wildly expensive would be great. I like darker greens, unlike next door's huge golden leyandii (on...

Hi David, welcome to Gardeners Corner If you get time introduce yourself in the New Members Forum so that the Gang will know you're around!!Well, that's a bit of a balancing act because of [a] the need to attract Wildlife, insects included, a constant area of colour for interest [c] low...

They look pretty leggy to me. It does look very shaded where they are so that may explain the lack of leaves on them. Do they get any direct sunlight in the day at all?

I agree, Sheal, which is which I said

Thank you, Kristen ... definitely food for thought:

What a lovely shade of purple. The bees will fight to work on this , Jenny

Have you tried your Council website? They often have "deals". I bought six large ones from mine (it was a "buy one, get one half price" deal). This included the diverter kits and stands (that's something to watch for when you are buying butts - they don't all come with them included )

I would forget planters and just scrape the gravel back and dig a hole, plant the plants and then scrape the gravel around the stem of the plants. Do that and hopefully whatever you go with will be established enough to rarely (if ever) need you to water them. They will grow far better too.

really good work - very impressive - an old kids wardrobe that I could something similar with - good up-cycling

The supplier of the hedging, presumably laurel, should give you some guidelines but you don't want them too close.If they're 2ft - 3ft tall (that's the maximum I would want to use at this time of year because they will require quite a lot of watering) you want the centres at least 2ft-3ft...

Sounds very improbable to me. It just is not toxic enough, and they would have to walk on it when the spray was still wet. Maybe there is some specific chemical pathway in Hedgehogs, but I think it unlikely that there is anything that specific. As I said earlier I prefer to see it researched...

They look healthy enough but probably want more light, or did at some point. I think I'd try pinching out to make them bushy, but nothing too drastic, just the tips.

Honeysuckle is always good for spread and there are various climbing Jasmines as well.

Boredom factor not a problem, I wont be the one cutting it

I use boiling water every now and then and that works a treat you can also put salt in the cracks but that does wash out

I think loofah/shiney's idea of:solves the problem, it's not easy to climb on as it springy and would not take any weight. Also it's tough as old boots and fast growing.

I stand corrected Shiney. I've only ever seen the bank and hedgerow thug, it grows in abundance here.

Thank you

Wind does damage leaves but not usually at this time of year. The drops of water on plants act like a magnifying glass when the sun is on them and that's why they burn.

HiI am new to this forum but also new to gardening. In fact I have never mowed a lawn or ever planted anything. However, i've just bought a new hous and am moving into it in the next few weeks and want to try to make some small but effective improvements to the current garden. The property has...