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Hi Gerry, I have a very large steep bank in my back garden and it is very difficult to maintain so over the past 5 years we are just letting ivy grow over it, which acts as ground cover and prevents weeds growing on it. I was just wondering if you could recommend anything that might kill weeds, sticky backs, thorns, etc on the bank but no harm the ivy? Many thanks
I have 3 young hedges, yew, hornbeam and privet and was wondering if grass clippings would be a good mulch for them.
Hi there, I have a mature planted bank at the front, but have a few persistant dock leaves and briars and grass that keep growing through, how can I treat these successfully without killing the shrubs. Don't know the name of the shrub, evergreen with purple berries. Thank you.
Hi Gerry, I have read that ammonium Sulphamate will kill off Ivy, is this true and where would I purchase it.
are grass clippings suitable to use as a mulch on privet, hornbeam and yew hedges? The hedges are quite young and i am trying to keep them weed free.
Can you kindly identify this plant for me please. Spotted on the roadside in a bogland area.
Anything to kill ivy on shed, it's growing wild.
Can anything be done with ground ivy which is gradually creeping around all my shrubs especially hebes. Any suggestions?
I have ash trees sprouting up everywhere that are becoming a nuisance. How can I can rid of them successfully?
A cherry tree was planted about 5 years ago and is not growing as it should. the leaves seem fine and it flowers but not getting bigger. not sure how it was planted and is planted on raised ground. also there is bark damage at base about inch and half cut. also a windy site. what are possible reasons for this situation.
I have grass growing up through my heather. The heathers were planted several years ago and we used a black membrane to stop weeds. However the grass is shooting up through it and when it try to pull the grass it breaks and I am unable to get the roots. Do I need to dig it out and start again?
This old church has pervasive ivy growing on it. We have attempted to sever the roots at the base but the ivy seems to be rooted behind the stones. We believe that if we do not restore this building now it will be beyond saving. How can we get rid of the ivy without damaging the building further?
Part of our garden in being overrun by Russian Vine which is coming from a neighbour's garden. Our bamboos are being strangled and the vine is scrambling through the tree canopy. No sooner do we take it back to the boundary than it returns. Our neighbour invited us to chop it back on his side but it is rooted in an impassable thorny thicket. I don't like using chemicals but I'm desperate! Any ideas?
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