There are probably one or two taddling-poles still hiding somewhere....
Thanks for your suggestion, @Loofah However, I think I’ll leave it un-netted. It’s a wildlife pond, not just an amphibian pond. We have regular...
Lots of tadpoles - sometimes they clump together, sometimes (like when I went to take the photos) they have spread out to feed. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Hehehe! Well, as an 8 or 9 yr old, I was able to tell the “JIZ” of a red kite at a distance, when my father could only make out that it was a...
:) I have fond memories of retreats at Ashburnham Place. It was there that I prayed about my relationship with my now husband - I wasn’t sure if...
Wow!! Delighted to read that the red kites have spread as far as Ashburnham:).As others have said, the numbers had dwindled in the UK to a few...
@Fat Controller, I haven’t got any chilli plants with me this visit, but when I come through next time (June), and am driving past Ashford, maybe...
The first two photos are of a hardy geranium3rd photo, I think, is an aconite (not completely sure of this one)4th one - a day lily?5th -...
I was wondering why my back is sore - I think you’re right!!
Been pottering before driving over to be with mum for Easter...Grass cut; turf from geranium bed extension moved to make a soil bank on the...
WOW!! Just WOWWW!!
I agree with @Doghouse Riley....Good for you for considering this. As @Doghouse Riley says, I would raise your concerns with the place you are...
I’ve not had much time for gardening today. But I have done a little deadheading, and also extended the “geranium bed” up the slope towards the...
Thank you again, @Sandy Ground ! It’s difficult to know what battles to try to fight, and what not to even try!Yes, the soil here is generally...
Thank you @Sandy Ground ! That’s really helpful!So far this year, I’ve cut the grass 3 times I think. Too late to scarify it now? Good to know...
Thank you @Verdun! It would be a dream garden, if we had soil rather than sand!! Pretty close though, even now :).The only problem I have with...
Stunning photos, all of you!I honestly could not rank which ones I loved most.... - both cattle images, you can feel the warmth on their coats...
It looks like hairy bittercress - probably just finishing flowering now, with the seeds catapulting away when you tap the end of the seed pod?
I try to keep the house clean, but it is difficult!First of all, the drive is tarmac, and old. There are lots of small bits of stone, that get...
Thank you @Sheal !We’ve lost a few plants, the worst being the apple tree of 4 years’ standing.Not sure how much I should strive to get the...
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