I never thought I’d post something like this but I’ve bought a house and the garden was beautiful when I first moved in, my friends and family really helped with maintenance the first summer but now I’m so out of my depth. I don’t know what are weeds, what are plants, how to deal with plants! All the borders are overgrown with grass and weeds
I have a few rose bushes which are out of control so I hacked at them today and chopped them really small - was that the right thing to do?! I have loads of weeds in the borders (those spiky ball headed things that come off in little barbed spikes) and what I understand to be “sticky willy” but my main problem is brambles coming over from my neighbors on both sides. Neither of them like the brambles but they are council house tenants and keep saying the council should sort it, when I call the council they say that the tenant is responsible. How the hell do I get rid of these brambles for good?!
Also one neighbour has a massive tree which blocks our midday sun and she said she’s been quoted £5k (by her uncle!) to chop it down to a stump. They have recently bought a house so will be moving soon, any advice on how I can approach the new neighbors to get it chopped down? I wouldn’t mind contributing to the cost but don’t want to get off on the wrong foot. Especially as I don’t see how someone in council housing could afford that kind of cost anyway.
I also have an Apple tree which is massive and attracts wasps. I don’t even like apples but I like the idea of a small Apple tree how the hell do you know how to cut it down correctly?
Any green fingered tattlers here that can help?
I have a few rose bushes which are out of control so I hacked at them today and chopped them really small - was that the right thing to do?! I have loads of weeds in the borders (those spiky ball headed things that come off in little barbed spikes) and what I understand to be “sticky willy” but my main problem is brambles coming over from my neighbors on both sides. Neither of them like the brambles but they are council house tenants and keep saying the council should sort it, when I call the council they say that the tenant is responsible. How the hell do I get rid of these brambles for good?!
Also one neighbour has a massive tree which blocks our midday sun and she said she’s been quoted £5k (by her uncle!) to chop it down to a stump. They have recently bought a house so will be moving soon, any advice on how I can approach the new neighbors to get it chopped down? I wouldn’t mind contributing to the cost but don’t want to get off on the wrong foot. Especially as I don’t see how someone in council housing could afford that kind of cost anyway.
I also have an Apple tree which is massive and attracts wasps. I don’t even like apples but I like the idea of a small Apple tree
Any green fingered tattlers here that can help?