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I heard that there had been no American casualties. No mention of Venezuelan ones.

1st January 2026A new year in the garden started with freezing cold weather. Rather than sit in the cold wind, I opened up my observatory, removed my 600mm focal length telescope from its mount and balanced it on two tables in the doorway. From here ( out of the biting wind ), I had a good...

Specialy for you @pete My kind plot neighbour let me get this dropped on his plot as he is beside the roadway He has already had 2loads for himself. One advantage of the frozen ground is the farmer was able to reverse right to the edge next to my plot. I couldn't let him drop it...

Thank you @Perki You have made some really interesting suggestions, some of which I hadn't come across during my online search. I love the Luma Apiculata. While the max size is too big for my garden, apparently it can be kept small. Based on a quick look, I don't see many options for a...

You don't give the size or, more importantly, the depth of the old pond - advice will depend on that. Before worrying about how to fill the bed, ensure that you have drilled holes in the concrete base to allow excess water to drain away. You could well have a drought for part of the year but...

I think all of the above replies are appropriate to some extent. The tree needs saving; from itself. I consider its height to be a liability; the proximity to the building compromises tree and building. If it were mine, I should 1) reduce the rising branches from 8(?) to 4, removing worst for...

There’s a good selection of doubles here It’s a family run, award winning nursery. I don’t grow them but in the videos on this site in the “About Us” section, the plants look very healthy.

Put it in your plant sale with a neatly forged letter from Monty Don or some other garden guru tucked away inside. You can profess utter surprise when a prospective purchaser discovers the letter and then you can respond with " Oh Gosh, yes, I remember now - he gave it to me when I met him...

It ok here to, it was abit slow when i click on new post but now it seems ok may be that's because of our slow broadband but it's now back to normal

Morse was the only one I followed, but don't forget Minder with Dennis Waterman or The Sweeney with John Thaw and Dennis Waterman (probably too violent to be made or repeated these days)