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I have real problems swallowing tablets at the best of times, stuff I take for migraine etc is soluble. Could be a problem should the occasion arise, god forbid. I always remember that scene in the film The Holiday, where Kate Winslet turns on all the gas on the oven in her cottage. ...

I bought LUMIFY usb solar fairy lights for my large holly bush in the front garden. It obviously works on solar power but also on a rechargeable battery. Comes with a usb charging port and charging cable plus an indicator light. Mode button for changing light cycle. 3 power switches - on, off,...

Talking about traditional English words:-Banish the use of the four-letter words! Whose meanings are never obscure. The Angles, the Saxons, those hardy old birds, Were vulgar, obscene and impure. But cherish the use of the weaselling phrase That never quite says what you mean. You’d better...

Agree, but here it is a gooseberry being pruned.

I think there might be some buried helebores out the front. I'll give the fallen leaves a jiggle to check.

I might be having daffodils on the table for New Year Lunch the way they are growing.

Now this is interesting.

I am not sure regarding greenhouse / conservatory (and the shed sounds like a definite no). I have a Kentia Palm in the corner next to the conservatory door (but within the main house) and it is surviving. Based on a quick look, yours should be a bit more cold tolerant than that, but still it's...

One of mine is just a mass of roots but no flowers, maybe it needs a bit of attention.

Thank you @Spruce I shall do that ...