:D Hadn't read the name!!!RHS A-Z shows 'Red Lion' similar to mine (given the light) but Dave's Garden shows a lot of variations.I don't...
Shield bugs! Garden safari: Shield Bugs
Agree, just leave them for the birds.
Conservatory, greenhouse or outside?Vines are easy to grow and much more hardy than most folk think but even in London you will need a good...
My experience is they grow where they want to and don't take well to being transplanted as the roots are nigh impossible to get out complete. If...
This is an ancient bulb that was repotted at the end of season last year. After taking off 2 side setts it's been very slow to flower this year...
Leave one small area of slabs. Your garden looks nice and sunny so it would be ideal for a greenhouse base.For the rest, first thing to do...
Just to echo what Palustris has said re. quality of topsoil. Years ago my dad had a lorry load of 'topsoil'. It was the scrapings off the top of a...
They are hardy perenials so you can leave them in the ground overwinter and they will flower again next year.Just remove the complete flower...
Unless you want to grow for seed then dead head and you may be lucky and get another flush in the autumn. They won't be as big but they're still...
Ohhh! don't bin it, sieve it! You'll get all the root out in one go and even if tiny pieces do get through they are easily dealt with if you let...
Chainsaw, dynamite, tractor, get the Jolly Green Giant to stomp on 'em or dig the bruhargars out the hard. Anyway you can - just get rid of the...
Welcome PLOTTY. Lovely allotment and a great informative blog. Thanks for sharing your hard work.
Get out the cool shades, clag on the suncream and have a great break roders! Interested to see what you manage to come back with ;)
Vine pruning isn't one of my strongest points but you do need to start thining out the non flowering shoots so the vine strenght goes toward fruit...
Looks like a lobelia. They come in a wide variety of shades and colours. Old border favourite and also popular trailing forms for hanging baskets....
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