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Helegant Mar 2017 11:00am, 22 Mar 2017 4,409 posts	Quote Pin Helegant One good turn... a neighbour was quoted £150 to remove two pallet loads of turf form his garden. With his help I've transferred it to the allotment, stacked in piles with the soil on the outside. Wet, cold, muddy, but very satisfying. (But the state of my car!!! :-0)
Flatlander Mar 2017 7:52pm, 26 Mar 2017 724 posts	Quote Pin Flatlander Have you cleaned your car yet ;-)? Mine might need some fragrance added to it, since I brought some bags of horse manure home in it. I made use of the first bag by planting some potatoes today.
Flatlander Mar 2017 7:59pm, 26 Mar 2017 725 posts	Quote Pin Flatlander Wobbling, I have no real experience of polytunnels, but I should think that siting it so that the end faces the predominant wind direction would prevent the sides catching the wind. Of course, you'd need some means of closing the end so that any wind doesn't howl through it and lift it away. The more cone shaped the end the better, rather than a flat vertical end. When I erect my cuboidal veggiemesh "tents", I weigh down the excess mesh with heavy plant containers and I've never had any problem with the mesh being blown away.
The Terminator Apr 2017 3:49pm, 4 Apr 2017 8,567 posts	Quote Pin The Terminator Ok I was given some garden centre vouchers so bought two nice big pots, two Hebe plants and 20 violas which I have now potted. How do I know when to water and how much? Just to start me off? 😂 They're very pretty 👍
Markymarkmark Apr 2017 6:13pm, 4 Apr 2017 5,005 posts	Quote Pin Markymarkmark Good choice, Terminator! Hebes and Violas are pretty tolerant of a bit of neglect once they're established. Keep them out of wind/draughts/frost for a week or so, and just water enough to keep the soil/compost moist.
The Terminator Apr 2017 6:54pm, 4 Apr 2017 8,568 posts	Quote Pin The Terminator Thanks Marky
Diogenes Apr 2017 2:02pm, 5 Apr 2017 22,112 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes Dear gardeners and horticulturalists, I wonder if I might seek your advice. I have but a small front and back garden, but both are in a state of neglect. My small patch of grass in the back garden fades to weed-filled borders and messy bushes. The front garden is the same, but without the grass. What's the best way to start clearing to a) make them look neater, and b) plant some new stuff. Should I try and remove the existing stuff completely? Don't ask me what anything is, because I don't know. The earth is very solid, compact and hard to fork.
FleeCircus Apr 2017 2:23pm, 5 Apr 2017 33,918 posts	Quote Pin FleeCircus Take some photos of the 'bushes' so we can tell what they are, you might find a good haircut improves them. I spend almost no time gardening but my garden has lots of rose bushes, clematis and bulbs, a couple of trees and looks lovely during the summer (the rest of the time I don't care much cos I'm not out there :)) It's very low maintenance other than occasional weeding.
Diogenes Apr 2017 2:34pm, 5 Apr 2017 22,117 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes Hmm, there's a yellow one. I've given them a haircut before, but this seems to initiate a growth spurt and they take up lots of space. I'll do some photos.
FleeCircus Apr 2017 5:11pm, 5 Apr 2017 33,921 posts	Quote Pin FleeCircus 'a yellow one': Forsythia? i.ebayimg.com