I wonder if no.4 is Cotoneaster franchettii...
Definitely let them live, @DiggersJo . Many will overwinter in cracks & crevices as adult ladybirds, and should get to work on next year's aphids...
Yes, @Escarpment - those stars in the Cosmos are amazing. My profile photo shows one of mine, the first time I'd seen them too. :smile:
Struggling to eat the salad leaves & rocket before they flower. The cut & come again lettuce is a bit lacey but tastes ok. Might get some sugar...
On my way to the shops this morning I noticed someone had chopped down the ragwort in a little field which sometimes houses 3 horses. (They...
The latest in the juvenile magpie saga is as follows. They have discovered a new favourite place to sit. It's on the arm connecting the...
The hedgehog which took up residence under the shed last summer, is back! The wildlife camera has shown it carrying mouthfuls (mouthsful??) of...
My favourite quote, from Tim Farron, after Truss lost her seat: "We have recalled Liz Truss from the field. Her work is done."For only the...
@Selleri Minun Kultani Kaunis On (arr A-M Kähärä) - Satakieli Debut Performance - conductor Richard Pomfret | Satakieli is a new Clare/Limerick...
@Selleri - my husband conducts, and I sing in, a women's choir here in Ireland (called Satakieli) which sings contemporary folk-based music from...
The writers are merely reporting academic research, not necessarily their own views. It IS possible for somebody to write impartially, even if...
I've tried unsuccessfully to find the "fact check" I read recently, about perceptions of bias on the BEEB. It came to the same conclusions as...
My moan is that because it's been raining all day and I haven't been able to do any gardening, I've just spent a lot of money on spring bulbs......
Agreed, @ViewAhead - though this time it'll be Labour who are the main beneficiaries of FPTP.I find it interesting that defenders of the...
A comparison between projected number of seats and percentage of vote, in the poll posted by @Fat Controller , suggests that proportional...
Congratulations, @shiney . Slug mail has delivered the slimy monsters to my runner bean wigwam, where they're turning leaves to lace... :thud:
Does your pot have drainage holes?
We had loads of small slugs eating seedlings earlier in the year, @shiney . I don't know where they've gone... unless they're enjoying a holiday...
"My" magpies must have very sweet-smelling breath. They have systematically pulled up, and apparently consumed, every dill seedling in my garden....
I wonder if your little tree is a loquat... it's not a walnut, which has compound leaves. And I reckon it could do with a much bigger pot... once...
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