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@Ergates, the injections in my thumbs were for osteoarthritis. I have been offered surgery for my thumbs, but I turned it down as I would have been unable to use my hand for 6 weeks. My musculoskeletal practitioner at the GP surgery says he would not recommend it anyway, as people he knows of...

We had a road close dew to water leak, though water leak wasn't in the road but in the grass verge but it was a single track road, so for safety they closed it but were leting vehicles through when it was ok, then so big mouth started moaning so then it was close so no one could go passed and as...

Dull, damp and still again after overnight rain.

I wonder can that be classed as our native two spot ladybird? X

Germination is not as good as previous years, second sowing gone in.

My flowerbeds would all become compost heaps as we have so much. We also get leaves from the golf course, but I do return those. I have a pampas grass that is bashed to bits and needs a good chop. I would love to set fire to it as Shiney once suggested , but the fence and neighbour's hedge...

I've simplified this year. Foremost, Charlotte and Sarpo Mira. Set to chit.

New addition to the sowings; an F1 cross of Bloody Butcher and Latah. Expecting regular leaves and smallish red fruit but the rest is yet to be seen.

I had a look at the Jurassic Plants website yesterday after reading Adam's post. (Rainy February days can be quite dangerous for the bank balance. ) I had never heard of almost every plant on there! Made me feel like a gardening newbie, back to the days when I would stroll round a garden...

Thank you @JennyJB Dewi's is on a wooden stick and he enjoys chewing it, it's full of teeth marks along the whole of its length. He's got two actually - one upstairs and one down

My trailcam had 4 out of 9 videos recorded last night with nothing to see in the videos ... until I saw hedgehog poo over the day in the garden. So, they are waking up and are looking for food.