Thanks for all these observations. I did wonder if my "alley cat" belongs to somebody else as there are times when he disappears for a whole day...
Funny how we seldom visit those attractions that are just a stone's throw away from us! I've lived in the South all my life and there are many,...
If you take a look at my location, Rosa, you might understand why I envy you living just an hour away from Alnwick Castle!
Throughout my life I've kept dogs as pets, but when my last little one died a few months ago I vowed not to take on the responsibility of another...
I visited this lovely castle about ten years ago but didn't have time, or the ready cash, to go inside. I understand that the mysterious...
Thanks for replies which I've only just read (computer problems this time!). In the mean-time packets have been returned to T&M and replaced by...
I watched Gardener's World last week and was surprised at the advice given to cut back lavenders "hard" as I understood that this might kill the...
I have sown sweet pea, Poppy (dawn chorus) and stock (east Lothian variety) seeds over the past few weeks. I have done this with poppy and sweet...
Thankyou all for these replies. The fruit in Pete's picture looks about the same size as the one developing on my plant. I can't recall giving it...
Well over twenty years ago I bought a packet of pomegranate seeds from the sowing of which only one plant survived; it has been sitting in a...
I'm no beginner at propagation but this year I tried three varieties of seed from Thomson Morgan, Primula Obconica (Twilly touch me), Primula...
Thankyou both for your advice. I will pass on your suggestions to my brother-in-law.
I am very sorry to hear about what happened to your cat. When I read of how he used to be so close to you it reminded me of my pet dog Sheba who I...
My brother-in-law grows a number of roses successfully in large plastic containers but he has a "Charles de Mills" shrub rose which, over the...
One of my favourite biennials are Sweet Williams, which are making a lovely display in my garden at the moment. I have been told that it's...
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