that's some granddad rivalry going on in your family, Jack! :loll:
Thanks for that John, I am planning to add more in the future, as I said I've got a wormery so as that generates worm tea and compost that's all...
it does have a bottom, yes, as it's just a standard bin. I doubt I'd have enough to fill it up, I'd be surprised if I have it half full so that...
Cool! :happydance: If I plant that fiver rather than compost it, would I have a fiver tree? Or at least a bush? PLEEAASE? I promise to feed and...
I've got a lidded metal bin at the bottom of the garden which is just a tad smaller than the grey/green council recycling bins. It's a leftover...
Wow Ziggy, cheap and cheerful! Respect! :love30: I wouldn't be allowed to have an open composter, but even if I were I couldn't do it because of...
Oh by the way, if anyone knows any guidelines on how much sand/manure/other stuff to use per sq m would be cool too :love30: my soil at mo is 3-5"...
I'm at the start of a mammoth task to convert my sad patchy lawn of a front garden into something nicer looking. Been itching to do it for AGES...
Well the question really was, can alstroemeria and hosta go together and would it be best to have the taller alstroemeria in the hope that it...
BTW if anyone's looking to get a wormery, I got mine via Hertfordshire Waste Partnership for £58.50 all inclusive. It was delivered by Wiggly...
oh and thanks everyone for reassuring me I don't need to spray the mould with anything :thankyou:
I have mine hidden in the shed (anti-toddler tactic!) It's a can-of-worms which is basically a stack of trays on legs, with a lid. You could tell...
Hi there, I just purchased some hostas that I intend to make a border with. The problem is, while choosing where exactly to plant which variety, i...
Hi there, I got a wormery some 6 weeks ago and started using it about 3 weeks back (took wiggly wigglers AGES to dispatch my worms! :sleep:) My...
wow my mum had a cardoon weed right in the middle of her garden. I made a bouquet of it with some lilies. Looked great! :thumbsup:
oh, clematis cirrhosa blooms in winter and is also evergreen.
I found mine to be finicky, I had planted some which were ready to bloom and did so in their 1st year but then no more. 3 years later, I had 2...
Hi there, most clematis are deciduous so not all-year interest plants, but clematis armandii and cirrhosa are evergreen. Armandii apple blossom...
Re bulbs: there are autumn flowering bulbs, e.g. Colchicum (some species v similar to crocus) and there are lots of autumn croci have a look here...
I planted some sequoia seeds about 4 years ago. They were meant to have a disasterous germination rate but I ended up with 11 plants which was...
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