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We are in our caravan on the top of an exposed hill in the Clwydians. 9 out there and the wind is lifting. We have squally showers. It's quite dramatic but we are battened down and warm.

At the moment I carry mine down to the greenhouse every morning once I've checked the temperature there is above 10ºC. I'm only growing 5 plants so they all fit easily in one tray. They go on a top shelf just under the glass so they're getting maximum light. In the evening they come in the house...

I used to root zonal pelargoniums in water, then pot them up. I do that for penstemons too.I hope @lizzie27's eye is getting better. I've had that problem before.This morning I went to the monthly church coffee morning. There was a yummy Simnel cake. I love marzipan.Cedric didn't come...

@Ergates If you leave them to set seed and they're happy they soon spread.

I spent the afternoon gardening. The gravel slope bed is much tidier now and I've put another bag of grit on it. I did a lot of moss removal. There was a lot in the aubretia, fiddly to get out. I should have cut back the aubretia last year, it's straggly.I cut down the fuchsia Delta Sarah...

Please let us know how it goesI haven't tried from seed either but will probably have to as the plants I've bought here don't do well in heat and drought, tho I feed them rotted horse poo every autumn and spring and keep them watered. They have a tendency to bolt and are nowhere near as...

Tulips in tub

Tulips

Garddio a mwy is back on Monday on S4C and iPlayer.

Long staying Mandarin in Poole Park, only comes for the Winter and early Spring then disappears until next November.Moorhen.

Hi @ChiveTalkingIt's looking nice and healthy! I think you will probably get flowers this year.Just one thing to note, as it is a newly planted rose, it will require even more water.There is some information here for David Austin roses, but I'm sure the same applies to most roses: How to...