Hi @Nicky.C we had 2 wooden whisky barrels as water butts with drain pipes running into them. They looked nice for the first couple of years but...
I think the membrane option might prove messy in the long run, so think clippings on their own would be better. A few years ago I had a small rat...
Thanks @Pete8 I shall set it free tomorrow :)
I bought a new Clematis Montana yesterday and have planted it to grow up and over a metal arch in the garden. But I’m not sure if I should remove...
What size large pots do people recommend for growing cordon tomatoes? For the last few years I've used growbags and growing rings but I find it...
Lovely to see a hedgehog in our garden for the last few nights. I normally have a feeding station set up with kitten food but I thought they'd...
Good idea @Butterfly6 hopefully that will slow them down a bit :smile:In 2023 I sowed my tomatoes on 20th March in my unheated greenhouse and...
I sowed these tomato seeds on 1st March and they germinated much quicker than normal, probably because the house is quite warm. Last year I...
Thanks @lizzie27 I wondered why you had to wait and you’ve explained why, thanks.
Thank you @Butterfly6 I’ll leave them for a bit, I’m always a bit impatient :rolleyespink: I think it’s beginners luck @CarolineL I must admit I...
[ATTACH] I took 3 cuttings from my rose Little White Pet last year, it was late summer/early autumn. They have been in this pot outside over...
I only planted these Cosmos seeds on Wednesday afternoon so was quite surprised to see they’d popped up this morning. They were just placed on a...
You’re right @Logan and @Michael Hewett I went out last night and saw the little blighters, tiny slugs on the daffodil flower buds. Most of my...
Whilst I was outside looking at how the daffodils were getting on I spotted a very early flower on my Geum Totally Tangerine! [ATTACH]I also...
The frogs in our pond have been croaking away for the last couple of nights and I was so pleased to see the fruits of their labour this morning, a...
What a fantastic tree @shiney really beautiful.Well it’s so lovely to finally have a few bits of colour in the garden. My daffodils tête-à-tête...
The birds are so busy in the garden at the moment, the feeder constantly has a variety of them feeding. I saw two Robins having a real fight...
Thanks @Escarpment yes I follow Carl Bovis and he often says he’s taken the photo on his mobile phone through his kitchen window. When I try it,...
Fantastic photos @Escarpment especially with the wren! I’ve got a pair of wrens in my garden but I can’t imagine ever getting a photo of them as...
Nice looking pheasant hanging around under the feeder picking up the bits from the Great Spotted Woodpecker. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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