A striking and interesting plant. In Finnish it has several somewhat indelicate common names referring to the erect, thick flower and apparently...
Hi Lori, Clematis are hardy (and popular) in Finland where the climate is very similar to yours. Apparently the key is the soil, it should not be...
We have been enjoying some serious rain, things are now growing like mad. Here's a snip of High Summer in the North East :biggrin:[ATTACH]The...
Hi, if you group all pots together, perhaps even on large trays it would be an easy job for even an inexperienced person to pop in once or twice....
Good grief, I didn't even notice! £35! And look at their other selection, a plain Sansevieria for £49 :yikes:I'm sitting on a pot of gold...
Which ones do you like and what's worth money?I occasionally treat myself to a cheapy one (Amateur gardening or Gardening News) with my Tesco...
Nice plant Lori, it has character :) Perhaps it's some kind of Senecio? Not this blue one in the link but similar.Senecio
Productive day yesterday. I sowed various succulent and random seeds and most uncharacteristically, labelled the pots. In case you have ever...
Just a tip that can be taken as well intended guidance- many of us in fact face the hedge when cutting it. :whistle:
I'd be interested to know why the spiders decided that's a good place for their webs.In general, spiders hunt and eat anything smaller than...
Hi, I think it's Opuntia Tuna and looks perfectly fine :)I have one and the stems indeed are somewhat bent and wonky when young. Mine even gets...
Hi @Kitte ,could they be Calendula seeds?If you scroll down there is a photo with calendula seeds on the palm of a hand to show the scale....
Update again- the plants I kept outdoors are now flowering. Blue! :)[ATTACH]
If you have kitchen scales, it's easiest to do by weight. Tare the measuring jug and pour in 50ml. divide the weight by 100, rinse and dry the jug...
It's a privilege to be in a company of people who actually have "Favourite Pest and Disease"- books. :biggrin:
Gathering strength to arrange stones around my new pond. Several hours spent crouching in the Rosemary bush hacking my way into the rock hard...
Perennial herbs would do well in a shallow planter. Thyme, chives, marjoram and rosemary for base planting and annual herbs and edible flowers for...
Easy, that's a motorbike under there. I can't really think why anyone would put a motorbike in a hole but then again, there is a reason why I got...
Our first Blackbird chick is out of the nest now. It looks like a sparrow on a bad-hair-day but is so cute hopping about and demanding to be...
Oh how disappointing, you could have at least started with something exiting such as "perhaps a juvenile Dodo or a Great Auk, most rare..."...
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