So difficult to choose. I narrowed it down to Sweet William and Phlox; maybe Sweet William just wins, but on the other hand.....
Not really to do with the topic, but I had some trailing lobelia self-seeded at the end of the summer in a planter which have survived the...
You're absolutely right about the responsibilty of society, dendrobium. The fact that young people are being used as unpaid labour to look after...
Did anybody see the Channel 4 programme about young carers last night? I think those of us who have acted as carers in the past will feel sympathy...
I like to pot-on from small round pots in to larger square pots as that way there's just a little bit more space to push the compost around the...
I have to admit that I buy my TV license on-line. It is convenient, but I do worry that with all the services that the post office used to provide...
IIIve jusht taken yur advishe about the dry shhherry Wildflower. THanksh... [img][img] [img]
Apart from a glass of red wine a day -strictly medicinal purposes you understand - I don't imbibe very often but I like to keep a few bottles of...
A stray cay who I have been feeding for some months in my garden looked unwell a few days ago and so I contacted a local cat rescue centre who...
The longest-lived dog (16+ years) in my family, who we first got in 1953 never had one of these injections in her life. Nor did she have special...
Is the "peat-free potting compost" recommendation due to conservation concerns or is it because you feel the veg. grow better in a different...
I've recently received the Forthergill 2007 plant catalogue and see that they are offering "Spellbound" - thought to be the first ever, truly...
The expression on the face of the American guy as Leo Sayer blew his own trumpet spoke a thousand words. Jade's mother seemed to be doing all she...
I tried doing that with the lines I quoted but couldn't find anything I recognised.Maybe I did it wrongly. I can't help with the other song, I'm...
Of course!!! Thanks so much, "My Little Margie".
Petunias seem like a good bet then, or maybe even Nasturtiums. If you decide to use Nasturtiums don't feed 'em - that way they'll flower more and...
I caught a snatch of the middle part of a song on Tv today, the lyrics being, "I end up as I start out, just crying my heart out" and have been...
Chobart, you ask why a number of plants produce more foliage than leaves. One possible explanation - not the only one - is that the soil in which...
I have used flower pouches bought locally but not the T@M ones. I think it's best to use flowers which grow profusely and camouflage the bag. I...
I'd often thought that Dobies and Suttons might be the same. I haven't had a Suttons catalogue for years, but I seem to recall that Dobies' prices...
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