i was so tempted when looking at all the online suppliers, as recommended, and then remembered how many plants fail here.:sad:I dug out my...
when I was young, we often used to have a fruit fool for pudding in the summer. Made with gooseberries or raspberries, it was quite light, almost...
I help look after the gardens at my church. There was a box hedge under the line of windows for the main worship area. It has succumbed to box...
Well, that was seriously embarrassing....On our way back to the car at the end of our walk in the forest, Izzy turned into the gardens of the...
I was feeling like so many things were getting me down earlier today...But the forecast thunderstorms didn’t come! So I went down to the bottom...
4 years ago I planted an number of fruit trees. They seemed to do well, then one developed an area of brown dead looking bark which encircled the...
I’ve just put up the runner bean frame, and will probably do an initial sow later this week. I’m also overdue cutting old dogwood stems. It...
A long rambling thought for a Sunday afternoon....Earlier I got back from a busy morning in church. I am so grateful that even in my “busyness”...
I’m feeling quite toxic with cold today, and frustrated that I can’t get on with some gardening. So if I can’t do it, let’s talk about it!! I know...
Hubby is back in Wales this weekend, visiting his mum, before he brings her out to stay with us for a couple of weeks. He drove over straight...
[ATTACH] My mum has this lovely philadelphus in her garden. The scent is amazing! I am thinking of trying to take some cuttings - I know that it...
last year we bought a palm that was supposed to be fully hardy. When we moved the lemon indoors for the winter, the palm took the "sheltered"...
Today is a public holiday here in Belgium (Ascension Day), making a long weekend for us (no holiday on Monday).We decided to tackle the problem...
Firstly, let me say that I'm a big fan of Monty - right, got that out in the open...But when he goes to his veg garden, a series of raised beds,...
rather than dominating the "what are we doing today" thread, I thought I'd start a new thread for the pruning of my fruit trees.Have I done...
i have always wanted to have a pond in my garden. For years, whilst in rented accommodation, I made do with a large half-barrel. We are on our...
I would appreciate some advice on layering proportions when dealing with shredded hedge cutting.[ATTACH]We are finally having our...
When we first moved here, I made the mistake of planting a lovely dark purple iris reticulata on the far side of a flower bed. So we cannot see it...
For a few years we had yellow swallowtails in our garden. The first year (2013), there were at least two flying around the bronze fennel, lots of...
I have a Jasmine officinale growing in a large tall pot, against the west side of our house. It has been there for about 3-4 years now. The pot is...
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