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    need ideas for blocking the niebours

    Hi Are you looking for instant cover or something over time. Breezer loves his russian vine, it grows like the clappers, but has to be maintained otherwise it get out of control, alright it you want to cover an aircraft hanger and difficult to remove once in the ground it you dont like it...
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    Slugs

    encourage birds into the garden, they will eat them. My mum always used half a grapefruit skin,leave it out overnight and in the morning slug would be underneath, to dispose of as you wish. Does nobody any harm, plus you get a healthy grapefruit for breakfast! regards
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    Moss on the Drive

    Hi I normally dilute it , leave it a week to die off and brush it out with a stiff broom, apply it now and then to prevent moss coming back, works for me, good luck
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    Moss on the Drive

    Hi Jeyes fluid works for me :)
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    Is it possible to revive any lawn?

    Hi top dress and add some lawn seed, do it soon see link regards http://www.mardenturf.co.uk/top_dressing.htm
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    Using masonry paint on internal walls

    when i was a kid i would come home from school to find my mum had painted the walls with anything she could find in the shed, at one point we did have papered walls painted with masonry paint. In fact ive just painted the internal wall of the garage with masonry paint
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    Damp help for a blondie!!

    Hi I had a very similar problem a few years back took about six guys to look at it and they all gave different reasons for the damp walls. chances are any rain that came down the chimney would not make the wall damp providing the chimney was vented. my dampness turned out to be the...
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    Very damp borders.

    Hi you need to get some good organic matter in the beds. the local stable should be your first port of call regards
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    Pampas Grass - trimming, cutting back etc

    Hi cut it back to ground level and dig half of it out. Either transplant the half gut out somewhere else or give it away. Ensure you are well covered as the leaves will rip you to bits not heard about swingers will have to have a look
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    greenhouse type thing

    Hi At the side of my garage I have 4 foot to my neighbours fence. the fence is 4 foot tall, at one end is a fence to my front garden which is 6 foot tall.The other end is open to the back garden. I want to use this space on over winter some tender plants that are in pots. Im looking for...
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    Dead spiders in water butt

    piece of string tied to the downpipe that dangles in the water so they can climb out. also leave something floating in the water what they can climb on, try a lolly stick they can take up surfing while they wait for the string to come around
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    burned plug Creda tumble dryer

    thanks for the advice much, appreciated
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    additional light is garage

    ive got a screw driver and a wire stripper.! both lights into a juction box with the switch coming off how does the sound.
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    additional light is garage

    Hi I need to move the existing fluencant light in the garage and add and additional light, 1 do i need to get a qualified electrician in to do this? 2 if not how would i need to wire this up. Im cac when it comes to wiring, i assume the wire to the switch would have to run into both lights...
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    burned plug Creda tumble dryer

    Hi just had a butchers at the tumble dryer, its 2400 watts, and correct the extension lead is well hammered, the live hole is round! and gone purple!! i will change the plug and extending lead. im a bit surprised the fuse did not blow, any thoughts?
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    burned plug Creda tumble dryer

    Hi In my garage i have a fridge and a tumble dryer plugged into an extension lead which runs into the wall socket. Both the fridge and tumble dryer have been there for years. I just unplugged the tumble dryer and noticed that both the plug and the extension socket are both badly burnt. ...
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    what do i do with my banana??

    Hi I brought a japanese Banana (Musa Basjoo) this year. its planted in a pot because my soil is heavy clay. any advise on over wintering it, will is be okay in a garage? do i cut the leaves off and wrap it in straw? any advice would be gratefully received thanks
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    Arum Lily Did not Flower

    Hi Any experts in Arum Lilies. I planted it last year, i have a very small leak in my pond so rather than keep plugging the leak i made a small bed and planted an arum lily and some hostas, all did well last year. this year all can up good, hostas are in flower but the arum lily although...
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    Sand for lawn

    If the lawn is okay, i would not add just sand, i would top dress with something else depending on soil type. possibly a mixture one of which could be sand.if you are new to gardening you could to more harm than good. have a butchers here http://www.greenfingers.com/articledisplay.asp?id=507...
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    Cocoon in pupa stage?

    any news?
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