Just brought home this Aster from Lidl, £1.99.[ATTACH]
Caterpillar found inside my compost bin's insulating jacket. I think it's a pale tussock moth.[ATTACH]
Today I pulled up most of my tomato plants and then wanted to reuse the planters so decided to add some compost from the compost bin.My bin is a...
Picked this little lot today before pulling up most of the tomato plants. Still got a couple of bush tomatoes in the front garden and forecast is...
The rollout of the HPV vaccine has greatly reduced the incidence of cervical cancer in young women, according to Cancer Research UK.But no-one...
I've got a huge B&M within walking distance and they put in for planning permission for a Garden Centre but then withdrew the application, much to...
Yes, I've noticed that myself. It's a bit disconcerting at first but makes sense really.
I bought a bare root Hot Lips in the Spring but it didn't grow, so I'm happy to have this one. Well worth £4.50!
Just picked up this salvia "cherry lips" half price at B&Q. It smells amazing, like blackcurrants. [ATTACH]
I cleaned and refilled the bird baths today, which made Mr Blackbird very happy. [ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH]
You've just reminded me it's chestnut season. But I've still got some in the freezer from 2 years ago so I'd better not go out foraging!
Well moments after I posted that it was bright and sunny, the black clouds rolled in. Still managed to get in a good hour in the garden before the...
Bright and sunny here. Going to go out and clear a batch of bramble in a bit, then I'll be able to get to the nesting box to clean it out.
Yes, the blackbirds are finally back and eating the rowan berries. There are dunnocks too, and lots of birdsong first thing. They must be...
Thank you @Michael Hewett and @Selleri. I bought the pot as a supermarket bargain a year or so ago, it was supposed to be an arrangement of 3...
As you can see the paler plant has sprawled right out of the pot and the growth is very heavy. What should I do? Should I cut bits off and replant...
Sure is. I have added Amaranth and Huauzontl to my seed shopping list!
Very quiet grey morning, weather warnings for later. I've got my heated mousepad switched on. It makes all the difference first thing in the...
I did them for a couple of years but now do the same as @fairygirl, with the exception that I put muscari in with tulips because that seems to...
I did some bulb planting today. I'm lucky that my garden is well drained, so the soil was damp enough to let me pull up a nice, solid plug with...
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