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Never seen them do it. Perhaps they practice their front crawl and breaststoke at night. Our rabbits had a 'run'. A wood frame with chicken wire stapled on it. Should be able to get one from the pet shop if you don't fancy making one. They also like to dig, so a bit of the garden (behind the...

Hubby tried to drill holes in the wall next to a window to put up a curtain rail. The brickwork just crumbled away, so now there is a hole about 2 x 2 inches. Its right under the guttering in our 100 year old house (roof and guttering done about 7 years ago). Can it be repaired with the...

Thats spooky. I have been gardening for donkey's years and have never seen spiders in a lawn. How big are they? Perhaps they are some weird foreign invader.

Nuclear bombs or moving house! Seriously though, have you tried weedkiller. Not very green but it may be the only thing that works. If you have plants growing between the weeds you could try painting it on the elder leaves.

I know two people with the sonic devices - and they don't work! The latest thing I've heard is putting Olbas oil on tea bags and scattering them around the garden (I think the oil is some kind of cold remedy you can get from the chemist). Apparently its very effective as cats don't like weird...

Small water lillies would do; Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Helvola'. Don't get a normal sized one, it will take over. Keep it away from any moving water though, as they dont like it. Curled pond weed is the stuff you get from the fish shop' it helps oxegenate the water. There is a small bullrush which is...

Monty Don on 'Gardener's World' used copper piping on his raised beds - don't know if its any cheaper than flashing.

Copper is a great idea Kipster, slugs hate it and it won't do the soil or plants any harm.

Stick to grass seed. Limestone (slabs?) are very expensive. Grass is the cheapest way to make large area an attractive outdoor space.

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Pear midge only affects the fruits so I don't thick its that. It could be fireblight or canker. Fireblight symptoms are dark red staining right through the infected stem. Or it could be canker. There might be some websites with photos you can use to compare. Type in pear tree problems and see...

Thanks for your interest people. The other side of the wall is my neighbour who is rather elderly. I suspect he hasn't done anything to his house for decades. Could it be leaky pipes from his house? Our part of the house with the damp wall has concrete floors.

Poor camellia has been light starved hasn't it. They don't really like being pruned either. You could either risk cutting it back and give it a feed and hope for the best - or just feed it and see if it produces any more growth. They are very slow growers, so you may have to wait a long time for...

Our house is a semi and its on a wall adjoining next door.

Could be wind damage. What do the leaves look like?

We have a dresser that a carpenter friend built in alcove. The alcove wall was damp and he covered it with a sand/cement type coating to allow the wall to breath. He built the cupboard away from the wall and left a gap at the rear to allow air to circulate. Unfortunately it is still quite...

There is some wonderful stuff called 'Wineaway' that you can buy from Lakeland. Go to www.lakeland.co.uk; they do mail order and have quite a few shops around the country.

I think your ideas for native hedging are great. You could add field maple and dog rose to those as well. It won't be incredibly fast growing but it will look right in the setting and the birdies will love it. Best time to plant is autumn or winter. Find a good local supplier who can offer you...

You can prune your poinsettia now to encourage new growth but to get the coloured bracts is quite a challenge. They are known as short-day plants,as long winter nights encourage the bracts to colour up. You need to put them in a dark cupboard in the autumn for a certain number of hours. I think...

OK but what about my 14st husband! :lol: