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Found this gigantaur when cleaning the garden today, suffice to say i stopped a few moments after.

THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO SAY MEADOW, NOT MEANDER. CURSE MY PHONE!

We moved in to this house last September, the lawn was bare and it was very sterile and I had plans to wild it over.

I've left beneficial plants that lots of people would refer to as weeds like ragwort for the cinnabar moth caterpillars and sow thistles and dandelions. I fully chaos sowed everything (as you can tell by the clump of cornflowers), there should be some smaller different coloured ones flowering soon, too. Unfortunately my wild radish has recently toppled in the wind. RIP. The foxgloves I bought as grown plants as I just can't seem to grow them from seed.

It's not the most carefully planned garden, but it brings me such joy and the pollinators and other bugs are so active. Bonus photos of some recent insect activity I've spotted.

Its been so cold here my last try didn't grow at all. Unless these two just ate it all.

The girl is Gwen, she also likes to steal my dogs biscuits and she sits under my chair sometimes while I'm having a coffee.

They are growing small and skinny like thumbs…

had for just over a year, none of the leaves have grown back this spring though :( i’ve added a picture of my other flamingo tree for comparison

I have 3 roses, two by DA and one Harkness. Two are doing beautifully but my Roald Dahl is dying. I’ve dug it up, pruned hard and put it in the ground in full sun in a last ditch attempt to save it. What do you think its chances are?

Found a bumblebee nest in a bird house.

i found this in the garden, what is it? it moves very weirdly and it seems to have a tail

I like to leave it and let God do his work 🤩

Would anyone be able to tell me what this plant is?

We've been here a few years but never done anything with the garden.

Now we'd like to do something to make it a bit less soulless.

What kind of things could we do over this weekend?

Ideally something that a total garden newbie can't get too wrong and something that is low maintenance long term as we're not avid green thumbs.

I was think of perhaps creating some garden borders? But I'm not totally sure how and not sure what to plant in them.

I'm looking for some advise on how, or even whether I should be handling this.

We've noticed bees starting to go in and out of an area under our kids playhouse. I'm happy that they have found somewhere that they want to be living in our garden, but I don't want either the kids to be accidentally stung or the bees to get pissed off at all.

I've tried to take a photo of the bees in question but apologies for the quality. Also some photos on the area where they are going. Does anyone know what kind of bee this may be?

My oldest has also said that he has seen some bees on the otherside of the playhouse too, going into a hole in the ground. I've not seen them myself so I,m taking his word for it. That is what is shown in the last 2 photos.

What is the best course of action here? I've got 2 young kids, including one toddler. They love using their playhouse and will be in and out of it all summer long. Who's best to help me in this situation? I'm more than happy with the bees being here, I just wish they were in a slightly different location.

Many thanks

Does anyone know what’s wrong with these Hydrangeas? They were all growing well and looked lovely and healthy but over the past week or two the leaves seem to be going downhill with discolouration, spots/blotches and some leaves turning completely brown or yellow. The issue is effecting 4 different plants in different areas of the garden now but the other 8 or so Hydrangeas seem fine and unaffected - any ideas?

Good afternoon
We have a decently sized garden and a small shed just plotted in the middle of the garden.

With summer swiftly coming up, we've decided to tackle it head on and give it all a REAL good makeover.

But before we do all that, I don't have a clue about lawn care.

The sides are coming up next to the fence, i'm not sure how to cut in to the concrete bit. I don't have a clue!

Where would you guys recommend we start in order to really clean all this up?

Hi - I’d appreciate any knowledge on what might be happening here - it’s a small hedge between myself and my neighbours front patch of grass. It’s been minding its own business for 8 years since planted by the house builder but has turned brown and has a sort of fluff on it. There are still green shots poking through. Not sure what to do for the best. Many thanks

First time we’ve had starlings in the garden!