Ahh! It's lovely to see wildlife appreciating the things you've made, isn't it? We've been dead chuffed to see wagtails, swallows, bats,...
I have a thing about euphorbias - I'm not keen on green flowers to begin with and I just find they remind me of staring bug eyes on stalks! Sorry...
Squirrels have just discovered our strawberry patch today and have shimmied under the chicken wire I put over it! And they don't run away when...
Something I've never been able to get my head round: Just how do you mulch an established bed when there's hardly any space between the plants?
It's nice and sunny here but blowing a gale so the poor seedlings I put out to get some rays are looking a bit battered!
Thank you for such a detailed answer! I've put a higher resolution pic here:...
I bought this wild cherry last year. It hasn't exactly thrived and it now has damaged bark and curly leaves. (They look a bit icky close up,...
This is a pot marigold I grew from seed last year! It flowered till November, had a bit of a rest over the winter then started again last month!...
Will try that, thanks!
We found a white glazed ceramic egg in the floor of the barn. Apparently it was used to encourage hens to lay in a suitable place. There haven't...
I had an Archer's Gold thyme (turned its toes up this winter, unfortunately) that always went green in the spring. The label said it's at its...
Finally managed to get some pictures on! Hurrah! Yes, the lovely big oak tree is ours! It gets a pat every time I pass it... or should I keep...
I planted garlic cloves last autumn and they now have flower buds on! Should I harvest them now or let them get on with it? Thanks!
I think the instructions I had on growbags last year were to pierce the edges of the bag so that water doesn't drain out instantly but can filter...
I had a young hellebore that struggled last year, had just started to put out new leaves and the whole thing broke off from the roots! Boo hoo!...
As far as I understand these things, plants with fuzzy leaves like hot and dry conditions (my stachys has been jammed in a pot for ages and...
Hi! Came to forum equipped to post pictures as requested to discover that "I may not post attachments". Any suggestions?
My last trowel bent to 90 degrees after a few months of digging in our stony clay! Can anyone recommend a good make that is tough enough for the...
I've just made a clay pond too! It seems to be holding water well, does anyone have a rule of thumb to estimate how low the water level is...
I have recently had a pond dug into our clay soil. It's about 7m x 10m at the widest point and I'm hoping to make it into a low maintenance...
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