Oh how rubbish I was really hoping to keep it indoors permanently. My kitchen window is South/South East facing so really bright and sunny.Is it...
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone, I've been really amazed by how lovely and friendly everyone is here! :)
Haha oh right!! More than I need then? So will it be done by weight and not mass? I hate to be having a dumb blonde moment but I get really...
I bought this little plant from Morrisons a couple of days ago, for the bargainous price of £2.50. It was just labelled as a 'miniature rose' with...
Thanks @Jiffy thats really good to know that the same method might have worked in a different situation, it gives me hope that this was a genuine...
I have checked the manhole a few times now on different days and never seen so much as a drop leaving the pipe, yet the garden is absolutely...
Thank you @Jiffy if thats right it's a big relief, I've been having horrible visions of it all needing to be ripped out and redone. It doesn't...
Oh right sorry, yes I completely misunderstood you!Yes you are correct - None of it has been deep dug to that depth, just the drains themselves....
Just checking because I read that it should only be non-woven construction geotextile used in land drain applications because the woven...
No thankfully there's been no flooding where I am!Ive been looking at some photos my husband took during the job and it seems that the...
So sorry @longk i missed that! Cement mixer sounds genius, it would definitely save a lot of digging.@shiney I was thinking, though this might...
Well I phoned and the voicemail says he's on holiday for a week, just my luck! So far the standing water has gone nowhere but Sod's law I bet it...
Ahhh so disappointing but it's ok, I had figured as much. I already have grass seed ready and waiting, so I definitely didn't want to pay for turf...
I googled "gardening forum" and I think you were about the third down, under gardeners world and another one.
Thank you so much for all the help, you're all lovely :redface: I'm going to phone tomorrow and nicely ask if he would mind coming and having a...
Hello from rainy England!My name is Niki and I've got a heavy clay mud patch I'm slowly trying to turn into something beautiful.I've had a...
@Scrungee From what I know in the trench went membrane, gravel, plastic pipe, gravel on top, the the membrane wrapped round, then just backfilled...
What should have been done, backfill completely with gravel? You can't lay a lawn over that then though can you?
@Jiffy thank you for the reply, can I ask in your experience how long do drains like this usually take to work? I was given the impression they...
I actually had great success with willow (Salix integra) rooting in just water on my kitchen windowsill! I eventually repotted into soil. They...
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