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@Fat Controller , I can understand you not wanting an older car, we bought both of ours new just kept them. As for long distance we took the Toyota to Dundee last May, all I did was check the oil, put some air in the tyres and water in the screen wash. Nearly a 1K mile round trip average...

It ha been a grey dreary day here getting to 13.6c, now 12.7c and the rain should arrive this evening.

Good evening all. Goodness @Busy-Lizzie, once more living up to your name. I bet you will be pleased, after the joys of another Christmas celebration with your family, to get home and check out all that has been going on in your garden. @Liriodendron, I remember the good old days when we had to...

Yep it's a Bt A Brugmansia aanguinea in our community garden in Heswall (Wirral), it's an experiment to see what we can grow in a sheltered area. The area is home to a Mediterranean border with olives, cistus etc. We have a challenging area as it's really dry but this is an area with enough...

Dear Admin, can we get an envy icon? Seeing @Plantminded and @stephenprudence ’s garden, a Like is not really all what I feel seeing their wonderful garden and pictures

Tomorrow I'm clearing the top fruit (pear) bed on allotment of dead foliage and weeds to help create space for the spring bulbs that are emerging. I have some Scilla and Tulip plants to add, as well as some Cyclamen coum.

That’s brilliant! And such a bargain, I bet it would cost a fair bit to buy the ready made bag.

For gardeners in Hampshire: where do you get peat based substrates/composts? Garden centres around Portsmouth appear to go with peat-free composts. My nearest Poundland closed. The only options left are online.

They are gorgeous.My first cat loved olives and their water, got literally crazy. Our second cat loved prawns and catmint. None of them liked tuna.

@strongylodon As always fabulous sightings and so early or not.