I read all about improving drainage etc and when I first moved into my house put a ton of sand and gravel into the border but that was many moons...
Last month I ordered a load of bulbs, mainly dahlias, but some were lilies. Have just received an email to say they are being delivered tomoroow...
thiought I would give them a try this year. looked in local centre and they have some (about �£2 per tuber) but not a great range. Had a look at...
my front garden is the usual suburban type- garden , fronted by hedge, bushes under window and a tree in the middle. There is a triangle of garden...
I was going to attach a photo but I am just so embarassed to admit the garden is mine that i just cant do it. I knew last year that my garden was...
Sorry all, am asking loads of questions today!have just bought a ceanothus skylark and a couple of sites say its not fully frost hardy. I havent...
Hurrah! the first sign that spring isnt THAT far away!! Havent ventured into the back garden yet but noticed a little clump of snowdrops by the...
Just been to Notcutts and they had loads of plants at 50% off so just couldnt resist! One of the plants I bought was an hydrangea- endless summer...
was again watching a re-run of some garden programme and saw some dahlias. I always thought they were not very nice but must admit the ones on the...
We just dodnt get around to it last year but have put it on the very long list for this year! I would like to have one of those bubbling water...
My garden is far to wet to venture out in at the moment and i have no enthusiasm for it anyway at present! I have been taping old programmes from...
have been at work for the last 3 days and its deathly quiet! phone rang twice today and 1 of those was a wrong number!! didnt want to use up my...
There are a few trees in the park and i picked a couple just to have a look. I (finally!) opened them and the nuts inside are an ok size i think...
For once I am thinking ahead. I have a few pots on the deck and although they are hardy I would like to give them a bit of help in case it gets...
silly question maybe! I groe lavender cos i love the smell. The plants have flowered (obviously!) and are still on the plant. can I pick them or...
I have a couple of tansy plants which flowered earlier. The flower heads are now dried up on the plant and I noticed that when I acidentally...
Hi, does anyone do anything special with their decking over winter? A man who gave me lots of advice with the building of it said to keep it...
finally found some sloe (blackthorn) bushes and picked some fruit today. the fruit had a bloom on it but when i got them home i realised that...
been keeping my eye on this as i thought it was a sloe. picked some today and they are almost ripe. they look like sloes but the bush did not have...
can anyone tell me why some plums have shrivelled away to almost nothing while on the tree but others on the same tree are big and plump? is it...
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