Around my garden today.The 'semi-wild' patch next to the shed is bursting into life. It's a mixture of wild and cultivated plants which have...
Marvelous how nothing goes to waste in nature isn't it?Coming downstairs first thing this morning, I was greeted by a pile of cat sick on the...
I've tried a new seed compost this year and I have to report some very disappointing results.For several years now, I've use Moorland Gold seed...
Walking down a country lane this afternoon, this Chaffinch was sitting atop the hedge by the roadside singing to us from only a few feet away. :)...
A pleasant walk along the Alde estuary from Snape to Iken on a sunny afternoon. :SUNsmile:[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
In the case of the tree you've already pruned, I'd be inclined to leave it like that for now. If you cut off all the remaining branches at the...
My first one this year. :) I have to say the camera hasn't captured the true colour, which is more of a purple shade than it appears on these...
This one's especially for @longk . A few pictures of all the lovely forget-me-nots around my garden today. :spinning: :biggrin:[ATTACH]...
Have a look at Fuchsia 'Mrs Popple'. It satisfies pretty much all your requirements; it's quite happy in a large container, doesn't mind being in...
I think they're hawthorn (Crataegus). They're tough enough to put up with pretty much any amount of pruning.Just a thought, they should be...
We have the good fortune(?) to live in one of the hotly contested 'key marginal' constituencies which will ultimately decide the result of the...
Going across the hills at work today, I noticed how these 'fields of yellow' had lined up perfectly and couldn't resist taking a few quick shots....
Epimedium. :dbgrtmb:
The daffodil bank at work is putting on a good show this year. :)[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
Saw this handsome peacock fluttering around on the daffs at work yesterday.[ATTACH]
Autumn sown broad beans are in flower now. :) About 3 weeks later than last spring by my reckoning.[ATTACH]
A few more from my garden this evening.Pieris 'Forest Flame', Brunnera 'Jack Frost' and Tiarella 'Iron Butterfly' make a nice little trio....
Do I spy an old bow saw in there too? Stick a new blade in that and it'll be good as new. Ideal for tackling those overgrown trees at the back....
Nah, leave it outside. You could grow some decent spuds in that bathtub.There's also an old plastic dustbin (and lid), you could probably make...
Possibly hawthorn, but looks more like field maple to me. Has it got thorns?
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