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Do you grow herbs and what do you use them for.
I am a beginner gardener and would like to try and be as self sufficient as possible. What are the basic herbs to try first and what can I use them for ...

Its ok I found the answer. I am planning a veg plot next year and decided to plant in pots now and I will transplant them. Found the sticky on looking after strawberries.

Okay I bought my strawberry plants today and planted them in pots. What is the best way to take care of them. Would I be better using tomato feed and generally just watering when dry. Should they be p ...

Hi to you both. Verge your picture scares me. This is a great forum I am glad to have found it. I will be asking loads of stupid questions but I want to make sure I get the garden right.

Along the front wall I have planted photonia red robin about one metre apart. I was thinking of planting bulbs between the red robin to give some colour to the garden next year. Should I mix the bulbs ...

Just like to update that the laurel hedge has come on great in the last couple of weeks. I cleared out weeds and grass under the hedge and put down some chicken manure in April. I have fed it every tw ...

The dreaded eyesore the oil tank. I have planted different size conifers around our oil tank but would love to cover it completely with ivy. Should I just plant an ivy plant under the tank and then tr ...

Thanks for the reply Michael196. I will make sure to weed and feed again later in the year. Mam in law the garden expert was out today and reckons it is coming on fine and will grow in next coupl ...

We moved to a small village just outside Athlone two years ago from Dublin City Centre. It has being a huge change but has being a change for the better.
It still feels like we are on holiday. We liv ...

I have planted last year a row of about 20 metres long of red robin along the front wall of the garden. It looked great and I planted it because I saw it elsewhere and I love the colour of it. however ...

Thanks for the replies. I am not too keen on the woven willow panels as we live in a country area on a country road and the panels would not look right as all the neighbours here have different sorts ...

About 3 years ago we planted laurel as a border hedge between ourselves and next door neighbours. It took very well at the front of the house on boundary line.It is about 5 foot high.
However the bou ...