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well better get to grips with the idea as it is yet to make it's real heyday. If we are ever going to get to tackle the pollution we all produce nuclear may be the only real alternative to fossil fuel. OK so we all hate it. The idea is sick. But consider the options. Slowly dying on an...

This is a neat way to solve the problem. I once built a green wood workshop garage using pilings like this and so long as you ensure they are absolutely verticle it works a treat. however i would place some reinforcing within the concrete piling. 6 inches of concrete is not very strong. Try...

I love ficus, varigated or not it makes a great plant to live with but alas avoid it as it'll drop leaves like nobody's business unless it is happy. When it's happy it is fine! best IO can suggest is the devils ivy, Scindapsus. You can buy these really cheap at B&Q about 5' tall and they...

sounds like the new patio won't be going anywhere but upwards! All the hard work of putting down a decent base is done for you.

Do you not know grapevines? I look after two which are very successful and attractive. You won't make a grand cru but then it's cheap enough down the supermarkets!

shame about the lack of cliff-hangers, that is it is condensed into one show rather than running over several weeks.

did I hear right? are old railway sleepers, the ones with tar, really bad for you and that they are now banded from sale or use for anything but for what they were originally intended?

have to agree that they are not all that good and are really bad value for money, they add a lot to the cost of a simple fence without great benefit.

A really good digging spade is the long straight handle with pointed tip. The army uses this type although with a much shorter handle. B&Q sell them with a green rubber top and they are good value with guarantee. I've bought three of them now, not that any have worn out but for my friends as...

I believe you may find the mats from a farmer supplier, they may be used for bedding mats in housing cows and horses.

This must have been someones idea of heaven! I wonder why? Perhaps it's a rented property? If so stick to the pots as you can take them with you. If not, if it's your own, try taking up a section of paving and replacing it with an area of more decorative paving. Brick or oak sets. Play...

you can't beat a grape vine, if you've enough sun!

I don't want to put a downer on it but I doubt it will move. Willow likes water and unless you provide the extra it will need to survive such a move it will slowly die back. However, it should be very easy to take and establish cuttings and the success rate is normally extremely good. I...

Many thanks, all makes interesting reading and I like the driver reports on channel 4's site. ta

Hi I've been thinking of buying a nissan serena. I know they have their bad points, underpowered etc, but anyone know which is the best model to look for?

Hi I got a big spark from my bosch while it was on full spin. I assumed it was the motor burnt out, got a recon and fitted it up nay prob. However it actually turned out to be the main circuit board was frazzled. So, after spending good money on this recon motor I'd rather not chuck...

Anyone know what substance will remove hardened G4 pond sealer? (otherwise known as 'damp seal' for interior walls) I've a very nice stone that is good and water tight but also milky in colour as water got on it before it dried fully. It goes rock hard so wire brushing is a bore and may...

One of the best ways to knacker a hose is to put it on a reel. Not because of the reel itslef but because the hose twists by nature. Try an easy solution. Take the hose out and ensure it has no twists in it before you use it. When you come to roll it in stretch it out again, no twists...

If you carefully apply brick cleaner you with etch the slabs. It's a mild acid that will take away the cement form around the aggregate. This has two effects. Firstly it exposes the stones, sometimes this looks great, I use granite in decorative concrete mixes and it is much better than...

Paving is always hard to quote as people don't tend to appreciate how much hard work it can be to lay properly. Foundation work is the key to long lasting paving. If ignored you can soon be cursing it! I wouldn't trust anything laid in sand, it is only half the job it should be. Check the...