Worst fault? Mmmmm, tricky one. Well, in the garden it's certainly impatience. I completely re-vamped our garden about 3 years ago, took out...
I've always viewed husband and toddlers in much the same way as I view wild animals - delightful to look at, certainly two species worth saving,...
Not if you handle them carefully. The thing I particularly like is, that by using something the size of a cardboard loo roll tube for example,...
.... who makes 'flower pots' from newspaper? I was surprised to see a 'how to do it' slot, during one of the programmes from Chelsea and, I...
For some reason I find Carol Klein really annoying - her wilted cuttings (Gardeners' World, Friday) might 'perk up', but mine wouldn't! That...
Fidgetsmum did it 'cos she didn't know any better! :loll:
Let me start by saying I don't profess to come into the category of 'expert', but, with no previous experience (and a husband in the USA) I did...
I might hazard a guess that the first one is a Malva, or 'musk mallow' which comes in pink, blue, mauve & purple shades. As for the other ........
I know very little about 'astro turf', but that which I have seen didn't actually look very much like a 'lawn'. OK, so what I saw may have been a...
Only once, and then only 'in the deep midwinter', I've used a sulphur candle - this was primarily in a greenhouse which hadn't been used for a...
I've noticed an increasing number of aphids on some of my lettuce (not a problem I've ever had before) - I've 'blasted' them with the hose but...
Me, I do a mixture of both the above - mix about 50/50 J. Arthur's seed 'n cutting with perlite and cover with a poly bag (or 2 litre plastic...
I had a Bosch one and, frankly, I wouldn't bother unless you've a particularly long hedge which produces lots of thin clippings. I only really...
I also make 'temporary' ones from bricks - to make it more 'cosy', I get some polystyrene (usually places like electical stores, Homebase, B&Q...
My absence was easily explained. Despite all it's claims on it's expensive TV adverts, BT cannot deliver 'fast, reliable broadband' in my area if...
I wouldn't bother - but that's just me. Personally, I don't see the point of paying around £100 for a 'gadget' which enables me to do something I...
I can't really help (so why bother to reply at all, I hear you say! :what:), but I do have one thought. I've found that sometimes a...
Thank you to everyone for the suggestions. I like the idea of 'chicken wire shapes' - literally (before they moved they had ideas of keeping...
I'm rubbish at suggesting what will grow where, so I'm asking for some help. My daughter and son-in-law have just bought their first house, the...
You can grow it outside - if it was bought from a garden centre where it was already outside you should be OK putting it straight in the ground -...
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