We planted Cornus mas over 5 years ago. The first year no flowers and then each year more produced. This year it is covered in flowers. Will we...
@pete we had our tracy many decades ago as our "christmas" tree. It was very small and we hung so many delicate gold decorations on the "spines"....
After putting the washing out...yes a sunny day for once....weeded in the tunnel. Dug up the remaining carrots. As an experiment the ones that...
We have over the years been given some lovely red ones. Planted them out and never saw them again. Actually this year all our cycs have been very...
Well everyone...you are all so amazing in the amount of work you have been doing in your gardens. We have done little in comparison. Why? Wet and...
Too wet but dug up some carrots and kohlrabi. Feel we should be sowing veg seeds but we always have to do this indoors as the clay soil stays cold...
Dame Judi Dench My Passion for Trees. BBC iPlayer. Superb
@Sian in Belgium no don't know about the syrup. Tell me
@Sian in Belgium we used to do dandelion wine as well but for some reason over the years it just didn't work. We also do elder berry (when we...
@Sian in Belgium just the flowers picked today and added to the hot water for infusing....the colour is golden. When we then move to the next...
The first of the home made wine started! Picked loads of primrose flowers (all arrived by themselves over the years) and have them infusing for a...
Another amazing person Carl Bovis. His photos like so many talented people are just superb. My mobile phone can't take photos like those as it is...
We were visiting friends not to far away and on leaving we watched a barn owl moving over a field for some time, all about 1pm. Lovely to see.
We visited some years ago and the handkerchierf tree was so superb.
Many many years ago one of the members of the garden club in our village told us to put our wood ash around the base of our tree peony which...
Spring Watch in Wales on BBC Iplayer from 2024. Very interesting and some superb footage.
While in the garden this morning we stopped to take in the lovely fragrance of the winter box. Saw a movement in the magnolia grandifolia and were...
While in the garden this morning the house sparrows were very vocal. I think they were really shouting at me to move on away from their area. The...
Cleared the "lake" in front of the gate. Where does all that soil come from? When it rains it can't drain away but should do now. Tied up some of...
One day we heard "some person" say that all new build must have solar on the roof. SURPRISE....we have been saying that for years and cannot...
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