Geum "Mrs Bradshaw" [ATTACH]Camassia [ATTACH]
Some lovely light in the garden this evening. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]These ladybird nymphs are on absolutely everything. Including me,...
It helps if you think "native British wildflower" rather than "weed". Personally I like to see a lawn full of flowers rather than just a bland...
The orange one is called "Fox and Cubs", it was introduced into the country as a garden plant in the 17th century but then became widely...
They look like one of the hawkbits, a pretty flower and very much liked by pollinating insects. Personally I wouldn't consider them a problem.
I love the way in the headlines they are always "urging" us, like it matters so much to them. The article probably says that sprinkling sugar on...
I wasn't planning to do much in the garden today, because it's still very dry. However I was looking out of the window when making my first cup of...
The first lupin flower. What a lovely colour. [ATTACH]Camassias[ATTACH]Yellow flag iris [ATTACH]Bee working the white iris. Looks like...
I found the same with the sharpies, and also with a pen that came with the labels and was supposed to be weatherproof. Pencil lasts well. Last...
Yes, I have a clump that I only planted a couple of years ago, and this spring I had to keep resisting the urge to pull up the new leaves.
Yup, those look like docks. If your pots were outside the seeds likely arrived on the wind. I get docks and nettles in all my pots.
A family of baby blue tits has appeared in my garden now, and the young great tits and blackbirds are still around so it's pretty busy. [ATTACH]...
I know someone who tripped on the path outside his greenhouse, put out his hand to save himself and it went right through the glass. Emergency...
I was fascinated watching a bee on my irises this morning. I'd never really noticed before that an iris head is made of 3 distinct flowers, each...
There was such a sudden, sharp downpour whilst I was preparing lunch that the noise made me jump! Only lasted a minute or two though and it's all...
I've never grown roses before, but I planted a couple of bare roots this year and am delighted to have flowers starting to open. This one is...
I saw an episode of "Monkey World" where this happened. They'd specially ordered a huge pane for one of the primate enclosures, had to wait weeks...
Iberis. [ATTACH]Another new clematis flowering at ground level [ATTACH]Red clover - I have a patch of this on my back lawn which I carefully...
This is from last year; the magpies were sneaking up on the fox cub to peck its tail. I think they just like teasing them. Or it may be that they...
I was made to do several years of domestic science (cookery and needlework) at school, before being able to drop it at O level time. The cookery...
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