My daughter visited yesterday and we sat in the garden. I was enjoying the subtle tapestry of primroses, pulmonaria and the odd green euphorbia....
They're definitely bees. A bit rounder than the brown jobs. I haven't got up close and personal enough to inspect their feet but I suppose I...
Masses of black bees on masses of pulmonaria. Are they likely to be wild or from a beekeeper?
Thanks everyone. I'll give them a good prune when I move them.
I have a couple of DS in a large container. It was big enough for a year or so as they started off quite small. Despite being in good light, they...
Then there's plants I wouldn't grow because I don't like the name. I believe there's a rose called Cliff Richards
I'm sort of going off dahlias again. I'll plant the ones I saved from last year but I won't be buying any more. Same with grasses. I planted...
Ditched all my hostas - although some in unemptied lots are poking out. I'll let them get on with it unless I need the pots. I replaced the lot...
Forsythia tooo yellow for spring. Wouldn't mind it in summer. Ceanothus always looks creepy to me. Don't know why. Zinnia - khaki coloured leaves...
No dig, my weedy compost ( nothing pernicious) and a hoe works for me.
Does jiggling count as digging? I'm a chuck the compost on top and let the worms do the work gardener. I jiggle fertiliser in where necessary or...
They're the cheesy puff ones. I did wonder about them degrading. Perhaps I'd better stick to the plant container type.
Thanks @Philippa . I'm not too concerned about them tipping over. They're all pretty stable shapes and the patio is sheltered. I've had them for...
Thanks @pete @Tidemark
Is it ok to use the polystyrene chips that you get in parcels to bulk out and add drainage to the bottom of containers?
Thanks @NigelJ I've done that this morning and @pete Tbh I've never noticed the leaves! It has been cruelly neglected. I have given it a good...
Hello @Butterfly6 . I'll try a good feed and severe words. I have cleared around it a bit. I just hope the remaining nearby plants don't nick all...
I have had a magnolia stellata for many years. It hasn't done much apart from stay alive - no growth at all, although it looks like I might get a...
To add to your woes @pete , they didn't bother to put hats on the lights so light pollution has increased.
Pie and mash shop? Never partaken myself. Fancied fish and chips the other day and realised the local chippies had all gone. (You don't use it...
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