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Definitely mild and very sheltered in that particular spot too, thanks to the porch and the camelia. I am now pondering a dual level planter... scheming, I think is the best description.

I presume it was a slimey one. If the dog or cat is up to date with the spot on treatment the ticks should just fall off. I don't think all spot ons kill ticks though.

Hello allThanks for the Replies, it is appreciated.Kevin

You do get variation in foliage of celandine, I found one a couple of years ago with very dark leaves.

Morning All,Many thanks for your replies and advice, we took it on board so we'll wait and see what happens. The trees are very old, if you push them they rock in the ground so I doubt they'll last much longer. We lost one at the back end of last year that had completely gone, so much so that...

What sort of timer have you got @NigelJ ? I've only seen the diurnal version on things like Vitapods

I have to correct myself. I had a look into my pictures and found the same stage for the Daffodils, Exochorda and Deutzia in 2024. The 5th of March was my dad's birthday and for most of the time since I planted them in 2017, the Daffodils were not ready on that day.

Definitely one I'd grab, but it seems out of stock everywhere!

I think you need to thin it out a bit to allow air to flow and sunlight to penetrate.Use a clean, sharp pair of secateurs to remove any broken or crossing stems and any you can see are dead or diseased. Stand back and look again and see where you can reduce congestion then give it a good...

Better still, you belong here with the GC family - the best of the bunch!

The biscuit jar. I try not to eat all at once, and use it to reward The Child after hard labour.

I have a bed of them and this is my plan: they are at soil level, not ideal. I will shove a fork into the soil and lift them up and loosen (bit compacted). I will then add 7cm compost mixed with some of the aforementioned feed on top for them (some will get in the gaps created) to grow through...