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It is not that easy. You might easily fail and then have to live on in an even worse state. And most people don't want to "commit" suicide, dying alone and in secret. Plus, it is very upsetting for those left behind who cannot know anything of the plan without fear of prosecution. Someone...

Talking about traditional English words:-Banish the use of the four-letter words! Whose meanings are never obscure. The Angles, the Saxons, those hardy old birds, Were vulgar, obscene and impure. But cherish the use of the weaselling phrase That never quite says what you mean. You’d better...

I planted out some botanical tulip bulbs yesterday and they were already sprouting in their packet. I can see snowdrops starting to appear which is exciting because I planted out about 150 in the green last year - can't wait to see how they do!

Now this is interesting.

I think there might be some buried helebores out the front. I'll give the fallen leaves a jiggle to check.

Just be carful and put the light on , don’t want you getting confused lolSpruce

Lights can be part of Christian celebrations as in Candlemas and Jesus is the light of the world, but as I a practicing atheist!I love outdoor lights and really got hammered home to me when I was in Iceland and the Island is very bleak apart from the elves and waterfalls, the council have...

One of mine is just a mass of roots but no flowers, maybe it needs a bit of attention.

Thank you @Spruce I shall do that ...

Well done Colin

Thank you @AuntyRach - not sure what's happened there. But I was doing it on the bus so not fully concentrating as my stop was coming up!

Stepovers might be better in that situationI planted two cordon apples on our east facing wall more than ten years and although they blossom, it's only this year that we had a very small crop. However I have very rarely watered them so that might be why, plants have to sink or swim in this...