Gardening Thread

[EXC]

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I did my garden a couple of years ago. I had a landscaper do the heavy stuff but I made all the fencing myself and built the retaining walls.

I sunk a pond in to the decking and just introduced some sticklebacks. I like to keep most of the plants in pots for an easy life! Though the hedges are a constant battle to keep tame.

We don't get mains gas here so there's a tank sunk in the front garden - the green cirlce on the lawn. I want to plant some climbing plants for the front wall which lookas a bit bare but I don't want anything that attaches itself to the brickwork. Any ideas?

[enaid]

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Well that's certainly a lovely house and garden Exc. I like honeysuckles myself and they have a lovely smell


and then there are Fuschias gorgeous and some quite hardy

[Mochamoos]

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Honey suckle... I love the smell


Do you want flowers, grasses, evergreens? What colours do you like?

[EXC]

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I suppose I want an evergreen - something ivy like but not ivy.

Is honey suckle evergreen?

[Mochamoos]

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Do you have allergies? if not creeping fig is good...

Or bleeding heart glory blower.... not sure how well it grows in the UK Ive had it oversea very cool vine

You could go for some ornamental grasses, you get some very cool ones now. I have bright blue ones in the garden at the moment

[Mochamoos]

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Honey suckle isn't ever green but it is one o my fav plants it smells devine and looks good too

[Mochamoos]

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How cool is this Aerogarden.org.uk - Dedicated UK online community site for Aerogrowers

[Celestine]

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Nick:

Try Trachelospermum jasminoides (evergreen jasmine like climber with scented white flowers most of summer)
SinLur Gardens: Trachelospermum jasminoides

If it's shady try Hydrangea seemanii for something unusual.
Hydrangea seemanii - shoot


good luck :tinysmile_grin_t:

[Mochamoo]

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Today I deceided to finish the last corner of my garden. Only to unearth yet another "how not to..." (The people who were here previously were numpties)

Todays example is how not to put in a garden pond

Step one

Dig 6 ft hole for 2ft deep pond

Step two

put down a layer of red bricks

Step three

Cover layer of bricks in tin foil and cling film

Step four

Cover bricks, tin foil and cling film with a childs paddeling pool

Step five

Put a layer of sand and gravel over bricks, tin foil, cling film and paddling pool

Step six

Stab some holes in the bottom of your pond for good drainage

Place pond in your well prepared hole

Step Seven

Fill pond with water

Stand back and admire your handy work










Realise your a complete fool and your pond is draining itself





















Step Eight

Fill pond with mud and lego and cover your stupidity


















ARGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH WHY!!!!!!!

[Amy]

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ARGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH WHY!!!!!!!

That is the problem I have with gardening.

[Mochamoo]

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Ohhh and i forgot to add some where through this process they also added a decorative metal Isle of Wight tray, above the paddling pool maybe in with the sand and gravel maybe below it :crazy:

[TANZARELLI]

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I suppose I want an evergreen - something ivy like but not ivy.

Is honey suckle evergreen?

Don't mention Ivy Grrrrrrrrr, had top cut masses of it back today from back fence. The neighbours side was thick of it and it was making fence lean into our side. so I spent a whole day nearly today lopping and chopping it back. Back killing me now lol.

[scoobydoo]

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mochamoo

really made me laugh - sounds like a pond we had in our last house.

have you managed to gain employment yet? As my offer as a jungle clearance officer still stands - and dont forget we are only 35 mins away.

We have asked someone to quote and they have not even come back to us .

On second thoughts - that shows how bad it is.

Anybody got any hints on how to get rid of a huge corner or brambles?

[TANZARELLI]

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Anybody got any hints on how to get rid of a huge corner or brambles?

Burn it

[scoobydoo]

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Hmmm

What do you suggest - blow torch or bonfire

Also what about the 6ft wooden fence that it is growing against?