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It is a pretty Garden,tidy and precise. What is the name of the Tree?
It looks quite crooked from the bottom then it goes up straight again!!
You are not overlooked.......But i bet it is the envy of your Neighbours!!!

really beautiful! would like to have this as my garden.

Why not try binding up the splits with gaffer tape? You'll need a third hand to help - but you never know - you might be able to save it. Worth a try, anyway.

Good luck.

Very beautiful!

I'm so jealous of your wall - I would so love a walled garden, or at least some hard landscaping :)

lovely trees Steve!

I got my tape from B&Q but it cost a fiver for about 5 metres. It doesn't go very far round the pots - okay it goes 5 metres - but that's not many pots. I was going to try ebay, but I like the lime suggestion. It will be good in a dry spell but I don't know how long it lastsin the rain. The copper tape lasts forever.

garden lime or burnt or quick lime call it what you chouse, slugs or snales find it imposable ,to cross. and when they meet it they do not move at snales pace doing an about turn, rain will drive the lime into the soil, that will do no harm except to slugs eggs, so replace with a little more. were have those slugs gon? go into your garden with a packet of salt and a light on a dark damp night and comitt mass murder.

slugs will not cross a thin line of lime they carn't not without melting , save your cash and sweeten the soil at the same time,

I have used copper collars round my smaller Hostas for years and not a shredded leaf to be seen!

I use the tape all the time. I put bark down to stop the weeds and made a breeding ground for the slugs. I cut the bottom off a big pot and put the tape right round the top. Then I use it as a collar. It works great on delphiniums and other tall plants, but its not so good on hostas when the leaves spread over to touch the ground.

Steve i bought some copper "bands" and put them round plants and i have to say up until now they are working got them on ebay hope this helps a bit :~)))))

Hello Steve :)
I've tried the sticky backed copper tape around some of my pots....and I'm afraid to say....it didn't stop the dreaded S&S (also, it peeled off as soon as the pots got wet....) :(((

Great natural look.. Really Like it.

it looks great wish my garden looked as good

It just makes you want to come in! Superb!

What a lovely garden, & what a special place to live!
It's just enchanting!

Gorgeous! You must work really hard on this garden!

That is SO inviting! Lovely!

cool ive done a blog on it now so its all good mate take care bye for now

well there vermin.make sure you get a powerfull 2.2 as 1.77 are acurate and powerfull but have no conetick energy like a 2.2 and go for neck shots only if you must.i agree about the dog if you havnt got time

seriously rabbits dont come in ones there must be quite a warren near you thats overflowing.the fence idea will work as they havnt got the brains to go back to dig so they always hit wire.trouble is if you cant have a clean run all the way round your property with no buildings plants,sheds,gates etc theres going to be a way in.i would get a jack russel and a dog flap or keep him as an outside dog with a kennel.maybe get some chicken wire and make a frame to protect your plants.wont look to pretty though if its veg there eating it wont matter.feeding them something else will just encourage more.perhaps find plants you like that are not nice tasting to the rabbits and work with nature. my garden and i know its a different pest is full of snails but all the the plants i have dont suffer from them.i hasten to add i have know hostas or rubarb lol.take care good luck.ps if you get a dog buy a male as bitches will kill your lawn lol.sounds like the old lady who swallowed a fly lol

to steve- m8 just get a 12 gauge shotiie and blow its head off - boom boom---lol

12 gauge shottie lol

very nice! Well done.

Oh he's a great addition to any garden...bye bye slugs!!!

i love the arbour...its fantastic, great shape!

Hope he's as hungry as his size would suggest! Send him to me when he's cleared your garden of slugs - I have 4" long slugs that would keep this lad happy!

It's Mr Toad!
Or maybe Jabba the Hut?
Very nice blog.

He is a toad for sure, toads tend to have dry looking skin whereas frogs are wet looking, you are very lucky to have such a precious creature in your garden.