Hi All. Well we finished off the planting of annuals today, aster mixed. This season was not so good as last year for germination of flower seeds....
Sweet peas are looking good. Purchased some from a specialist sweet pea seller and planted them in cold greenhouse last November. First time I...
Hi All. I have read that sweet peas when grown like it cold,” grow them hard" comes up often.Now I planted sweet peas back in October and kept...
I have 2 Clematis facing East East South, if that makes sense?? They get sun till about 11:30 ish.Both have been growing & doing well with...
Hi all. I have a marginal plant ,janus inflexus and was wondering about if I should do any maintenance. From what I read they do not benefit from...
Hi All.Last year I planted my first potatoes, Charlotte, and they were unbelievable lovely.This year I am going to plant 1st, 2nd, and have a...
Thanks for all your replies.It does seem a lot of plants/bushes etc that should of shed their leaves by now have not. I will do as advised, wait...
Hi All. Lots of planning and work being done for the coming season no doubt by all. At the moment it does seem a lot warmer than last year. Even...
Hi Everyone. Any hula hoop exercisers out there?? I am always trying to think of something different; most times the ideas do not work.Normally...
Some good posts of how others have to deal with their garden waste.If I had the room I wood (pun) compost everything.I think Jiffy is correct...
Had a poster through door today from Swindon Council pleading poverty as they have to save 15 million £.They are proposing to start in Feb 2014...
Thanks 4 your replies,love that pink/whitey lily (4th picture) have not got round to taking off the bulblets as yet ,and we do have lots of dryish...
Hi All. I know I have posted before about overwintering lily bulbs and has some good advice. I decided as the bulbs were in a pot and the pot was...
Thanks Kristen for your excellent advice.You are correct MP when it gets dry is a bugger to get wet again and sometimes only a soak in a bucket of...
Hi All. Had a wonderful display from the 5 Oriental lilies I planted in a pot this summer but soon is the time to think about over wintering these...
Sorry I uploaded same 2 photos!!!! [ATTACH]
Hi All I am a bit perplexed by this one. I know you can get a Honeysuckle Fuchsia (triphylia?) but my fuchsia is nothing like it.We planted a...
Hi All.Hope you all had a good colourful summer after the bad cold start. I like others got the free seeds from Amateur Gardening magazine...
Funny but this last month we have seen a lot of bumbly bees in the garden, nice to see them and I hope a good sign.Last week wifey watered the...
Did not see all the program but very interesting and it does seem there are more factors at work than just pesticides killing off the bees. I hope...
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