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The wonder of Nettles!

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We all hate them and moan about them but they do have their uses apart from the culinary ones. We have a large field/meadow...

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honeysucklegold

30 Jun, 2014
Honeysucklegold

Weeding

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The recent damp weather has been ideal for weeding-reasonably mild, soil just damp enough to tease roots out of the borders. I...

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melchisedec

20 May, 2013
Melchisedec

More problems after the flood.

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I know you've seen this photo before, but it shows most of the area that the water reached when we were flooded last November. What...

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spritzhenry

17 Apr, 2013
Spritzhenry

Weeds? What weeds?

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Today it has been dry and sunny! Hooray! A perfect excuse to get into the garden. After yesterday's assessment in between...

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melchisedec

5 Jul, 2012
Melchisedec

Weeding Dandelions, Annie's tip of the day

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The sun came out when I finished work yesterday so I decided to dig out and replace a large woody Erysimum 'Bowles's Mauve'...

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annella

25 Apr, 2012
Annella

when is a weed not a weed?

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When its beautiful .. Okay so I confess to having ground elder in the top half of my long border and it has proved so hard...

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madaboutgardening

16 Jun, 2011
Madaboutgardening

baffled

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hi can anyone help me identify what i have growing in my little rockery i want to take them out but im not sure what it is.is...

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mrrottie

8 May, 2011
Mrrottie

‘Weeds and how to understand them! - Identification is it the key to control?

‘Weeds and how to understand them!-Identification is it the key to control? ‘One year’s seeding makes seven years weeding’...

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drc726

24 Apr, 2011
Drc726

following in family footsteps...

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i am pleased as punch ,my son Colin has just got the alotment plot next to ours,it is in a poor shape as the girl who had...

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joanella

26 Aug, 2010
Joanella

started the back garden

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as i was bored with doing the house,cleared the brambles(as thick as my wrist in places)and incredably when raked back it...

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ladybug47

20 Jun, 2010
Ladybug47

Meadow Buttercup

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Meadow buttercup is a perennial weed. It is recorded up to 4,000 ft in Britain. It is characteristically found on grazed...

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drc726

17 May, 2010
Drc726

'Teeth of the Lion'

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The Dandelion is a member of the sunflower family, the name came from the French, 'dents de lion' ("teeth of the lion")-look...

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drc726

17 May, 2010
Drc726

No Nettles - no Ladybirds!

Now I know why I never see ladybirds in my garden. Having cleared all the Nettles in my wooded area over the last 10 years,...

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drc726

25 Apr, 2010
Drc726

A bit of a weed

One of the things I really enjoy about gardening is a bit of hand weeding. It involves myriad decisions about what to leave...

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sussexsarah

25 Apr, 2010
Sussexsarah

The impromptu flower bed

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I limped into the garden to spend the day in sunshine and took some photos, so I thought I would share with you. Now we all...

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sussexsarah

18 Apr, 2010
Sussexsarah

At last a day in the garden.

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A brilliant blue sky, but bitterly cold day just couldnt stop me getting my scruffs on. Back into my attrocity corner to...

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seaburngirl

20 Feb, 2010
Seaburngirl

Weeds

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Too wet to weed today so took pics instead. This has very pretty yellow flowers in spring but it gets everywhere and difficult...

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drc726

23 Jan, 2010
Drc726

A Weedy Blog!

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I've written this blog for Denise-it's about horrible weeds...and she is MORE than welcome to use the photos in GOYpaedia! I...

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spritzhenry

22 Jan, 2010
Spritzhenry

Culinary weeds they are free and fresh!

We have had questions on how to get rid of problem weeds recently so here is yet another way! In medieval times Ground elder...

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drc726

3 Oct, 2009
Drc726

weeds grow on you!

For years I kept pulling up a this persistant weed.Then this spring I decided to let 2 grow and see what they became. I...

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drc726

22 Aug, 2009
Drc726

Glyphosate weed killer on Ground elder

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If you're looking to buy weed killer online, you'll find a wide selection in our weed killer section. Thanks to everyone...

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peter

3 Feb, 2008
Peter

Wicked Weeds and their Wily Ways!

Having waxed lyrical about Japanese Knotweed following on from Peter's question about Ground Elder the other day, I started...

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spritzhenry

1 Feb, 2008
Spritzhenry