Great photos, TG, looking at them made me miss my old home! Hope to get there this summer.
ps, Kandy I envy you going to Beth Chatto's... have a lovely day there and hope you show us some pics
Good morning everyone, It's damp and foggy here today, rain and wind forecast, so not much gardening for me, apart from looking after all Mr S's...
Good morning everyone, I'm here in the morning (almost) two days running..only because I'm in bed with a cold today. Managed to get that planting...
Good morning everyone, I thought I'd say hello as I'm up early this morning - just me and the cats k-l. Today we're finally going to plant...
Glad you are going to Tresco - I grew up playing in the Abbey Garden! Try and go for long enough to see the rest of the island, even the cottage...
Hi Jen, I share your backache! (Spent yesterday digging up turf and stones from new garden) You've got a lovely space to work with - great to have...
I just happen to have read this earlier this evening in "Creating a Garden" by Mary Keen; "...yew and box will grow from 20 to 30cm a year with...
Hi Linda, I think that's a good idea, to separate the garden with a screen, and put the trampoline etc behind it. The children might like their...
I've seen pictures of Derek Jarman's garden and it's very much the style I hope to create. I hadn't come across Holbrook house, so will look into...
You could acheive the stone effect by adding sand or fine grit to the surface beneath the final coat of paint.
Thanks Penny, Your weather must be a real challenge...I'll remind myself of your snow when I'm grumbling about all our rain. I've lived very...
Hi everyone, Here are some pictures of the front and back gardens of our new house. Iâ??m going to concentrate on the front garden this year as...
You have to start them young. My toddler willingly stopped peeing in nappies for the novelty of filling a bottle for the compost. There was an...
Today I started Stachys lanata and Gaura lindheimeri for what is going to be my gravel garden at the front of the new house. (Finally got round to...
Hi everyone, We've had a glorious day in West Kerry, bright sunshine all day with a warm breeze carrying the scent of gorse flowers from the end...
Steve, your thread has been really inspiring. Great to see you making progress. Best of luck with the glass tomorrow!
I searched with google for Gardening forum. i think this one was in the first few. i had a look and joined because it seemed so friendly!
I mentioned this in another thread about Aldi and Lidl, so sorry for repeating myself, but you mentioned a fork, lollipop, and I got one from...
I really liked Geoff Hamilton. too. He had a great blend of down-to -earth practical sense, with a more spiritual side and connection with nature,...
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