We had frost by bedtime last night, but woke to rain (as forecasted). It seems to be set in for the kind of steady stuff that I like in...
All of what @hailbopp said is great advice. I would only add, get to know your soil. If it's sandy and free-draining you can sometimes get away...
6.0 to 7 is slightly acid, but I don't think daffodils are particularly fussy - they seem to grow fine in most places. I think it would be OK to...
The larger- leaved types of salvias and the dahlias have been frosted the last couple of nights, so the foliage is completely black and limp. I...
Sunny and frosty again this morning, but I think it's not quite as cold as yesterday morning.
Sunshine all day! After the recent weeks of greyness, that's enough to make me feel happy :smile:
Our chip shop uses paper that looks and feels (and smells!) like newspaper, but without the printing. By the time you get home it's absorbed quite...
Sunny, cold and frosty this morning. Not a cloud in the sky so it looks lovely. From inside!
Cold but sunny with a bit of breeze this morning. It's been a bit windy overnight so no frost on the ground.
The version I know is "Yorkshire born, Yorkshire bred, thick in't arm, thick in't 'ead".Edit - many (most) of us are neither but we need to keep...
Surely you mean "... gerroff thi arse ..."
I like my scones (not sconns) with butter and cheese on them. But not if they're stale and hard as stones (not stonns!).English is packed full...
We got about 2"of snow overnight, but it had melted off the hard surfaces by the time I looked out this morning. The trees and lawns are still...
Hee hee, I remember when I was little, my mother pointing out that there's no "r" in bath, when someone on kiddie's TV was pronouncing it "barth"....
My parents still live in the house where I was born, which means I see it in person regularly, no need for Google maps. Apparently they were...
That one as well!
Feb-you-erry irritates me every time I hear it.
I've given the privet hedge a trim this afternoon. It didn't need much taking off, just neatening up to keep it tidy for the winter. Then I swept...
There's a lot more choice in dried bulbs, but perhaps not now as it's a bit late and some might have sold out. On the plus side, what's left is...
I won't miss it at all! There's plenty to be done in the garden between now and early February when the spring bulbs start to show. I leave most...
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