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From personal experience I think it is unlikely that trying to dig all the roots out is practical without damaging the shrubs and trees if the problem is as bad as you describe. When we first moved to our current home we literally had acres of brambles, wild roses and blackthorn. The most...

We are getting somewhat worried about a number of our oak trees. They are showing similar symptoms to those showing on our ash trees. This is the one causing immediate concern There is very little, if any, new growth. There are numerous dead branches and the amount of leaf cover over the...

No real plans at the moment - so much depends on how much money we have left when the house is finished. Top soil alone is going to cost a fortune!

if you’d like a blank canvas then you’d love this - we haven’t even got any soil!

I wonder if anyone can offer advice regarding lawn care and grass cutting. Our garden has a heavy clay soil that gets sodden in the winter, (this year large areas were actually underwater), which tends to make the grass area compacted even when not trod on. I realise the ideal would be to...

I have an old Hayter which had similar symptoms - turned out to be the adjustment on the cable from the “safety bar” which on mine needs to be held down when starting.