Recent Posts

I think 2ft diameter (and presumably similar depth or not much less) would be OK for a fuchsia as long as it gets watered in the growing season. They grow easily from cuttings so you could always replace it if it gets too pot-bound and starts to struggle. Top growth size shouldn't be an issue...

April starting to open ...

I've often had very tiny leeches attached to my arm or hand when messing around in the pond in summer, but they are no more than about 5mm long and doubt they could puncture the skin. I assume they live on the fish.

Hello allThanks for the Replies, it is appreciated.Kevin

@Palustris I'll wait for it to flower. It's wedged itself between a geranium and a veronica. If it behaves like the lesser jobs, it's unlikely to do any harm.

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...

Thanks @NigelJ - that looks good.

Hyacinthella lazulinaSalvia romariniusFicaria vernaNow two sun bathers

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!

Savings = I just bury my gold in the veg plot for the winter. So don't you come along when I'm not here and dig it up!Investments = I'm not that religious but I think priests dress in vestments.

The bed is 6m x 1/2m two strips. Bit expensive and labour intensive with straw. Vine weevil I did not know about, I'll look that up. I will dig out the older plants and let the new suckers take over.