Thanks dendrobium. I think you are right about osteospermum liking full sun; now I remember they only open fully in the light. Looks like...
I've got a patch of rather poor soil which spends part of the day in the shade of a privet hedge. I want to grow a drift of annuals there and was...
I remember, back in the 60s a comedy harmonica group used to appear regularly on TV. They used to play all sizes of harmonicas. There was a very...
Tacky and twee they might be but I'd readily swap any of them for my East London terraced house which is tatty and wee.
It was announced yesterday that travel-concessions are to be available for those on income support. Fine! Public transport fares are dear and, if...
As an "offshoot" on this topic -perhaps it ought to go in the retailer feedback section - I bought a packet of two sturdy 40" by 45" plant...
I would never dream of doing so. I'm sure there are many excellent ones where the children are treated kindly and indoctrination doesn't occur....
I agree, miraflores, that a mixed-sex family is probably the best environment for a child, but it struck me that the children involved who were...
Congratulations! I hope you can still find time to tend to your nursery-beds outside the house.
I was shocked to see the news item about the woman - a Jehova's Witness - who had abused children in her care by making them drink bleach, eat...
I've just read in another thread that a member has germinated a packet of 5 year old achillea seed. Most companies display a use-by date on the...
I have just received a catalogue from Thompson & Morgan with a �£5 voucher enclosed. If the seed order comes to less than �£5 you get them...
I have two camellias (a creamy white and a crimson red) in my own garden which are in full bloom now. I have never pruned these. My...
Last year my sister/brother-in-law's garden received a lot of damage by foxes. A Camellia which had been growing in a large tub for years took on...
[img] [/b]</font> Does that smiley mean "Drat! That's what I should have done." or "How the *** do I do that" ? If it's the latter and you're...
Thanks for these replies. I grew Annabel some years back and recall that she was an attractive girl. Swing Time is a nice variety also..somewhat...
I have grown it in the past, but tend to grow "Black Russian" now. Like "Marmande" it can become misshapen and also has a rather bland flavour raw...
Having rescued some Fuchsia plug plants from a local chain-store and putting them into intensive care for several days it looks like three plants...
As somebody who is likely to end up on his derriere when venturing out after a light fall of snow, I have nothing but admiration for these...
Bad pronunciation can add to the confusion, too. Round my neck of the woods, the spoken effect of such sentences as these, "Wipe the the dog's...
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