Another undergarment management learning opportunity.I was expecting a parcel and just when we returned from our morning walk, DPD van was...
UPS is pretty good and easy to use. You can do everything online and either book them to collect the parcel from you or leave is in your nearest...
You know it's time to buy a bigger house when the only space available for the treasured Amaryllis is on the floor in a corner by the kitchen back...
This is the modern malnourishment- if you live on white flour, sugar and fat you'll get fat and malnourished. And do it cheaply.School meals...
Lilies (the lily beetles find them always. It's very hard to resist when bulbs are sold 70% off- the flowers are spectacular and so easy... but...
From this shady Imp...[ATTACH]To this: My Birthday present :)[ATTACH]
An ornithologist couple are in a cafe. Suddenly a loud noise comes from a box under the table."Oh give it another fish for goodness sake Phil"....
The Doorstep Delight is starting to look nice, an eight-pack of Hellebores from Lidl for £9, five here and three in the back. :)[ATTACH]
Thanks everybody for your replies, very helpful and reassuring! I'm reading a lot and slowly gaining a bit of confidence. :)Potential problems...
I have finally made my mind up and in my fresh spring of youth (52) am buying my first house ever. I'd appreciate all help and advise, this is...
If the spot is sunny, Rosemary would fit the bill well. It's very attractive evergreen shrub with lovely blue flowers in late spring.Rosemary...
I have a couple of lights like this ( Amazon link ), they are actually very good for windowsill seed growing. The seedlings seem to turn towards...
The sparrows sternly advised me to fill the feeders before I was half way through my morning cuppa. I obeyed, :redface: and cleaned the pond...
@Mountain_Goat If you want a free Dragonfruit plant, you can pull the arm off, let it dry for a day or two and then plop it in a small pot. It...
How interesting!It looks like it is grafted on Dragonfruit (Pitaya) stem. Dragonfruit grows a lot of aerial roots that look like yours (the...
I have misting bottles dotted around my non- succulent houseplants and give a spray when I walk past- perhaps once a day. (When I grow up I will...
30cm container is not very big and tall growing plants risk toppling over.But agree, Arbutus Unedo is a fine tree definitely worth growing :)...
Drainage holes are a must.How about Alpine Strawberries? They are mostly evergreen, bear flowers and fruit all summer and tolerate draught....
In the old world, Christmas in the North was a lovely layered cake of pagan mid- winter feast and Christianity.Christianity told that fasting...
Tidied up. :frown:I try to leave things as they are for the winter, piles of rotten leaves fished from the pond are a breeding ground for...
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