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A number of years ago (almost 20, frighteningly) I was dragged into a case where someone bought a house on a bus route that we operated - bulk of it's operation was single deck, but four double decks were used as they also covered school bus journeys, although they remained out all day. ...

I chose Hosta’s because of the pictures I found on eBay, very big and very colourful as above, but perhaps they wont be as nice as they are in the pictures.My idea was to have big colourful plants in big pots and hanging baskets, I needed my garden to be as maintenance friendly as it could be...

Thank you everyone, it is covered in flower buds so I'll keep it potted near the back door for fragrance and then consider where to put it. We had a pretty cold winter for here and it would have been sat outside in the sales beds during that, so is probably a lot more hardy than I had considered.

Hi.I'm new to having a large garden. It's just been redone as has lovely new grass but absolutely no privacy and we are right next to a public foot way. The only thing we have is a 3ft tall wall.Anyway, I've been looking into bare root hedging and have ordered 250 plants of a native mix....

That plant looks like Euryops pectinatus. A common sub shrub that's used in a lot of public planting schemes.

We love our Lakeland airfryer - one big drawer with a removable divider. Bought silicon dishes which are dishwasher-proof to save on the mess.

Good plan.

I used to top dress my clay soil with loads of it, and it was a family challenge with the kids to get to the mushrooms first. Although I know they add chalk, it didn't seem to affect the plants, but I never tried making compost purely with it.

23rd March 2026On the evening of the 23rd into the 24th, Cherry the hedgehog was out, trying to get rid of fleas! The hog was shaking so much, it lost its balance and fell over! Nearby, Bandit the cat has been spotted a few times, sitting by the Thorny olive tree, watching the nearby mouse...

Ha, love the detective work. Finding block paving under gravel under concrete is properly cursed layering. At least you know the previous owner was committed to never gardening. Pots are honestly the way to go for now, especially if you might rearrange things later. You can get a surprising...