@waterbut I tried the same with my Falstaff but none of them have taken sadly. I thought they had as they started shooting, but then withered and...
I have buds on Gentle Hermione, Harlow Carr and Lady of Shallot as well, but none as advanced as GG. Hoping it's a sign of a good year for flowers...
Very early in the year for it, but I have my first flower.Generous Gardener. It's planted on a south facing wall, so I think the unusually...
It's in a large pot, not the ground. I may tip it out of the pot though and just check the roots are okay. It looked fabulous last year so it'd be...
Dug over and weeded the borders, re-edged and mowed the lawn. Not much exciting today but it does look tidier!
Funny you should mention lack of rain. I actually wondered whether I'd over watered it :scratch: As it's been so dry I have been watering...
How are yours looking at the moment?I'm worried for this Salvia rose queen. It has tiny little shoots but has been sat like this for over a...
Thrilled to wake up to rain this morning :hapfeet: Everything, including my water butt, was bone dry and I was fearing for recently planted shrubs...
I'm quite pleased with these tulips. They don't really look as they did on the packet, but nice nonetheless.[ATTACH]
Not sure :dunno: My rudbeckia is in a pot, I bought it as bare roots in a bag, and planted it in early March in a pot. It's been in the propagator...
Lots! Yesterday I dug out a very old, overgrown and woody old Hebe, that didn't work hard enough in a small garden. Left a large space in which...
No rain in East Yorkshire for weeks either. Water butt is empty and I'm having to use the hose! A bit concerned that some newer plants may...
Lovely weather in East Yorkshire last couple of days. The sweet peas I sowed last week are popping up and growing on, and this weekend I have...
Warm-ish and sunny day yesterday, so I pruned half of the roses and cut back the old leaves on the pulmonaria whilst OH built me a new planter for...
We have a reasonable variety of birds visiting, but they're sporadic and come at various times throughout the day. So my results never really...
A bright sunny day here, though a little chilly, but good weather to go out and tidy the front garden. I've swept leaves, cleaned the front door,...
Do we have a new thread for 2025 as yet? This is my favourite one!
Size, aspect and soil for me.It's too small to grow everything I want to grow. It's square and north facing so it gets no sun in winter, and the...
@On the Levels , as NigelJ and Loofah have said, they get tatty in winter and can get fungal disease.Also you can see the flowers better if you...
Managed to get out and prune the apple trees yesterday. Also removed the leaves from the hellebores, which are starting to flower.Noticed...
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