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Over ten years, Gerry Daly answered more than 5,000 gardening questions. His knowledge is based in science and practical experience, and by working on radio and television. Access to the advice database is open

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What is the best treatment? Have used Nimrod and Bugclear to no avail.

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Are there such things as "slug proof" low growing shrubs and plants. I have a "bank" at the rear of my small garden, backing onto a public park, and I am mithered with slugs. They seem to eat everything I try to grow. Any suggestions? i am broke buying pellets and beer!!!

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i NEED A LISTING OF PERENNIALS SHRUBS TREES and roses which are particularly resistent to slugs and snails at the same time suitable for this high mountain area of Roundwood Co.wicklow

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What is the best time to cut beech and laurel hedges if I want to reduce them in height by about 1 foot ?

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I live in a detached house in an estate, and either side of the house (in the back garden), there is a narrow strip of grass which I want to plant up. This area is partly shaded as there are houses on both sides.The area is about 12ft by 1.5ft.In 2007 I gravelled one side and planted some dwaft bamboo, berberis "rosy rocket", Stipa "bribal veil",Festuca glauca "Intense Blue", Verbena and 2 Sedum Variegatum amongst the gravel.But alas these plants have not thrived , in fact 3 of them have died.Have you any suggestions what might be the problem, would alpines work better or outside the back door I thought about stepping the area with sleepers and just some evergreen shrubs.Any ideas please, it is a wasted and unsightly area with the grass strip, even the grass does not grow well!

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I attach pic of unusual plant which has appeared in our garden - can you solve the mystery? We don't know what it is.

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