I've tried all sorts of different label systems over the years. (For one summer, I worked at a nursery for a well-known garden centre. The wind...
Don't worry, @martin-f, we have loads of moss in the grass, and in fact this dense moss is some of the toughest we have. Lots of loose sphagnum...
Well, that's exactly what we did, @WeeTam....I think next winter we will put it further up the side of the house, where it's even more sheltered....
That's very helpful - thank you!It was sold in Aldi, and the instructions said that no protection was necessary. But knowing how "sales patter"...
A bit of an update, a couple of weeks on...A few more plants, and I found some more natural-looking pebbles.... [ATTACH]You can see how dry...
Here are a couple of photos... [ATTACH]A bit of a close-up... [ATTACH]
last year we bought a palm that was supposed to be fully hardy. When we moved the lemon indoors for the winter, the palm took the "sheltered"...
I have to admit that I have never disinfected a plant pot. I don't often scrub them out, either.Loose soil is tapped out, and they are stacked...
That's looking a lot happier!Personally, at this early stage I would not want to be removing dead flowerheads or leaves, especially seeing as...
I took the seed spikes off the wallflowers (oops - my plants are 4-5 years old now, does everyone throw them away after their first spring...
If it helps, my half-barrels, I think a similar size, have clematis, a Passion flower, and dianthus as permenant planting, with seasonal bedding...
After a run around Brussels this morning, I got some gardening done this afternoon.Another few grass-boxes from cutting the grass, which has...
I would put it in the composting mix, although it might need rehydrating first, depending on the conditions when you remove it!!
Yesterday was a little manic (well, for me!). Lots of little dog-walks, a bible study in the morning, going out for lunch with hubby, a prayer...
A belated "hello and welcome!" from me, in a rather grey-skied Belgium.I can understand that your autism can make gardening difficult. But as...
Hi Kevin! I take it you wish to know what the shrub in the foreground is? It would be helpful to have a close-up of the leaves (with a hand for...
I think Martin's idea is a good one. It might be worth asking the allotment organisers to see if there are people interested in sharing.... I love...
Thanks @Selleri - I knew I'd spelt it wrong, but couldn't see how. You know how it is, sometimes!?!
Looks like a Peris to me....
Now two weeks in, and I'm still pleased how it's looking, although the moss is desperately needing some rain!I'm still struggling to find a...
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