My ginger lilies are just coming into flower, and my Gertrude Jekyll rose is having a wonderful 2nd flush of flowers, better than she has ever...
What a special moment for you. The robins around here are quite shy; they do come and sit in a nearby bush to twitter at me to hurry up, finish...
I haven't heard from strimmer man. Not really surprised. He could possibly turn up without warning, but I doubt it. The forecast for today is hot,...
Wow! What a difference! I Facebooked builders in my area, filled in the necessary and within an hour had a reply from one man. He came round...
I stand corrected. I didn't realise there was a herbaceous type of Ipomea, I must try it out. The climbing one I grow is lovely, featured in a...
If the backward-growing stems of a contoneaster horizontalis are kept trimmed off, it makes a spectacular shrub, grown against a flat surface, as...
It needs something to climb up; it is an annual, so no problems with self-seeding in the UK. My daughter grew some last year and the plants...
I use glyphosate at 3 monthly intervals. The main problem with paving of any kind are the seeds which wash into the crevices and are invisible.
I have 2 ash trees growing in the bank around my garden. The biggest is between my neighbour and me. The previous owner had it coppiced, it is now...
Another reason could be wind. This year we have had storms coming in from the West, when the fruit trees have been in flower, the wind deters...
I fought with the hose, had to dismantle, untangle, straighten it out, and drag it down the garden. Unbelievably tiring! Just in case "man" comes...
Thanks for your comments, everyone. It's interesting that now is a good time to spray.My steps have sleepers bedded into a soil bank to create...
Yes, shrews are disliked by cats even though they still catch and kill them. Poppy always left them intact for me to dispose of. I thought it was...
I think careful spraying with weed killer at regular intervals, every 3 months, will keep the area clear of weeds. I have a similar problem in my...
As long as you are fit and able to climb ladders to clear the new growth from your gutters and inside the roof each year, you should have no...
By the time I got around to thinking about watering it was too hot. I retired indoors and stayed there. The evenings are definitely drawing in.
Sorrel is a nightmare weed to have in the garden. It increases from minute bulbils which look like pills of soil. I would suggest regular spraying...
18 years ago, I gave my neighbour a Jasmine officinalis to celebrate the birth of their twin daughters. It was planted and left untouched to...
Has anyone come across or used a Living Will?We all know about Wills, but a Living Will is something entirely different, as I have discovered...
I have just deadheaded my Lucifer. I have been watching my lavender to see if the bees have finished visiting it, then I must give it its annual...
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