@Upsydaisy - how frustrating, especially as the rest of your family seems to be being called.we are doing ok, thanks. Hubby is now able to...
Looking good! That soil looks really good now...
:sad: Are they not recommending that in your situation, you contact your GP?
If you have solid chalk at 12” down, then any rod driven into that would be held as firm as any concrete....!I’m remembering that your dream is...
Please excuse my quick sketch, but I thought it might be helpful, in discussing.... [ATTACH]The dash-line represents the current ground level....
I see what you mean by using the area you have already dug down to the chalk layer, and then sleepers to raise it up. The base of the pond would...
This was our pond visitor last Sunday - a heron eating a frog... [ATTACH][ATTACH]
We had a new pair of visitors to the garden this morning... [ATTACH] not easy to make out, as they were settled in and feeding, but a pair of...
Well, the sunshine beckoned outside, and the large clumps of snowdrops have been lifted and replanted within about 30 mins of coming out of the...
Without pictures, it’s really hard to say. But I’m currently nursing a mango through a second (I think) winter. In my case, the leaves get...
I have numerous different varieties of snowdrops, with some flowering from gathered seed. This means that some came into flower at the end of...
I’ve done the first full cut of the grass today. I say “cut”, and “grass”. A better description would be “vacuum” and “moss-and-weed” mix. But...
thank you, @Jasmine star . I’m still keeping well (I've had to cancel a couple of physio appointments due to the quarantine, but this was to treat...
Most of the chippings is actually the twiggy branches of a Norwegian spruce (aka Christmas tree) that have been through a shredder. One of the...
Welcome to a new indoor “happy place”....(my hubby describes the bench next to our wildlife pond at the top of the garden as my “happy...
This afternoon I moved 5 compost-sacks of the chippings down to by the compost bays, ready for layering in when I have the energy to turn the...
I’m sure you will soon be as addicted to growing them as the rest of us! I only sowed mine about 10 days ago, as I have no special set up to grow...
I’ve just googled, and they are currently limited to the Norfolk Broads in the UK.
I’m confined to the house and garden for the next 10 days, as hubby has tested positive for COVID, having developed symptoms last week. I went for...
Yes, we’ve got the bronze version. I love the plant, and the spent seedheads and stems look great in winter with a frost on them. In fact, it was...
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