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What do you put down on twigs and thin branches to make them rot away

Hi my garden is in a real bad condition at present it has yellow patches and is very mossy both front and back Garden is there anything you would recommend to bring it back to green and strenthen the grass quality?

I have tall grasses in my garden, they are now similar to canes, do i trim them down

How do I grow vegetables in frosty condistions?

Approx how much would it cost to pave approx 30 square meters?

Do you prune heather and if yes how

To any expert in gardening and designing, particularly in wildlife gardening I hope you get the chance to read the email as well as the time to reply to it soon. I have been having trouble with my family's garden lately. Throughout the years my dad does most of the designing and planting as well as the care for our garden, but in honesty, I never really liked it. To me the garden just seems dead, with no wildlife coming in or out. It's too organised, with pruned bushes that don't attract any pollinating insects, a big carp pond that eats everything they see, it's too clean and tidy and he doesn't even leave out food for the birds (we did once, attracted rats). I on the other hand always wanted a wildlife garden, a garden that attracts so much wildlife. I like to plant bushes and plants that produce berries that feed birds as well as flowers that attract insects and piles of logs that makes homes for amphibians, insects and even hedgehogs. I especially want to attract hedgehogs, they'd benefit our garden for the good, but there is no entry in our bordered up fences, and nowhere for it to hide or take cover. I asked my dad if we'd make an entry for the critter, but he says forget it, not making a big hole for one animal. The point is that this year he's given me a chance to design his garden for him, since I've succeeded a course in horticulture and had a few gardening jobs. I want to make and create a garden that'll benefit the both of us. A garden that is pruned, organised and tidily well maintained, but yet a garden that brings in creatures for miles around. I'm planning on getting rid of the hedges and bushes and to replace them with bushes that would bring cover all year round so it doesn't shed and look bare in winter, and yet provides for all manner of creatures, and also get some bedding plants that'll bring colour and attract bees and butterflies. I'm sorry if this email is too long, but I just want to fill in as much information as I can so you would get the idea of what is going on. I hope you would contact me soon, and help me with providing ideas of a garden that would please both me and the rest of the family. Yours faithfully Bob Hennessy

We have moved to a new property, the garden is a tip, only small but slopes down away from house, and needs building up to the level of the slabs surrounding the house, as we are on a tight budget is it possible to build up the slope with sand then topped up with top soil to cut down our costs?

I have only received 1interest should I accept price is good

I have a small area of patio in the back garden but would like to extend this to fit a table and chairs and a few pots. The problem is that the garden slopes away from the end of the existing patio (it is fairly flat at the sides of it). Would it be better to add to the existing patio or deck over that and the rest of the area? All in all I'd like a level area of about 6mx3m (current patio is about 2mx2m). Thanks

Can I lay turf on an old lawn which is now patchy and worn out

Can I lay turf on an old lawn which is now patchy and worn out

I have a very small garden and two dogs. In order to keep plants alive I need to have them in pots, out of reach of the dogs, on racks or shelving. Can someone suggest suitable evergreens or annuals that can be kept in pots but provide colour and cover, if there are such things?

I need to change my company name but I don't no how to do it or how I edit my website

How long will it take for someone to contact me?