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Yes, that was really clever @Bluejayway , I hadn't seen that before. Certainly cheaper than using "pot feet".

My gardening rarely gets going until I'm sure frosts are gone, but I do now have the small veg area ready for planting up, sweetcorn and tomatoes red onions are just showing. I'm still at the waiting game point to be honest.

Just seen your post at the end of the last page Alexa is slowly getting better, thank you.Cedric gets his Visa every year and it's valid for 6 months then he has the Schengen allowance so he has flexibility. He has to fill in loads of forms online, their computer keeps crashing, then he has...

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

Good Morning @CostasK thank you for the link, it’s all helpful to me and much appreciated

Yes it is parasitic on mainly hazel and alder but can be on the roots of other trees. The flowering part that @Adam l photographed is the only part of the plant seen above ground and comes up in April/May so @Adam l was very lucky to see it but then so many plants are flowering earlier than usual.

Got these the other day from farmyard nurseries, can't remember what most of them are now but for agapanthus twister - ageratum corymbosum - mix of aplines - isodon and few others. Bit of a mix up on one of the plants I've mentioned it and they did ring me back but unfortunately I were out, I'll...

Sunny intervals with light scattered April showers with a gentle breeze from the west temp 10c feels like 7c

Rhubarb is very easy from seed. The downside is that you are more limited in the varieties but I've grown Victoria the last couple of years (I keep stumbling on the seed and think why not) and they get to a decent size in the first year. I have just used the seed straight from the packet, no...

Coelogyne cristata Correa Pink Mist has been flowering for months Dendrobium kingianum. I have 2 pots, sourced from different suppliers (accidentally). This one flowers far more than the other.