This year I gave in with two tall large pots near the front door, that have dahlias in them over the summer, took the dahlia tubers out of them...
A lot do and can be identified by smell, however some have little or no scent. Also in cold weather any scent is less noticeable.
probably safer than nicking it from a live electric train system.
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Dahlia campanulata flower not fully open yet, but it might not reach the weekend with the cold nights. [ATTACH]Impatiens stenantha [ATTACH]...
Didn't get as cold as was forecast and the dahlias in the ground are still alright, as are the impatiens although Thursday is forecast to be a...
I tend to mulch plants that disappear below ground over winter so hedychiums, dahlias and similar. I do find that some mulches provide shelter for...
The leaves look very salvia like to me.
That reminds me of people queuing for the latest Harry Potter book some years ago. I also knew somebody at Southampton who, on a Saturday, would...
It's surprising the difference that shrubs and small trees make to plants growing next to or under them. Certainly I have plants that benefit from...
Here it is currently 6°C, but was less than that earlier today. It will be interesting to see what (if anything) has been turned to mush in the...
@CostasK I mulch with either leaf mould or just my own garden compost. Although I'm unlikely to get as cold as you are. Some people use spent...
I doubt if many outside the UK actually understand the importance of the shipping forecast in UK culture. The rhythm and poetry of area names is a...
Hard work never bothered me; I choose to do it, so what's the point of complaining about it all the time. Very few jobs in the garden need doing...
Not just Essex, it wasn't a deal of fun in Lincolnshire either.
may be but that was television not radio. I didn't know about his statement until it was reported on the radio a couple of days later.
I find the best forecasts are the regular shipping forecasts and the 7 day forecast every Monday just before 0600 hrs on Farming Today all on BBC...
Because weather is chaotic it is difficult to predict and the best models can only give you an indication, often expressed as a probability, over...
Whilst doing more moving of things from A to B I noticed that I have a daffodil in flower and others in the same clump are in bud, no idea what...
All jobs in the garden are a pleasure and the end results give pleasure; if they weren't you wouldn't do them unless paid.
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