My blackbirds aren't back from their summer hols yet, but I'm hoping that when they do get back the rowan berries will keep them fed and stop them...
Picked and ate my first raspberry today, after remembering I had planted yellow ones! Lots more to come on that cane. That's what I love about...
I spoke too soon - I went out and found this on the lawn:[ATTACH]I wonder who the culprit is? I suspect bird as they have eaten most of the...
I use a modern push mower, it makes a beautiful sound and is so relaxing to use.
There's a columnist in the Guardian who regularly writes about the squirrels attacking his tomatoes, e.g. Tim Dowling: The squirrel is back. With...
I reckon the wrens don't actually go anywhere, they're just even harder to spot in the summer with all the foliage, and they don't sing at this...
Welcome @Meadowlands, I'm in the West Country too, also grow a small amount of veg and am trying to get some soft fruit going.
Picked some small courgettes today; the green one has a soft end which has been a regular problem this year. French beans are fully up to speed...
I took advantage of the soft ground today to do a lot of weeding and plant out some of my recent purchases.
I've just spotted the first hint of colour on an autumn raspberry!
I've been shopping again: Echinacea "Sunseeker Red"[ATTACH]Stokesia "Mel's Blue"[ATTACH]
My first ever Hollyhock flower. I took the seeds from a patch growing as pavement weeds on a nearby street. Only one plant came up, and I presumed...
A second flowering for "Wishes and Dreams" [ATTACH]And this one was supposed to be "Edge of Joy" but looks nothing like... tuber bought in a...
Just went outside and it still sounds like it's raining, even though it's stopped, because the trees are dripping so much.
Steady rain here, first proper rain for a long time. The various containers left outstand look to have collected at least an inch so far.
After a very slow start, my cucumbers are covered in flowers and tiny fruits. This is my first year trying to grow them, and I chose Marketmore....
My neighbour's huge magnolia is flowering, looks really odd when it's in full leaf.
Yes that's how I read it too, I was imagining trowels and secateurs and wondering how that could possibly help.
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