It really is the flowers that are the basis of a definite id, leaves may give you an idea, but can be misleading for example I grow a lilac with...
For some reason Tetrapanax have never appealed to me, the closest I have is Aralia foliolosa which has grown like the proverbial bean stalk....
I grow Kniphofia rooperi and pull the dead leaves off when I'm weeding the bed it's in. It was grown from seed years ago. The other Kniphofia get...
Aztec broccoli is going really well at the moment and really easy to grow, so will be sown again next year. Courgettes are going well, as of last...
I've used Kings for years and have always been happy with them. I get the standard stuff from Kings and then top up from other suppliers as...
This is only a problem if you are trying to sleep in the car.
I didn't think you could disable the Emergency Alert, if you can what's the point. I grew up in a town where every couple of months the repurposed...
Just keep an eye on the suspension of what ever they are collected in. Some years ago a mate of mine collected some slabs from me, loaded them up...
Just check to see if it has a preservation order, can normally find this out from their website under planning. If no you are free to cut down...
Kniphofia pauciflora [ATTACH]Hylotelephium "Red Munsted" [ATTACH]Fuchsia hatschbachii [ATTACH]Dahlia coccinea (seedling) [ATTACH]
Took myself off to a plantsale in the wilds of Cornwall. Came back with half a dozen plants that I now need to find homes for. Got Hydrangea...
Removing the ivy cut the stems of the ivy as low down as possible. Over the next few months the ivy will die, dry out and loosen it's grip on the...
I went down into Cornwall today encountered torrential rain and was amazed at how many cars were bombing along without even sidelight on.
Coincidence, but I listened to "On Your Farm" Radio 4 this morning and it was from Hugh Lowe Farms in Kent who grow among other things...
In the New Forest at this time of year pigs allowed to roam free so they can eat the acorns. This the right of Pannage which also still lives on...
Probably because it is labour intensive to pick and social changes were reducing the availability of labour throw in the 1st World War and there...
Dahlia coccinea first flower on this seedling. [ATTACH]Slightly different colour to the other seedling. First flower of first seedling. [ATTACH]...
We don't have smog where I live, but the emissions test is part of the annual MOT test that all vehicles over three years old have to have. Most...
If concerned about feeding it, why not give it a general liquid feed like you do your other plants in pots.
What did it smell of? I can't say I've noticed a smell around it.
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