I did quite a few bits and pieces around the garden and watched the 100 Cricket, women's and men's, very exciting, then Sewing Bee. Some excellent...
I noticed yesterday my Callicarpa is thick with flower buds. A promise of lots of berries for the birds later. The new Myrtle is also full of...
I would agree, the most used items, tools etc nearest the path and ground to be worked, the least used or immoveable, furtherest away. My garden...
Gladioli usually flower best the first year they are planted, then it is luck whether they flower again. It is considered best to lift the corms...
I thought it looked more like a prunus. Does it have white flowers in Spring? As a new build planted tree I would favour a prunus rather than a...
I managed to water the greenhouse and pick up some windfalls. The tomatoes look as if they have powdery mildew and I spotted some blossom end rot...
Oh Obelix, how heart breaking for you both. At least he had some love, care and comfort before going to "pussy cat heaven". At least he didn't die...
I guess plants are the same as us. We are what we eat.I picked my first ripe tomato, plus 3 to finish ripening indoors yesterday. Haven't tried...
I do wonder how much effect the weather and growing conditions, feeding etc., affects the flavour of tomatoes, as well as the variety. I have...
Apologies! Pressed a button accidentally. My son can scatter his portion of my ashes along the river in the Rockies, where I loved walking their...
Very much a none day. It mizzled and rained until mid-afternoon, then the sun came out and we had a lovely afternoon. I put out the last of the...
I only grow the pale blue MG, I am not keen on the other colours, and have problems getting it to survive. I have never had any self sown...
Good morning all. I thought for once Cornwall was going to miss out on the storm up North but yesterday was mizzly all day with passing showers...
Just when you think you have everything under control something else blows you out of the water. I called a local aquarium shop who were happy to...
I would be inclined to put it into a slightly bigger pot, put it in a sheltered corner and grow it on until next year. The root system is rather...
Oh my what a day! My daughter came and picked me up and we went for a coffee at a local Water Garden which was very pleasant. We shared some quiet...
Good luck to Visitor, I hope it goes well for him/her? It is so stressful when our animals are ill.Had an iffy day. I did a waddle down the...
Oh how true you all are. I spent many happy hours with my last garden, created from nothing, a terrace, lawn, flower, sitting area and a veg...
Many years ago, I planted a young Frisia Aurea sapling in my garden where I thought it would fit in. It has grown steadily and is now 30ft tall...
Check the ultimate size of any tree you choose. No tree stops growing when "you" want it to. Keeping a tree in a container happy is a full time...
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